On January 2, 2010, I began the process of reading the Bible through in 90 days using the YouVersion.com online plan. If I stay on track, I’ll finish with Revelation 22 on April 2.
There are certainly other ways to read the Bible other than ‘in 90 days’, but here are the reasons why I’m doing [...]
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The Bible in 90 Days: WHY?
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BEAR One Another’s Burdens
As I’m writing this (from my iPhone!) we are loading up for our student ministry’s annual winte retreat to Lake Brownwood. Our theme this year is from Galatians 6: ‘bear each other’s burdens’.
This year, students from our sister church, New Life Baptist, will be joining us as we explore the Scriptures and worship together. [...] -
picking a fight?
In honor of the 10 year anniversary of Fight Club, I tweeted the question, "If you could pick a fight with any religious figurehead, who would it be and why?" The winner would receive a box of student ministry goodies for their ministry and personal growth.
For those of you who may not know, Fight Club [...] -
Our Story: James
While we are busy catching up after a week of Spring Break, sit back and enjoy a great video.
This week’s edition of Our Story features James, a great student in our ministry, who shares his struggles and experiences of vandalism, suicide, and redemption.
Watch it in HD here on Vimeo. -
Quotable Monday: 02.02.2009
"I love the fact that the ’sinful woman’ in that story is unnamed. That means I can put my own name in there…"
-pregnant HS senior girl at our retreat last weekend,
commenting on the woman mentioned in Luke 7:36-50. -
Sex Camp
In the 2008 hit movie Juno, Juno’s father tells his teenage daughter, who has just disclosed that she is pregnant, “I didn’t know you were that kind of girl,” to which Juno replies, “I don’t know what kind of girl I am.”
Gone are the days when good girls “don’t” and bad girls “do.” Now good girls [...] -
Announcement!!!
For all of you locals:
This Sunday, May 11, we’ll have a couple of special guests at our 10:30 a.m. student ministry time: Glyn Milburn and Robert Jones.
Milburn is a two-time All American running back, wide receiver and kick returner. He graduated from the University of Stanford and spent 10 years in the NFL, playing [...] -
Feral (Missional) Living
Feral. Adj. Describing an animal that has left a domesticated state and returned to the wild. Alley cats and pigeons are examples feral animals.
A few years ago, we lived in a small central Texas town and had lots of problems with feral pigs. We lived close to the high school’s Ag barn where various animals [...] -
Think You’re Making A Difference?
I discovered a new blog this morning via Marko. The long and the short of it is that Once A Youth Pastor has some good thoughts on ministry–and asks some of the same tough questions we’re asking among ourselves. In his Indicators of Longevity post, I found the following:
"2/3 of the students active in [...] -
Why I’ve Been MIA Lately…
I’m still recuperating and playing catch up from our iGro weekend….good times.
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