Back to School

Last night, we skipped the lesson to have more time to eat, hang out, and play games together to celebrate the end of summer / beginning of the school year. One of the games was simple – put on a t-shirt. But the t-shirt was completely frozen! It came down to a neck and neck […]

Temples

My family and I recently took a trip to England. One of my favorite things was seeing all the old churches and cathedrals. Even in small, rural towns there are spectacular cathedrals, then in larger cities, the size and detail were often even grander. They all had donation boxes to help with the upkeep of […]

A Love Letter

During my bicycle trip, I prayed for each of you a full day while pedaling. While praying for Kylie over the course of 116 miles, God revealed His love for her to me through a spiritual experience. God allowed me to see / feel / experience His love for her. Below is a transcript of […]

Kosovo

Enjoy this photo tour of our trip to Kosovo June 9 – 20th. Throughout the week we had the opportunity to hear people’s testimony, and have discussions with those who are debating whether to become a believer or not. These conversations were very impactful and open. We are so grateful for their willingness to share […]

Fundraiser Meal for Missions

Right after church we held a freewill donation fundraiser meal for this summer’s mission trip to Kosovo. We served about 80 four course meals consisting of: The seniors and juniors shared favorite mission memories, emceed the event, and said the prayer. And everyone helped prep food, serve, and bus tables. Thank you all for your […]

Lock In 23

21 of you attended last night’s / today’s lock in. We were fueled by 6 pizzas, gallons of soft serve ice cream (we went through 2x the amount of soft serve compared to the last whole-church event!), 4 dozen donuts, lots of sugary & salty snacks, and killer warm cosmic brownies topped with soft serve […]

CLEARNESS COMMITTEE

Last night at Youth we acted as a “clearness committee” at the request of one of us. Since the content is confidential, I won’t share any details here, but I did want to post the guidelines we followed. It’s a simple process, but can often help provide insight. The process also builds community – knowing […]

Perserverance

I play cello at a beginner’s level. Emory plays piano at a beginner’s level. Over time, we want to increase our skill levels to an upper intermediate ability. Today, we made an agreement with each other – to play Matt Riley’s arrangement of “It is Well” on or before January 15, 2030. It’s a difficult […]

Water

Since October, Alexis has been drinking at least 60 ounces of water per day as a year-long challenge. We joined her challenge this past week – setting our minimum amount of water intake based on our weight. Collectively we drank 56 gallons of water in one week – that’s 11 water cooler jugs plus a […]

Purdue Trip

Yesterday, fifteen of us filled the church mini-bus and went to the Purdue Christmas show. The show was great – a 200+ person choir singing Christmas hymns and other songs accompanied by an orchestra, and a lot of smaller singing groups as well. But, even though the show was the purpose of the trip, it […]

Jail Mail

We waded into the big question of “does God intentionally put us in harm’s way to achieve a greater good”? But first we took the big view. The Bible starts and ends with descriptions of a perfect world – in Genesis we see earth as the unspoiled garden of Eden, in Revelation we see the […]