4:36am I’m waken by the sounds of our front door shaking, and then vibrations through out the 2 story brick house we are renting.4:39am I text Aaron & Luke “Was that an earthquake?”4:40am “I don’t know” from Aaron via text4:40am “Dunno I felt it too” from Luke via text4:40am I text Aaron “Did you feel that?”4:41am “yeah” from Aaron via [...]

Recently First Assembly went simple.A simple process of discipling people. First Assembly Simple ProcessConnecting People to GodConnecting People to PeopleConnecting People to Serve Then my wife found this on a box of Girl Scout cookies. Girl Scouts of the USA is the premier leadership development organization for girls where they discover their potential, connect with others and take action in [...]

One year ago, Katie and I said goodbye to our church family in Macomb, and made the journey to a new family in Mattoon. Our last day at the Macomb church was Easter.After the service our strongest supporter/parent/youth leader for the past seven years came up and asked me“So, are you ready?”my eyes filled with tears,I answered, “No”. My eyes [...]

Estimates of women and children trafficked across international borders each year range from 800,000 to four million. In the United States alone, the U.S. State Department estimates that as many as 18,500 men, women, and children are trafficked into the U.S. each year, many for sexual exploitation. Each quarter, we are challenging our students to give of themselves.Last night in [...]

MxPx719.8 MB246 Tracks19 Albums10.3 Hours These guys aren’t my favorite band, but some how they have a ton of property on my iBook. What band has the most tracks in your iTunes library? How many tracks?

Upload and stream your own mix tape with mp3s. Here is My Muxtape.Create your Muxtape? And post it here.I have spent a couple days of listening to others Muxtapes. I’d love to listen to yours.

This sunday is our 80s theme night.I’m needing an hour of 80s music. What is the must have track that needs to be played?

I am working with IYCM to launch a blog that will connect global missionaries with Illinois jr. high & sr. high students.We are wanting to have missionaries from around the world blog what they are doing, so that students can connect with them. A couple other functions of the blog. Section for students to ask missionaries questions. World map, of [...]