TweetA couple weeks ago, we at New Life Church wrapped up our Leadership Training program for the summer of 2010. I was so invested in the day-to-day life transformation, that I felt no great desire to take chunks of time away from it to blog. We had open mic testimonies at our closing ceremonies, and [...]
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I Used to be Good at Ministry
TweetFirst, I should start by acknowledging that I did, in fact, notice that it’s been two months since I last blogged. Hopefully that shouldn’t happen again for a little while, but no guarantees. In case you didn’t know, I was busy getting a job, an apartment, and a wife. I’m not going to write much [...]
My Wedding Website is Live!
TweetI just wanted to give you all a quick update. My wedding website is now live! On it, you’ll (eventually) be able to read about how Jessie Aja and I came to want to marry one another, details about the ceremony and reception, bios of our wedding party, and information regarding where we’re registered, and [...]
My Messy Entry Into Support-Raising
TweetEmotionally, I feel like a high school girl right now. What I mean by that is my emotions have been swinging between two extremes these last couple of weeks. For those of you who don’t know, just a couple weeks ago I began raising financial support full-time to be a missionary at New Life Church at the University [...]
Handing Over the Keys
TweetTomorrow I finally leave my beloved Ann Arbor and return to Chicago to begin raising my financial support to go on staff with New Life Church. It’s a pretty mixed bag of emotions, to be honest. On the one hand, I’m full of excitement and anticipation to see who God will bring into my life [...]
Edge Venture: Experiential Healing
TweetI just got back from a men’s healing weekend retreat known as Edge Venture. Spending a weekend with men in that rare place where men feel truly free to express themselves and the pain they’ve experienced and still feel enslaved to is always a refreshing experience for me. The men in attendance outed some of their deepest shame [...]