Don's Blog

  People have strong opinions about money.  As a matter of fact, I believe that many people actually love money.  But when money and faith or money and the church combine in discussion, I have found over the years that people get nervous, angry, or opinionated. Personally, I have have intentionally worked to make sure…

ReCAST Church has submitted paperwork to apply to become a member church of Camp Barakel in northern Michigan.  They will be discussing  and voting on our application at their annual meeting in October. On a personal note, this is the camp where I met my wife.  This is the camp where I asked her to…

  The waters are rising.  West Michigan has been experiencing a very wet Spring.  This would not be anything new, except that a couple of  watersheds in our area have experienced unprecedented elevation in the water table.  Pine Island Lake, Bankson Lake, and Crooked Lake are at record levels.  And many people have found their…