I recently came across a Sean McKeever video on TikTok (his bio reveals that he also has a regular website). And I thought it was so clear and helpful that I thought I should share it. Particularly since it involves … Continue reading
Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17) Greetings from Kent! We made it through Fall Retreat and almost to Kent State University’s Fall Break … Continue reading
Jana Life-Ozanich photographs H2O Fall Retreats better than anyone else I’ve ever seen. Even the static stuff, like the large-group portrait that we try to capture every year: it just looks better through the lens of Jana’s photography. I know … Continue reading
The H2O Kent staff team recently noticed how hard it is for many students to describe our Fall Retreat. They are excellent at communicating enthusiasm about the event, after having experienced it for themselves, but they’re not so good at … Continue reading
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:3) Greetings from Kent! It’s been a wild ride over the past six weeks since our last prayer letter. Not only did we manage to successfully pull off “Operation Blue and … Continue reading
I recently finished reading the book, A Theology of the Ordinary, by Julie Canlis. It was recommended to me by my friend John, after many conversations about life and ministry and humility and faith. I’ve been telling him about my increasing … Continue reading
We’ve done it! We’ve kicked off a new year of ministry with H2O Church at Kent State University! Tonight was the culmination of ten days of outreach, with an outdoor preview of our Worship Gatherings and Life Groups. And it … Continue reading
I got to sit in on Pastor Bill Heaton’s “Sunrisers” Sunday School class at Berean Baptist Church in Mansfield this morning, and he based the morning’s discussion on a piece that he’d picked up from Shervin Youssefian headed with the … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about the yellow trout lily since I first learned about it two weeks ago. I came across a couple dozen of them on the Gloria Dei Prayer Paths in Hudson. And when I got down … Continue reading
Catholicism is experiencing a resurgence, these days. The President and the Pope are trading critiques of each other’s words and works through the media in the wake of American military activity in the Middle East — though that’s very of-the-moment. … Continue reading