This is Part 2 in my journey of praying the The Apostles Creed. You can read Part 1 HERE. Maker of heaven and earth To reflect on God as Maker, Creator is a joyful exercise. For a time I took pictures on Instagram reflecting how I saw God around me. Too much navel gazing gave…
I saw this pic on Twitter. I’m not sure whether the person who posted this was a Christian or not. Upon first glance I had a knee jerk reaction to this shirt. My Pharisee-0-Meter went off the chart. I get it, we’re imperfect, but should we be this honest about our imperfections? Or worse, is…
I saw where a youth workers had posted that she had crashed and burned in her big group talk. Needless to say youth workers began affirming her that she was now a part of “the club”. As youth workers we speak, on average speaker 50 weeks a year, not including devotions or bible studies. It,…
If you are just jumping in on the series, you can check out my summary of episode 1 HERE. Caution: There are spoilers (in regards to back story ) This episode begins with a compelling scene, not found in scripture, between Pilate and Caiaphas. It leaves us to imagine what could have been happening behind…
I was browsing some books in the thrift store not too long ago and one of them was called The Golden Sayings of Epictetus and this quote caught my eye: Because you think yourself but one among the many threads which makes up the texture of the doublet. You should aim at being like…
I learned the Apostles Creed as a child and my ability to quote it help participate with others in the weekly mass. I haven’t payed much attention to the creed as late. but there seems to have been a renewal of the creed with the song We Believe by the Newsboys. When I was a…
As of late, these lyrics by Switchfoot are stuck in my mind I’ve been awake for an hour or so Checking for a pulse but I just don’t know Am I a man when I feel like a ghost? The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes -Thrive , Vice Verses In the cartoon…
I just finished watching A.D. The Bible Continues from producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnette. Did it live up to the hype? Being the first episode I give it high marks. The episode begins with the crucifixion and ends with the resurrection but it’s the in-between story lines that will make this series interesting.…
Sounds morbid doesn’t it? You have a “dead” youth ministry and you want to know what or who killed it. Mostly, we want to know if we were the “killer”. In the midst of a suspicious death you have to look for clues and evidence to see if this death was accidental or if…
I get an eye tick when I think about all the vision casting, missions statement writing, and five point purpose driven word gymnastics I’ve gone through over the years. When I came to my newest ministry five years ago I tried to change the name/mission of the youth ministry but no one could come…
