I am very grateful to share that next week Monday I will start a temp/contractor assignment at a leading Michigan health insurance company. Even though the economy in Michigan is very bad right now, one of the only sectors that is booming is the health industry. And knowing how difficult it is to break into, [...]

This morning I had the pleasure of having coffee with Dr. Doug Fagerstrom, president of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary at Beaners, a Michigan start-up coffee shop. It was a fabulous time and I am even more excited about attending and convinced this is where I need to be.
It was great to hear his story and [...]

I knew I was not in Kansas anymore when I went to Panera for breakfast and, upon forgetting to buy a cup of coffee, was given a cup…for FREE!
And to top it off, the lady even gave me an Espresso & Coffee Club Card and punched it…TWICE!
This little episode, while seemingly trite, is a [...]

On May 26 I am starting a new chapter in my life: I am moving from Washington, D.C. back to the Grand Rapids, MI area where I grew-up to pursue a Master of Divinity and train to be a pastor. So in honor of that new chapter, I decided to start a new site to [...]

A few weeks ago I made my final decision on which school to attend: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. I was accepted to two: GRTS and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary near Boston.
I knew I was going to spend at least a year back home with my family in Grand Rapids, so I would have started my program [...]