There's a hot conversation about to unfold at Jesus Creed. But no worries, Scot McKnight will keep things under control. Check it out.
There's a hot conversation about to unfold at Jesus Creed. But no worries, Scot McKnight will keep things under control. Check it out.
On Al Mohler's blog yesterday, he cites a Time magazine article on Student Ministry. Evidently the article has made a discovery that we've been talking about since the '80s: evangelical youth ministry is trending more toward substance and away from a "sugarcoated" approach. Something about youth ministry handing out big doses of Bible Study instead [...]
My buddy Lance (www.emergingunderground.blogspot.com) recently sent me the following bio of a friend named Eileen. Her comments are really thought provoking and revealing: "I have a pain that dwells within that I have yet to find a cure for. 20 years of serving God has yet to find me that glove that so perfectly fits [...]
New Year's Retreat is coming up…our theme: [hard]core. It's gonna be awesome. Then, in February, it's Dnow weekend with Pat Cammarata (www.thereismore.net) and Justin Cofield Band (www.justincofieldband.com). In March, we hit some crazy Spring Break action, then a big area-wide service project called Project Serve in April. May is an Alice Cooper soundtrack, full of [...]
I snapped this on my phone this week. Evidently, there is a Hispanic God out there that only loves white kids. Go figure.
It's been several days since my last post. In blogdom, that's suicide. A few weeks ago, our pastor told a story about a voicemail message that said, "I'm sorry I'm unavailable at the moment. Please leave your name and number at the tone. Understand that I am currently making some changes in my life these [...]
Last night's concert time was awesome. YS always blesses us with great times of corporate worship (in our General Sessions) as well as opportunities for intimate, experiental time to commune with our Maker/Lover. And then they let us freakin' rock. As a guitarist and child of the 80's, it did my soul good to feel [...]
In case you’re still reading, here are some statistical findings on the report: “Scholars at the National Research Council in 2002 estimated that at least one of every four adolescents in the U.S. is currently at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.” (i.e., they will end up institutionalized, mental or penal, or worse) “According [...]
good news: I'm totally stoked about this session. It starts in about 3 minutes and lasts for 2.5 hours. I'm my expectations for it are pretty high. Experiencing God is always a good thing and my normal schedule hardly ever allows for a 2.5 hour slot to enjoy my creator uninterrupted. I also love [...]
And He set me on fire, and I am burning alive.With His breath in my lungs I am coming undone.And I cannot hold it in and remain composed.Love's taken over me and so I propose the letting myself go. I am letting myself go.You are my joy! You are my joy!You are my joy!You are [...]