Pic source Last night I got on a it of rant on Twitter. Part of it was reflection of my own status in life and part of it was my distaste for mediocrity in general. Here is my rant from Twitter: @paulturnertoo We should stop giving out attendance awards in elementary school because in…
I experienced a moment yesterday at church that had me thinking I was having an out of body experience, a glimpse of Youth Ministry Nirvana. I was shutting down the church, as I normally do, checking doors, clicking lights etc. and as I walked into the sanctuary I saw a group of young adults and…
The Thriller by Hal Lasko. You can buy a print by clicking HERE I had a momentary existential crisis watching the video below and thought I’d tap out a few thoughts. We all are trying to put our best work out there no matter what age we are. The video below features Hal Lasko.…
Do you remember Gus Griswald (Griswold) from the cartoon Recess? Gus was a worry worry wart of sorts. In one episode he earned the nick-name Safety Man from the kindergarteners he had to watch during the recess time. Gus spent the whole episode saving the kindergartners from stuff kids do and a few…
My morning is simple. I have a cup of coffee, I read my Bible and/or devotion book, I write or blog for about an hour, and then I get my rear end in gear. Today I screwed all that up. I wasted time and I thrilled to report that I think I should waste…
Don’t have a youth group over 12 kids. Don’t have a blog. Don’t have 5,000 follower on Twitter or even a Twitter account. Don’t have awesome facilitates. Don’t have a budget. Don’t play the guitar or any instrument for that matter. Don’t have a web store with products to sell. Are over the age of…
Happy Martin Luther King Day to you. On this day we remember not only a great speech but a better dream. MLK’s speech was not a list of How To’s or upcoming events MLK wanted to have in order to enact a civil rights law. He shared his dream and that’s all it took. If…
When the pain hit at 3:00 a.m. I thought I was dreaming about the time this girl kicked me in the groin in 5th grade. It was during recess and… o.k. that’s another post. I was not dreaming. I was in pain. I thought this pain felt familiar but I was not sure until…
I love stories. More than I love to see good stories portrayed in the movies or even reading good stories in a book, I enjoy creating my own stories. I just like to make stuff up or take someone else’s story and riff on it and take it to unimaginable places. Some of my favorite…
That thing you do, your job, school, whatever, that thing that frustrates you irritates you sucks the life from you is just that, a thing. It’s the thing you do on way to the thing God is preparing. It’s not the thing. the thing that excites you energizes you challenges you But THAT…
