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A Year In Review
I have overwhelming thankfulness that Jesus has allowed us to walk with Him into amazing places. He has given us influence in metro Detroit, in churches all over the nation, and in strategic nations globally.
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A Note From The Oldest Intern
I didn’t fully understand God’s purposes for this year of my life, but as always, He knew what He was doing, and as I near the end of it, I see more and more ways He has used this time to equip and empower me for what’s next.
Family
3 Things Football Taught Me About Faith
I want to live each and every minute of each and every day for that mission. To intimately know Jesus and fall deeper in love with Him daily. And to share Him and His love for others everywhere I go.
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Why It’s Right to Evangelize in the Workplace
One way to bring transformation back into the workplace is to understand what the Good News that we’re supposed to be proclaiming IS and IS NOT.
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The Life-Changing Results Of Opening Your Refrigerator
Walk with people. Eat with people. Chat with people. Let them in. Open the fridge. They can resist a lot of church programs, but the simplicity of your generous presence as a Jesus follower is
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Is The Bible Hidden In The Year’s Biggest Films?
This weekend is the start of our new series, Kensington Goes to the Movies. We’re hunting for truths in the year’s most popular films. Here’s a glimpse: The Apostle Paul: The Last Jedi The Last
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Seeking A Constant God In The Unknown
I like to have a plan. Anyone else? I like to know all the details about where I’m heading and how I’ll get there. I’ve realized, however, that walking with Jesus requires a lot of
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Did God Make Me Ugly?
I grew up as a misfit. I just didn’t fit in. It all started with that mop of curly hair God graced me with. How I cursed Him for giving me that unruly, untamable, wild
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Jesus, Politics and Protests
Are you feeling frustrated, confused, and angry? Me too. It’s never ok to talk about God and politics with people (oops), but right now, political conversations seem to be especially frustrating and emotional. All we
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I’m not a leader.
My friend recently asked me to share my wisdom on what it means to be a leader, and how to grow as a leader. Her question made me do one of those double takes, where
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Jesus and business analysis?
The two don’t really go together. It doesn’t even have a nice ring to it. As a business analyst, I’m one of those people who actually enjoys working with numbers. It excites me, as crazy
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Are all Christians judgemental?
As an 8-year-old, I asked my mom, “Where does Auntie El go to church?” We all loved Auntie El, who is my mom’s oldest sister. She and Uncle George ran a dairy farm in a small
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How to share your faith at work.
This summer in the middle of the night, I met a young couple, Mark and Katie, at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. Their 6-month-old daughter Elizabeth had a heart procedure, but two days later
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Church can be boring.
It’s truly amazing to me that I am a pastor at a church, considering my journey getting here. I grew up being dragged to church by my single mom whether I wanted to go or
