I love the summer!  Hot weather, lunch at home with the family, Fridays at the beach, the sounds of sprinklers, and fresh produce.  And then I looked at the calendar and realized that we have a little over two weeks before schools starts! And my heart leaped for joy.  You see I love the summer…

1 Corinthians 9:25 states, “Everyone who competes in the games exercises self control in all things.  They then do it for a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” The Olympics of the ancient era were going on during the time of the writing of the New Testament and although the sports may look different, human…

I just included Bacon in the title to try to get you to read this. Shameful? (well that’s your opinion)! I have been doing a lot of thinking about the role of laws, rules and regulations in the life of Christian. It is in part because I am preaching through the book of Galatians, but…

  What happened this past week in Colorado was true evil.  That a young man in cold blood would go through such a detailed and intricate plan to take the lives of so many people is beyond the ability of many of us to fathom.  But in the face of this devastation is the reality…

I am preaching through Galatians and encountered the following statement of Paul in Galatians 1:10 “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” At first blush this seems…

So it just doesn’t seem like it is going to let up. We have hit 100 degrees for the last several days, no rain, humidity and this is just downright un-Michigan! But I am not planning to blog about the weather, as much as my attitude toward the weather. The weather has a way of…

This Sunday afternoon ReCAST church will be holding a baptism service at the beachfront of Miracle Camp in Lawton. I love baptism services! Since we started three years ago we have had the privilege of seeing about two dozen baptisms and hear the testimony of those whose lives have been transformed by faith in Jesus…

Recently I have had a lot of people ask me to recommend apps for them. It seems like everyone is getting an iPad. iPhone or iSomething just recently. I have settled into a place where I have been able to make my iPad work for me and I spend a lot of time using it…

This week marked the three year anniversary of ReCAST in our current building! It has been an amazing journey and God has richly blessed us. We have continued to grow since that first Sunday and we now have between 150-200 in attendance on Sunday mornings. It has also been amazing to see God provide for…

I confess that as a pastor I can often get very near-sighted. ReCAST is my primary pastoral calling, and that is enough. But lately, God has been bringing to me the pains of other churches and that has led me to deeper prayer for the other congregations in my community. I am convinced that we…

I was reflecting on my life this morning and the way that God has led me to be the Pastor at ReCAST Church. And it is a winding path. But there are a few names and places that come to mind that are worthy of mentioning in thankfulness for their part in my life. Steve…

President Obama finally admitted what we already knew. He endorses homosexual marriage. Pastor Andy Stanley gave a dicey sermon illustration and didn’t condemn homosexual practices and has received heat for it. Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Seminary in Louisville at any given time has someone blogging against his very vocal and public stand against…