Friday Night Erin and I went out with a group of friends to see The Widows play at El Cid. It was a lot of fun, and they put on a great show. I’ve been hooked since they came and played at my church’s Grace Café event. Unfortunately, on our way to meet our friends [...]
Posts Tagged ‘youth ministry’
One Chapter Comes to a Close
The Elders sent this letter out to the church last week. As the letter states there have been many hours of prayer and discussion regarding this decision. If you read this blog regularly, you know that I’ve struggled with this for quite a while. It saddens me greatly to close this chapter of my life, [...]
Rainy Day Weekend Update
We’re only a few days into Fall and we’re already having our first rainy day. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come this year. We could sure use the rain. In honor of this first rainy day of the season I thought I’d include a nice rainy day photo (click on the image to [...]
UnChristian After A Long Hiatus
After a several month hiatus, I picked up UnChristian from my nightstand and started reading it again.
A couple things jumped out at me today during my lunch-time reading. The first quote that caught my attention was the following:
In studying thousands of outsiders' impressions, it is clear that Christians are primarily perceived for what they stand [...]
A Parent’s Faith
Here's a question I've been pondering. When does ones faith cease to be their parents' and become their own? And to follow that question with another question, if one fails to seperate themselves from their parents' faith will it hold as sacred a part in their being as it would if it were their own?
Youth Ministry Question
Youth Ministry Question: How do you deal with those kids who have graduated from the Youth Group yet aren't ready to make the transition into the College, or Young Adults, Group at your church?
I feel like this is a problem that every youth ministry faces. Unfortunately, I've never seen it dealt with effectively. In some ways I feel like I've probably [...]
Weekend Update
This was a crazy whirl-wind weekend. I even elongated it by taking Friday off. Here’s a quick recap.
Friday
Knotts Berry Farm for my wife’s office picnic. We had a great time and got a lot of rides in before we had to leave at 5pm to make it back for VBS at [...]
A Lot of Baptism for One Day
There was a lot of talk about Baptism this Sunday at church. We talked about it in the combined Youth and Young Adults class, and then again during the sermon. When I planned for baptism to be the discussion topic for class I had no idea that the sermon would focus on it too. I'll give the [...]
This Weekend Was…
This weekend was freakin' hot, but that didn't stop any of my weekend plans.
We planted sod on half the yard, with the help of my parents, sister, in-laws, cousin in-law, and the Jeffs (my brother Jeff and his friend Jeff). This marked our 5th week into this project, which isn't bad considering we dug out two [...]
I Hate the Phone
I hate the phone. Given the opportunity I will make every effort to get around using it. I would much rather live life communicating through email, twitter, text messages, blogs and social networks. If I need to actually speak with someone I would prefer to do so in person. I don't know what it is [...]
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