Certainly the Supreme Courts consideration of the same sex marriage ruling has grabbed some attention in the media (and by media I mean social media). We are certainly a culture of moral diversity, ubiquity of self-expression, and a lot of red equal signs. Despite the reality, that any blog on this topic will likely not…
When we set out to start a new church about four years ago, we went through a pretty clinical process. We visited some communities, we did some demographic studies, we prayed, and we decided to love a little community called Mattawan. I have always said that falling in love should be more of a decision…
God’s grace has been evident in ReCAST church over the past four years. We started on April 19, 2009 with about 30 people in the basement of a home in Mattawan. This past week I counted up the number of volunteers to make our Sunday morning programs run, and there were over 30 workers! We…
A fairly common routine in my family came to light this week with the news that a very young Mattawan fire fighter, Nate Fruin, died on his way to a fire in the Mattawan area on Tuesday. Linda and I began the habit of praying for the people involved in emergencies whenever we saw an…
I love science. It was by far my favorite subject in school and I am still not sure how I ended up in a field predominantly utilizing language arts and humanities. I have two full shelves of books on the subject of apologetics, including titles like, “The Case for a Creator”, “Creation-Evolution: The Controversy”, and…
The coffee shop is my office away from my office. It is a fun place to hang out, enjoy an overpriced cup of joe, and take in the sights and sounds of my community. But that is not the only reason I am sitting at a coffee shop blogging right now. As a Pastor, I…
It has been awesome to see the growth of ReCAST Church over the past several months. I have blogged a couple of times on the space issues we are currently facing in our current facilities. The leadership has been working to pull together short-term, mid-range, and long-term solutions in order to maximize our current facility.…
Today is my 40th birthday. I fielded a few jokes today but in reality I have had a little time to reflect on how quickly forty years has flown by! Scriptures refer to life as a mist that burns off when the sun rises or is blown away by the wind. It is a fragile…