my good friend and mentor Kevin Valentine (and family) just added their 6th member…Avery Joy.  Kevin and Melissa are doing great!  Here are some pics…

I issued this 30 day challenge in Velocity tonight.  It goes through the gospels in one month.  Jesus calls us to “love God and love Others.”  What does that mean?  It starts with the basics.  Getting to know God by reading up on what He’s all about.  So, I hope you’ll take us up on the challenge.

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I had a great time watching Canton and Plymouth battle on the football field as the first weekend of playoffs began.  Canton went away with the win…Plymouth definitely put up a fight…overall it was a great night to hang out with friends, watch some football, and enjoy the November weather in Michigan.

I must admit though that the student section was not as robust as I had expected for a High School playoff game.

Why do I live in Michigan?

Here are some pics of Velocity, our High School Ministry here at NorthRidge Church.

This year’s fall retreat for Velocity has been a blast.  God has shown up in amazing ways!  The pic above is of Josh Collesano leading us in a reflective time of worship.  He is so talented and I am blessed to be doing ministry with him.

The senior guys dominated in dodgeball.

This zip tie was keeping the harness together for Steven to be “safe” on the high ropes course.

This weekend is Velocity’s fall retreat.  It is a 3 day, 2 night get-a-way designed for High School students.  We’ll be back Sunday afternoon, just in time to hear Tony Tice speak at our Velocity program.

We arrived at Lake James to find the sound equipment was not exactly what we thought.  No worries though, a trip to Fort Wayne’s Guitar Center can fix anything!  We went to GC, got the stuff we needed, and was back with enough time to run through the set just to make sure everything sounded good.  Overall the first session was great.  The guys and myself are exhausted but we all agree that it is a privilege and honor to lead worship this weekend.

Now if I can only make time to work on my talk for tomorrow night…

Today I am heading to Angola, IN to lead worship at the Grapevine Project. It should be a great weekend!  I’ll be back just in time to put on a Mic and give a talk about integrity to the High School students of Velocity.

pray for me

Tonight was NorthRidge’s Baptism service.  I absolutely love how we do baptism.  Watching people get baptized while worshipping with the band is an amazing experience!  People truly connected with God.  The night really got me excited for this weekend.