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
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
Last night, H2O‘s Welcome Week events reached its apex with the annual Kent State University Blastoff. The University’s Center for Student Involvement decided to make this year’s edition of Blastoff fit within a smaller geographic area, a smaller block of … Continue reading
We’re trying something new this year, organizing Kent State sophomores, juniors, and seniors to function as a sort of “short-term missions team” to reach incoming freshmen as they move in. The team’s three-day itinerary will include team-building, daily devotions, daily … Continue reading
As I’ve slowed myself down to reflect on the bigger picture of this school year and the bigger season of life in which I find myself, I come back to that refrain from the Bible about the grasses and the … Continue reading
I’ve been wondering: If I’m truly going to heed the warnings that I’ve heard from God, keeping my cape in the closet and faithfully farming my forty acres, particularly prioritizing the need to experience and exude the presence of God … Continue reading
On Monday morning, I started out for Camp Carl about twenty minutes later than planned. And then, right around the halfway point from my house to the camp, a bunch of warning lights appeared on the dashboard of the Honda … Continue reading