Many have asked to have the video of our renovation project since not everyone is on Facebook. So if you would like to watch the video, please click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oZkQovVzruA#!

Enjoy. It was a lot of work, but well worth it. The best part is that God provided everything that was needed to make this possible. What an amazing God we serve.

After years of hard work and waiting, The Scruffy Church is in our very own building!  Our new home is amazing.  Not only is it much larger than our old space, it’s just beautiful.  But that’s not the best part.  The best and most important part of this move is that we will now be able to serve even more in our community.  That’s what our mission is all about…PEOPLE!  So join us some Sunday and check out the new digs.  We are located on Schoenherr at Stephens (9 1/2 Mile).  Our new address is 23672 Schoenherr, Warren, MI 48089.  Come check us out!!!

I have to reflect on Thanksgiving Eve at The Scruffy Church before it goes into a blur. Read the rest of this entry

I’ve shared this story with a few people lately, so I decided to revive this post and move it back up the list.  Enjoy.

—- From 2009 Read the rest of this entry

This is a must read. This is the article I referenced in my message this past Sunday. This blog entry by Mike Breen is the trust thing I have read in a a long time. It resonated so much with me that I put all other ideas aside for this Sunday’s message and expanded on this article.

Please read it and pass it along.

http://mikebreen.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/dont-drink-the-water-how-culture-has-corrupted-the-american-church/

As we reflect on the completion of our 6th week caring for the homeless, it is critical that we also recognize our volunteers who made this mission possible. Whether someone washed the clothing of the homeless or took on the more complicated task of organizing and training, we witnessed God using each and every one of us in exactly the way He intended. Read the rest of this entry

As I have reached the ripe “young” age of 45, I have thought about God’s plan for me to grow beyond being a typical Sunday Church-goer. As I look back, I can more clearly see His desire to mold each of us more and more into His likeness, if we are willing. Read the rest of this entry

We need more loyalty in our world. There’s not much of it around these days. I think it’s time to craft a Sunday message on this topic. I just had to hear how a dear friend of mine was recently treated by someone and it really breaks my heart and quite frankly ticks me off. That’s loyalty. We should feel one another’s pain. Read the rest of this entry

I have to be honest, I am less than enamored with social networks. In fact, I have come to view them as little more than a necessary evil. I find myself needing to interact with my social networks because they are quickly becoming a somewhat necessary form of communication for my job, but boy do they ever cause a lot of trouble. It can be argued that it’s not the social network per se that is the problem but it’s users. However, the nature of the form of communication these networks employ is highly problematic for a number of reasons. Here are my top 5 based on my personal experience and a bit of random polling. Read the rest of this entry

What’s the point of having a church? You know, that’s a question I’ve pondered most of my adult life. There are a lot of different precepts about church out there. Some surround the idea of purposes such as worship, evangelism, ministry, fellowship, and prayer. I agree that all of these are absolutely important, however as the years go by I am becoming increasingly concerned about our “inwardness” concerning these purposes. Read the rest of this entry