There’s a reason everyone doesn’t jump out of a boat like Peter did, the fear of drowning. We fear jumping from what is comfortable and safe to something dangerous. Yes, Jesus is on the water, but we wonder if we can make it all the way to him without almost drowning. The answer is no,…
“My 30 minutes of writing is where I join hands with the millions of others (authors) who came before me, to put my work into the world like those who came before them” – Tim Grahl I heard Tim say this at a conference. It brought such a sense of solidarity to my effort and…
Unacceptable. That’s it. Is whatever you want to quit unacceptable? Is it: your weight a bad habit like smoking or dipping an addiction a practice a mindset your words Ask yourself: Why is it unacceptable? If you really want to quit, you have to have a foundation of why. This reason can be grounded in…
I attended the TRIBE conference this past weekend, hosted by Jeff Goins, and a speaker used an illustration I had heard before. He began with, “What is the the most valuable land in the world?” Several possible answers included the oil rich lands of Saudi Arabia, the gold mines of South Africa, the real estate…
I was listening to Jeff Goins’ podcast The Portfolio Life and he asked cookbook author Sonja Overhiser about how she writes here cook books, she said, ” I try to think about the kitchen the other person is cooking in and their range of experience (rookie to veteran) I am writing to” This is such…
I hate this question, because I have to choose between the truth or a lie or a half truth, which is also a lie. Since leaving my full time youth pastor gig to travel and speak more, I had a great summer run. I did some coaching, speaking at camp, and speaking at youth groups.…
“Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?” –C S Lewis This quote caught my attention on Twitter and reminded me, as a Pastor, that going back over someone’s life’s mistakes isn’t the road to healing. Yes, the past matters in regards to…
There’s a long list of last days, last times, That restaurant you love. That book your reading. Your child not needing you anymore. The last day you’re on the earth. Even the world will have it’s last one day Last night was my last night as full time youth pastor. It’s not nearly as dramatic…
I think I found the quote I want on my tombstone “To the very end” What do you do, consistently? Is it important? Valuable? Generous? Does it bless others? Does it encourage? Most importantly, is it worth doing all the way the end? I want to Love to the very end Follow to the very end Lead…
I’m sitting in a motel room in Montgomery, Al. waiting to go to sleep before my trip to Panama tomorrow. Since I am retiring from full time youth pastoring, I started to wonder if this would be my last mission trip. I think this might be my last mission trip of this kind. By this…
Would you like to find out how deep your youth ministry is when it comes to disciple making? Submerged Sessions are meant to show you and your students where everyone is at tin the pool. It will show you who's in the shallow end, waist deep, neck deep and submerged/ More importantly, it lays out a process for how to get you kids from the kiddie pool to the deep end of faith.
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