Youth & Missions – Guest Blog by Bart Leu

Our teens are on a Missions Trip to New Jersey. I thought it would be great for you to hear the heart of Bart Leu, our youth minister. He wrote this a few months ago. Early on in my years of ministry, I came across an amazing manual about youth ministry. I have since...

4 Life Lessons I Learned from Soccer

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. In most countries it is called football. For some (mostly Americans), they just don’t get it. For others (myself included), I love watching and playing soccer. When I was in high school at Middletown Christian School I...
The Powerful Principle of Three Chairs

The Powerful Principle of Three Chairs

While in college I heard a sermon by Bruce Wilkinson that deeply impacted my life. I don’t remember the details of the sermon, but the key principles have helped me stay focused in my Christian life. Try to imagine three chairs, side by side, on a stage. Each of...

Flag Day Thoughts

If you drive through Adrian this weekend (and any patriotic holiday) you will see hundreds of flags that have been provided by Kiwanis Club of Adrian, of which I am a member. Thanks to this club for reminding us to fly the flag. Flag Day is my dad’s dad’s...

Family Matters

When my children were small we would watch ‘Family Matters’ on Friday Nights (Remember TGIF).  The star for us was Steve Urkel (“Did I do that?”).  As we head into Father’s Day, I think it is good to think of ‘Family Matters’ ...