Peace in the Darkness
Jan29

Peace in the Darkness

One glance at the 6pm broadcast or a social media feed gives us a smack-in-the-face reminder that the 24-hour news cycle marches on with negativity and collective anxiety. Songwriter Andrew Peterson recently lyricized . . .

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Hope is Alive!
Jan11

Hope is Alive!

Hope is alive! Today, I’m emotionally processing the recent death of my dear grandma, Nancy Breznau. I was privileged to be her pastor for five years. The older she grew, the more resolute in hope she became. . .

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Big News: Into the Mission Field
Jan16

Big News: Into the Mission Field

God is calling my family and I to follow Him down a turn in the trail… into the mission field. Over the past year-and-a-half, God the Holy Spirit has been pressing on my soul to follow Christ’s mission on a path largely unknown and even terrifying. When I first sensed the gentle nudge of the Spirit on my heart, my response went like this, “No! No. No way!” Every time the call to this mission field bubbled up, I continued, “Certainly not. We enjoy Your work here, Lord. We love Mayfair Bible Church. We love Flushing. Our kids are in great schools. You’ve given us a lovely home. You are working in wonderful ways here!”
Yet now for more than a year, Stephanie and I have been praying and no longer can resist God’s calling for us to be on mission with Jesus…in the United States Air Force.

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Don’t Praise God for the Flu but…
Dec14
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The 3 Advents
Dec02

The 3 Advents

Most of us are familiar with the season of Advent leading up to Christmas Day. A quick stroll through the grocery store proves that Advent calendars are more associated with gobbling up chocolates hidden behind little cardboard windows than they are with Christ. Here’s a picture of my kiddos’ devoured Advent “calendar”  (left). But what is the meaning of Advent and how is it intended to work down into our everyday lives? 

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Holy Week.
Apr15

Holy Week.

Christians all around the globe set this week apart from all others to remember Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem amid shouts of “Hosanna,” His steps to the cross, the foot-washing and Passover celebration, and the impending Resurrection Sunday. Such is why we call it Holy Week. The Father’s love for the world poured through the passion of the Son. . . .

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