My wife told me last week that she already has a sense from God regarding where we should plant a church. She isn’t telling me yet because I don’t have a clear sense yet. However, I think I know where it is that she is feeling called to. I also have a sense that I know where we are going …
Chesterton Update
We went to Chesterton this weekend. The original plan was to go to Jen’s parents’ place on Thursday night, hang out there with them, and then give the kids to their grandpa while Jen and I did some touring of the area. However, things didn’t work out that way. Jen’s dad …
Chesterton this weekend
We’re going to go to Chesterton, Indiana this weekend. We are planning to have a meeting with Pastor Bill of Liberty Bible Church this Friday, and then on Saturday, we plan to tour the city to see about the potential for a new ministry there. It’s another situation where there are …
Elkhart Update
We all went to Elkhart last weekend and had a pretty good time just being a family together, staying at a hotel and all that. We got to see a real estate agent and someone from the chamber of commerce, and though the city had a lot of really nice things going for it, there were some major red flags …
Trip to Elkhart this Weekend
We’re all going to Elkhart today to look at the city and to try to make some contacts with some local pastors and churches if possible. We’ll spend the night and then come back on Saturday afternoon. Please pray for us as we make this trip. …
God’s Protection During Tsunami
You aren't going to believe this. I just got an email forwarded to me from a friend in my church. The email describes an amazing account of God's protection over his people in Indonesia. The question remains, though, of whether this account is true. Here it is as I received it. God Protects His …
Feel Like Abram
Just today, I read this passage: The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will …
In the Company of the Crucified: The Comandeered Passer-By
This is the first sermon in my dad's current series of messages. Download Here …
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New Addiction to Blogging
I have developed a new addiction to this medium known as blogging. I was just realizing it today as I was sitting and playing trains with my kids. Being a pastor can be very strange because much of my job revolves around things that are not quantifiable. I can meet with a person to talk about his …
Valentine’s Day 2005
The day of love! Valentine's day is one of those strange holidays that has become a cultural phenomenon by leaving people out. Mother's Day --- what about all the women out there who don't or can't have kids? Halloween --- what about all the people who don't really go for all that ghosts and …
Sermons & Podcasting
I'm getting really excited about this new world of internet "blogging," and something that has really gotten me excited is a new method of content distribution called "Podcasting." Click on the link to know more about it, but basically, podcasting is a way for you to set up an automatic download of …
Telling our church
Jen and I have already told the people on our Vision Team, but the rest of the congregation doesn’t know yet. I’m trying to decide whether I should tell our congregation before we know a target location or after. If we tell them before we have a target location, then perhaps they could …
Target Location
Please join us in prayer for the following locations: Northern Indianapolis (Zionsville, Westfield, Lawrence) Lafayette, Indiana Northwestern Indiana (Chesterton, Valparaiso) Elkhart Indiana …
We’re planting a church!
God has clearly led Jen and me to plant a church. We have been thinking about church planting ever since seminary days, but God hasn’t ever given us a clear call to do it. Instead, he called us to come to Chicago and pastor an established church here. He has done many things here in us and …
Technorati
I've found a website called Technorati that is a collection of blogs and other whatnot organized by "tags." I'm going to submit my blog to them under some tags like "religious." religious …
Cell Phones
I just bit the bullet and bought a cell phone. For many years I have been boycotting the whole notion of being in "constant contact." I remember back when I was in high school and many of my friends were getting hooked on pagers and the idea that they could be contacted anywhere they were at any …