And Broward County Mayor Beam Furr told CNN that Cruz had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic for a while, but that he had not been back to the clinic for more than a year. “It wasn’t like there wasn’t concern for him,” Furr told CNN. “We try to keep our eyes out…
I hear about kids being on their cell phones during youth meetings and ignoring what is going on. I have not had that experience. It could be because we have smaller group (15-20) and they are far more noticeable in a small group, so they don’t risk it. I also think there are a few…
This list is not in any particular order and includes bands you’ve probably never heard of. I love extra-ordinary artists that do not get the hype of average artists industries push as the next… I scoured the release list provided by Jesus Freak Hideout and listened to many artists I had missed and I’m so…
Are you a time traveler. Do you live in the future and visit the past every time you go to church? Many people do. I love the church, it’s first century church principles, but I don’t want to go back to sitting on the floor and eating falafel. There are many time traveling Christians. They…
I’ve done dozens of graduation slideshows and seen dozens of graduation slideshows and music makes all the difference. As a youth worker for 30 years, I wanted to make sure I was communicating, through song, to both the students and he congregation what this year was like and what it meant to me. My rule…
Christians under daily punishment flourish all the more. This is the high rank to which God appointed them; and it is not permitted to seek exemption. – Ignatius Ignatius seemed kind of obsessed with martyrdom, at least according to his writings, and being torn apart by wolves and such. Let’s us just stay I’m not…
In light of the United Airlines debacle, I thought we should talk about how we should respond to the occasional obstinate teenager without losing our minds and reputations. If you’re not aware of the United Airlines incident, it’s simple, United Airlines flight was full, they needed passengers to voluntarily leave. When no one volunteered United used…
I just got back from watching The Case For Christ. I read the book, ok, read is a strong word; I glanced really hard though the book when it first came out in 1998. It’s a very good reference book for getting the conversation started about the historical evidence for the resurrection of Christ.…
I have been resisting for years. Resisting authority Resisting conformity. Resisting average. Lately, I’ve seen the resistance going on in our world and I am not resisting the cause, I am resisting the mode of resisting. I am resisting hatred. I am resisting negativity. I am resisting piling on. I am resisting flash in the pan protests…
This is a spoiler free overview of the movie Silence by Martin Scorcese. If you are a youth pastor, I do not recommend taking the whole youth group to see this movie. This is not God’s Not Dead. This movie is a deep and powerful film about the journey of faith. It is 2…
