If you live in the Ypsilanti/AnnArbor area, you’re invited tomorrow night for Tap Room Tuesday. We have conversations that matter…
Week 1: How Do We Decide What’s True? Join us as we explore how we form beliefs, who we trust, and what “truth” even means.
📅 Tuesday · ⏰ 8 PM · 📍 The Tap Room
Today we celebrated our nephew Kyle marrying Lindsey. It was the culmination of an amazing weekend here in Jeffersonville, IN.
Knocked out my “Long Easy Run” for the week. I did a 5 minute warm up at 3.5 mph. Jogged 40 minutes uninterrupted at 1% incline and 11:45/mile pace. Then jogged 10 minutes at the same pace at 0% incline. Finished with 5 minutes at 3.5 mph.
“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.” - James Clear
2026’s fist lift is in the books. Can I lift 2,000,000 pounds this year?
Do you need something to start your year that is beautiful and hope-filled? Nancy French talking about being a grandmother is just what the doctor ordered.
As we enter into a new year, what is one hope, one wish, and one dream that you have?
A hope is something bigger than yourself but something you can play a part in.A wish is something that you have no control over but you would love to see happen.
A dream is personal and something that you can work toward accomplishing.
My hope? That Christians would model the Beatitudes and fruit of the Spirit in every aspect of life.
My wish? That I am hosting a whole heap of Red Wings playoff games parties.
My dream? That I create content that helps people to #LoveWell.
How about you?
Watched: Avatar: Fire and Ash 🍿
E and I saw this yesterday and it was an absolute blast! I enjoyed the experience in 3D.
Currently reading: Revelation for Everyone by N.T. Wright 📚
Sharpening up my Revelation perspectives. Beginning in January 6, I will be teaching Revelation and renewing the Beyond Sunday School podcast. #HereWeGo
Here are the books I finished reading in 2025.
It was great to finish the year with a good lift. Finishing strong!
One of the things that I have appreciated over the years is the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings. Vanderbilt University offers a means by which you can subscribe to them in your calendar.
It’s a great way to expose yourself to wide ranges of the Scripture each day.
Finished reading: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson 📚
Another really fun read from Sanderson. A very different take on the superhero genre meets a coming of age tale. I enjoyed it! On to the next…
Solid year in the gym!
For the full sermon audio message click here: Lives Hidden With Christ - Devoted
We have come to the end of Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Over these weeks, we’ve walked carefully through this small but theologically rich book, and now we arrive at its final exhortation. Today, our focus is Colossians 4:2–6. Beginning in verse 7, Paul turns to personal greetings, material we touched on in our introductory message, so here, at the close, we attend to the heart of his final instruction.
Paul writes:
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
(Colossians 4:2–6)
