What If You Knew You Only Had 24 Hours To Live?

What If You Knew You Only Had 24 Hours To Live?

Maybe you’ve thought about this. I didn’t, until I looked at the short life spans of animals. I was inspired to do this by Seth Godin’s post How Long is Now? Animals don’t know how long they were created to exist. We humans have some idea,...
Youth Ministry Excuse #6  It’s Too Much Work

Youth Ministry Excuse #6 It’s Too Much Work

It’s too much work. Similar excuses sound like  “it costs too much” and “it’s unreasonable”. Youth ministry is hard work, it costs money, and is often unappreciated. You should embrace the challenge of the work by bringing your...
Youth Ministry Excuse #3 But I’m Not…

Youth Ministry Excuse #3 But I’m Not…

I’m not __________________ (Good enough, smart enough, etc.) A poor self image is an incubator for excuses. Consider Gideon, the Lord came to him and wanted to choose him for great things. He responded with My clan is the weakestI am the least God always sees...
The Real Killer Is Not 2016

The Real Killer Is Not 2016

If you’ve been on social media lately, it seems 2016 is a really bad guy. I say he, but it could be a her, or maybe it’s an alien and I should call it an it. Either way, 2016 has been a villain for many, but not me. Am I sad thar we lost so many icons and...
Don’t Bet On The Future

Don’t Bet On The Future

For those who do not follow me on Instagram, I have been leaving one minute messages about excuses and overcoming them. I got up on December 12th and said to myself, “I want to change my morning routine.” That day I went and bought some sweat pants and set...