It’s the second day of Kent State University’s Fall Semester, and I am zapped. There’s been a lot of good stuff happening on the ministry level, but it’s like my lungs are heaving for oxygen, hands on my knees, and … Continue reading
We’re getting ready for a new year of ministry at Kent State University. It’s a lot of work to prepare, but we’ve got a great team doing it together! They remind me of Psalm 134:1-2: those “servants of the Lord… … Continue reading
We’re getting to that time of the year. “Go Time” for those of us engaged in collegiate missions. It’s the time of the year when I have lots of opportunities to take interesting photographs and hear interesting stories from interesting … Continue reading
We were out over the Atlantic Ocean, on our way from the Netherlands to the United States. I decided to rewatch the “Sunflowers” (Amsterdam) episode of Ted Lasso — now that our family had concluded the show’s third and final … Continue reading
I speak in superlatives sometimes. “Traffic is the worst.” “Pizza is the best.” In this system of thought and speech, there can be multiple “best”s and “worst”s. But one of the ways in which I regularly employ these superlatives is … Continue reading
We had so many good experiences in outreach on our Spring Break trip to Youngstown State University. I’ve been meaning to pull together a group to try something similar in Kent. Maybe not exactly the same, but experiments in outreach, … Continue reading
I try not to get overly-enamored with my personal translation projects. In fact, I’m so low-key that I still haven’t “published” my translation of The Good News According to Mark. Even though it took me a year and a half … Continue reading
A few friends have recently told me about the film Jesus Revolution. It seems to be a pretty mainstream motion picture release, even though its message is decidedly Christian. So I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I somehow went … Continue reading
Our H2O Production Team arrived at 7AM this morning to set up for today’s worship gathering in Bowman Hall. Shortly after starting, they encountered an elderly man in the lobby, just outside the room where we meet. He had long … Continue reading
I led our H2O interns through a life-mapping exercise a couple of weeks back. We talked about looking for Spiritual Inukshuks, as I often do with interns. Even though it takes some explanation, I think this concept from Inuit culture … Continue reading