I’m still recuperating and playing catch up from our iGro weekend….good times.
All articles in category: "ministry, student ministry"
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Why I’ve Been MIA Lately…
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Rehab is For Quitters, Part 2
Remember, ministry (and life) will kill you. It’s supposed to. It’s designed to reveal God’s strength through your weakness. His success in the midst of your failure. His greatness among your feebleness. And mine.
The story goes that Mother Teresa was approached by a young man who wanted to know God’s will for his life. [...] -
Rehab Is For Quitters, Part 1
I recently met up with a long-time ministry friend who just got out of rehab. Let’s call him Wayne.
I first met Wayne while I was serving at my first church. He was one of ‘those guys’: the ones with an amazing journey of finding Jesus. His life-story included being raised by a cocaine-using father, [...] -
Inherit the Wind
Last Thursday, I had lunch with a close friend who runs a million-dollar overseas missions ministry. Before he had to leave for Sudan, we decided to meet for some great Rudy’s BBQ,. It gave us a chance to talk about our ministries, our struggles and victories over the previous year, and get caught up on [...] -
How to Spend Two Hours and Sixteen Minutes
After training for months for my first AT&T Austin Marathon extravaganza, yesterday was the day. And, yes, it was pretty amazing. After not sleeping more than about 3 hours the night before (pre-race anticipation?), we got up at 4:30 and were parked downtown by 5:30, settled in at the clothes drop area at 6:00, and [...]
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Quotable Monday, 2.18.08
"Before you begin your next marathon, you have to forget your last one. Your body can’t know what’s coming."–overheard near the starting line yesterday by some guy in a red shirt
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Pain and Spiritual Birth Control
Funny how things in your life collide.
I grew up as the sickly, skinny little asthma boy with dark circles under his eyes, who carried his inhaler to school every day. I learned to play guitar because I couldn’t run and play outside much without having an asthma attack. I learned to enjoy reading because [...] -
Sex Camp 1.0
We’re in the beginning stages of Sex Camp in our ministry. (a phrase coined by some students during our sex/dating/relationships series.) We’re officially calling it Sex and Dating, but the students are calling it Sex Camp 1.0. Last week Stef started us with some thoughts from Scripture, paired with some principles from Sex and The [...]
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