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Victory Christian Fellowship

Tomorrow morning I head out to VCF to talk with their Small Group leadership. Looking forward to speaking to them about the critical purposes of a healthy small group… Spiritual Formation, Authentic Relationships and Missional Living! Praying and final prep today!

The Summer Slump

The Summer Slump

So the summer and vacation schedules have hammered my routines for the last number of weeks. I now will be making an intentional effort to get with the blogging program. As a means of getting back into it, I figured the summer slump in church finances, not to mention the current economic times may be […]

A friend of mine was diagnosed with brain cancer

A friend of mine in Michigan was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. Almost every day he emails those who have covenanted to pray with him with an update and/or what he’s thinking. Yesterday he provided one of his classic ‘bigger picture’ observations that I thought was worth sharing! —– I have a friend named Tom. […]

If you don't know where you are going...

If you don’t know where you are going…

A few weeks ago my wife and I went to visit England for our 20th Anniversary. It was a great trip and we enjoyed the time together exploring. After a couple of days in London using public transportation we rented a car and started out. At the car rental office we asked if they had […]

Test Drive Isn’t An Effective Measure

I’ve heard the argument: “You’d never buy a car without test driving it, why wouldn’t you try living together before you get married?” The look on my face should tell the person who has posed the question that I cannot comprehend their logic, but some have kept pushing. I usually respond with a line about […]