Yup and he had some help!!! The block party that followed included lots of free food and fresh squeezed lemonade. Two lives bands and YES FM...

NBC 24 interviewed me before I kicked things off with a welcome and prayer. The giddy Director of Aurora House, Denise Fox, gave us lots of ...

So after we returned from the day at the museums, the Toledo First woman's ministry team showed up in force with all their lady tools to...

The Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art [click the pic for more info] was recently named "Best Museum" in Travel + Leisure...

Nope. Pastor Nathan found a Christian yoga instructor a.k.a "Yoga Jenn." She teaches Yoga Thursday mornings outdoors at the beauuu...

God Sod is what we're calling the grass 30 volunteers from inside and outside Toledo First installed on Day 2 of our Mission Trip to Tol...

No, but your pastor’s last name is FORTUNE so you’ll have to forgive me for thinking it does!!! Seriously, I do know money doesn’t grow on t...

North Superior Street between Lagrange and Elm streets was closed for about five hours on Sunday January 24 for the first day of our four da...

Some of you need directions from Toledo First to Aurora House where our Mission Trip to Toledo is taking place JUNE 24 - 27, 2007. 475 East...

That's what Josh and Lydia asked me a hundred times when we got to Camp Meeting. [Which is something that happens in our church tribe on...

So last Sabbath we gave away over 500 hugs to the folks leaving the main auditorium during Camp Meeting [See "Is It Waterproof?" p...

The official name is the American Coot, but it's commonly called the "mudhen." This water bird looks like a cross between a du...

I believe He did. In fact, it was one of His most successful evangelistic strategies. Matthew 9:9-12 [MSG] says, " 9 Passing along, Jes...

The“pocket park”, as we’re calling it, is currently an empty dirt lot next to and owned by Aurora House. We are going to be grading this are...

Pastor Nathan and I would love to have you help us bring the "flava of the Savia" to the inner city. On June 24-27, 2007 we will b...

Brandon, Cathy, Dave, David, Mehrad, Phill, Timothy, Sheila, and Stacy all got all six answers correct to last week’s blog question: Which O...

Wednesday May 23, 2007 Joshua's Writing Journal If I were the teacher I would quit and be a monster truck driver. I could do crazy st...

June 5, 2007 ● Toledo, Ohio So today is my bride's birthday. And we're going out on a date!!! I'm taking her to Mancy's ...

One of six quotations in this post is from the Bible and one is not mentioned in any of four other books considered holy by adherents of the...

Sunday May 27, 2007 Great Lakes Adventist Academy ● Maegan's graduation Matt, Carla, Colin, Jenna, and Kaitlyn were there. As were mom...