We are overjoyed to report that we were able to spend some much needed time with family throughout the December month. It had been over 2 years since our kids were able to play with their cousins and be in Michigan. There were many highlights, but basically our kids were extremely happy to experience a good snowy December. Snowboarding, skiing, sledding, snowmen, skating and snot all came with the territory of a white December. We are very grateful for our time away to rest a

Our trip to the nursing home during Thanksgiving! Investment into the work of God's kingdom is one of the great joys of the Christian life. I was recently struck by a statement of Paul in the book of Philippians. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. (Philippians 4:15) This verse, taken at face value, means that there were many churche

NO HURRICANES! Hurricane season has come and gone (almost) and we have been spared a significant storm. In fact, even the power grid has been working well this fall and I only had to fire up the generator one time. This Sunday, I'll be preaching on Philippians 4:10-20. This is Paul's quintessential text on contentment. It's been good for my soul to dwell in these words from God this week. We have not quite reached Paul's level of contentment, but we are learning to trust the

This picture is a metaphor for church planting. :) Photo by Jukan Tateisi  on Unsplash I've entitled this update a little more...