Amazing Journey

Last night we had a night to reflect and remember the life of Jesus Christ while he was here on earth. At Crossfire we took part in "Journey to the Cross." There were a number of stations that were set up for everyone to go through and participate in... tracking the journey Christ took up until he was buried and rose again! What a great time to spend thinking about what he did for us.... granted it took a little longer than I thought it was going to but still a powerful experience for a lot of people!! I was so blessed to be able to read some of the prayer journals, how good our God is. We will for sure be doing that again next year and maybe even include the entire church...

On top of a powerful evening, one student accepted Christ into her life for the first time... Praise God!! Indescribable the feelings!!

We will continue to seek after God with everything we have... no matter if life gets us down, no matter if friends cause us pain, no matter if we think the world is directly against us.... this should not stop us from pursuing a relationship with the God of the universe, our creator!!

March Madness

This is a crazy time of year for me... because I make it that way mostly!! :)  This is the time of year when college basketball junkies are in overdrive and the casual fan pays attention mainly to keep track of their office pool or online group bracket standings against their friends.   Either way, its magical!   Today I am about ready to head over to your friendly neighborhood Bdubs and sit for a few hours and watch the opening games, only to follow that with going to the Yoder place aka NCAA headquarters to finish off the evening!   So much fun... 

The more I think about the words March Madness I wonder if its called that for more reasons than basketball... for me this year is ever madening because my wife and I are looking for a place to live as we wait for our home to sell in Chicago... we are expecting a child at the end of April...  it is a crazy time in life and if I take a few moments and think about EVERYTHING going I get super stressed and overwhelmed!!   So much happening all at one time...  this is my opportunity to focus on what all of our focuses should be on every single day and that is Christ!!  He has everything under control... he wont give me more than I can handle and his plan is perfect...   He has plans to prosper my family, bless my family and expand its territory if we follow him with everything we are...   will there be bumps in the way yeah... will we deal with things in life we would rather not deal with... yeah...  In James 1 we are told to consider it pure joy when we go through trials of many kinds... because this develops perseverance in our lives!! 

As you consider the Madness of March know that your heavenly father has you in his hands and that the things you go through however severe are refining who you are in Christ... pursue him with all you have!!

Crossfire Blog

Here we go.... time for Crossfire to get in on the blogging action.... more info to come!