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…
The other night I felt like the Lord gave me three examples of the worst thing that could happen to any youth group but it’s also the worst thing that can happen to any youth pastor (or any believer). Picture # 1 The first word picture God gave me was Constantine. Not the t.v, show…
We have two choices to make. The first option is to push forward. Pushing froward requires hope, vision, and faith to accomplish something. Pushing forward feels good. Pushing forward shows you have, if nothing else, determination. People applaud people who push forward. Pushing forward says, “I’m not afraid. And even if I am, you…
If we are looking for A church without conflict A church without Pharisees A church without hypocrites A church without money issues A church without weird people Sorry, it doesn’t exist and never has, but it will, someday. The church is always in process because people are always in process. The Apostle Paul…
I don’t like dentists but not for the reasons you may think. Dentists are my penance for past sins. Drills, needles, pliers, all tools of a toothy inquisition. After my experience at the dentist yesterday, I dislike them because I felt like they only dis their job. Granted, I wasn’t in the best of moods…
I was living my life, walking The Narrow Road I was called to with my eyes straight ahead when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. It was a rabbit but not just any rabbit, it was a golden rabbit. It hopped and leaped teasing me to chase it. I ignored it…
If you are a regular reader here, welcome back. Today I am offering a brief reminder to my fellow Pentecostal youth worker friends of why they should not back away from our faith distinctive. If you are a guest, welcome! I think you can still get something from this article in regards…
Brian Aaby wrote post challenging youth workers to answer five questions about their youth ministry. Most of the time I see questions like these and I give them a passing glance and move on, but not today. Today I thought I’d pick up the five question gauntlet he threw down and answer, to the best…
In an short, emotional post Superbowl interview, safety Patriots Malcolm Butler said, “I had a vision, I saw myself making a big play.” That self-fulfilling prophecy made the Patriots Superbowl winners and made Butler a New England legend. As a teenager, the vision for my life did not involve making a game winning play; maybe…
Yesterday I processed through my week one of the Lead Small Book Club. I am not afraid to admit that I am reverse engineering our small groups. We had already begun the process, set a date, and then I saw the Lead Small book. I am catching up our leaders via e-mail and personal…
