After flying out of Boston and landing in Atlanta today, I was a bit tired. However, I soon woke up during the long walk from one end of the airport to the other, just to get our rental cars. I lucked out and scored a blue Dodge Charger. It is pretty nice, comfortable, and smooth … Continue reading Orange Recap #1
Seeing Orange
Tomorrow, I will be heading off to Atlanta, GA, for the ORANGE CONFERENCE. This is a time for those of us in ministry to focus more on partnering with families. So often, in the church, we have compartmentalized our ministries. At the same time, we have tried to operate separately from the God-instituted family. The … Continue reading Seeing Orange
Modern Faith – When Listening is not Enough
This past Sunday, I had the privilege of filling in for our lead minister, Tom Gerdts while he was out of town, visiting his daughter in Turkey. Now, it is over, and I am very relieved. Not because it was a horrible experience or anything. It is just that I get a little bit nervous every time … Continue reading Modern Faith – When Listening is not Enough
Do you have talent?
This Saturday evening, our high school students will be putting on the first-ever "RCC's Got Talent" event. In addition to a talent show, we will have a silent auction with TONS of great items! Every dollar raised that night will go to fund future Student Ministries' mission trips. It will start off helping them go … Continue reading Do you have talent?
We got our car back!
Even though we have had it back for almost a week now, I forgot to tell all of you out there in internet land about it. So, the other guy's insurance paid for everything! And the body shop (Salem Ford) was great. The guy I talked with was very kind too. He even painted the … Continue reading We got our car back!
Car Issues
Since I have moved out to NH, my car has gotten hit 3 times -- all in parking lots. The latest was last night, while the car was sitting in the church parking lot. I was inside, and a guy came in, letting me know that his co-worker had it my car and left his … Continue reading Car Issues
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Top of the mornin' to ya! Here's a very small bit of research I found on St. Patrick's Day that I found very interesting! Also, a very fun VeggieTales video!
“To Save a Life” Movie – Thoughts
Just over a week ago, one of our high school students tells me that I have to see this movie. I had been receiving emails and publicity about it for quite some time, but I hadn't actually gotten around to watching it. On this past Saturday, Yvette and I drove to a local theater for … Continue reading “To Save a Life” Movie – Thoughts
Deep Freeze 2010 – Recap
What a great weekend! On February 12, we left RCC with 20 students, 5 adults, and 3 vehicles. One student had to go home on Saturday morning due to sickness, so we were left with 24 total people at Deep Freeze 2010. This winter retreat at Camp Berea (Hebron, NH) is a great opportunity for … Continue reading Deep Freeze 2010 – Recap
Snow Tubing at Camp Berea
Here's a video I recorded on my phone while snow tubing at Camp Berea this past weekend. I was there with the students for Deep Freeze. Expect my recap blog post soon.