It felt so good to be on campus again this week! In fact, my time on campus made me even more excited to think about getting together with friends from H2O Kent again next Sunday. Watch our video for more … Continue reading
We gave Elliot (our oldest child) the option to start using social media on his 16th Birthday. To our surprise, however, he stayed away from platforms like Instagram and Snapchat for more than two years. We actually encouraged him to … Continue reading
Our church has not done much in the way of live-streaming worship gatherings. Not before the COVID-19 pandemic, and not during the COVID-19 pandemic, either. There are a lot of reasons for this — and perhaps I’ll take some time … Continue reading
The Psalms, Week One from H2O Church Kent State on Vimeo. As the COVID-19 crisis started unfolding and society started to shut down, our church felt compelled to focus on simplicity and small-scale spiritual formation. At the time, we wrote: … Continue reading
Marci is on the eleventh day of a low-grade fever. Well, my brother says it only counts as a fever when it’s higher than 100.4° F (which doesn’t happen very often). And he’s got a doctorate in Emergency Medicine, so … Continue reading
I took my kids to see Frozen II this afternoon. It wasn’t high on our “Must See” list, but the dreary gray day seemed ideally suited for the $5 ticket-plus-popcorn special at our local theater. I saw the first Frozen movie … Continue reading
Our family went to the movie theater this weekend to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers. Fred Rogers has become popular in the last couple of years. And at first, I didn’t get … Continue reading
We recently completed the process of shooting Elliot’s senior portraits, and we’re thrilled with how they all turned out. Our friend Jana was the photographer, but hiring her for the job wasn’t just a case of nepotism. She’s a legitimate … Continue reading
Olivia and I went to see The Peanut Butter Falcon after school last Monday. We had not heard much about the film beforehand, but the title and premise were intriguing. We decided to give it a try, rather spontaneously, because … Continue reading
Last year, I asked some of the student-leaders in our church for recommendations of their favorite music, books, films, and television series, as a sort of ice-breaker. The resulting list was so intriguing that it fueled much of my summer … Continue reading