It has been a whirlwind week and a half and I’m now sitting on the floor in the dining room watching the movers empty our house and load things onto a truck. There are many blogs to be written, but for the time being I just want to point you toward Heather’s so you [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 21, 2008
M&M – Day Five
June 16th – 20th is Ridge UMC’s Middle School Mission Week. Each day middle school students will be gathering to participate in mission projects throughout the community. I’ll be reflecting on each day here.
Middle school mission week wrapped up with a nice and relaxed, but very rewarding day. We gathered at the church Friday [...]
June 19, 2008
M&M – Day Four
June 16th – 20th is Ridge UMC’s Middle School Mission Week. Each day middle school students will be gathering to participate in mission projects throughout the community. I’ll be reflecting on each day here.
Today was another fantastic day. I was a little concerned about the youth being wiped out after their day at the [...]
June 18, 2008
A Humbling Tribute – Thanks Bob!
Bob Birgel, a member of Ridge Church, writes a column in our local paper every couple of weeks. This morning’s was humbling to say the least and brought tears to me eyes.
You can read the whole thing or my favorite excerpt below:
Growing up, I always felt uncomfortable around clergy. They were holy, righteous and [...]
June 18, 2008
M&M – Day Three
June 16th – 20th is Ridge UMC’s Middle School Mission Week. Each day middle school students will be gathering to participate in mission projects throughout the community. I’ll be reflecting on each day here.
This morning we gathered at 9:00 (got to sleep in!) and shared a devotional and celebrated Jesse’s 13th Birthday with some delicious [...]
June 17, 2008
M&M – Day Two
June 16th – 20th is Ridge UMC’s Middle School Mission Week. Each day middle school students will be gathering to participate in mission projects throughout the community. I’ll be reflecting on each day here.
It’s been a long day and it’s late now, but I wanted to take a minute to reflect on what was a [...]
June 16, 2008
M&M – Missions ‘n Munster – Day One
June 16th – 20th is Ridge UMC’s Middle School Mission Week. Each day middle school students will be gathering to participate in mission projects throughout the community. I’ll be reflecting on each day here.
Today was really a nice start to the week. Some of the conversation was a little slow to get [...]
June 15, 2008
Carried Away @ Ridge UMC
This morning at 9:45 Carried Away, Christian Recording Artists from Canada, will be leading worship.
They will also be performing a free concert tonight at 6:00pm. I hope that all of you who are available will come out for this great event!
June 12, 2008
Dihydrogen Monoxide Ban?
When I was growing up my mom constantly told me to think, “if I do this, what might happen.”
The below video illustrates this in an interesting way.
I am concerned about environmental issues and believe that it is part of my responsibility as a Christian to care for God’s creation. [...]
June 10, 2008
Transition Timeline
My time at Ridge UMC is quickly winding down and our move home to KS is getting closer and closer. Over the last couple of days Heather has gotten a job offer and we’ve bought a house in Olathe, everything is beginning to fall into place nicely and I have felt a huge sense [...]
