Father’s Day 2008

I spoke yesterday at Creekside.  My first Sunday morning was on Mother’s Day.  Which is way more pressure than father’s day.  I had a really great time.  I really enjoy preaching when I can feel a connection with the congregation.  And yesterday I really felt that.  It was cool.  I was really humbled by theContinue reading “Father’s Day 2008”

Looking Back – Looking Ahead

Read this post that I wrote almost 3 years ago. Wow what a journey it has been.  We seem to be getting close to our goal.  I would never have guessed three years after writing the linked post, that we would still be going through all of this.  But Reading that post again reminded meContinue reading “Looking Back – Looking Ahead”

Just The Right Timing

Life is a serious of transitions.  Some transitions are really tough, some are really easy.  Some transitions seemed forced upon us, and others we long for.   During the time of transition we can sometimes experience some kind of emotional trauma.  For example, we just this last week transitioned Judah to a toddler bed.  WeContinue reading “Just The Right Timing”

Overwhelmed with Parenting

This parenting Series at creekside has been really great.  Especially since I am a new-ish parent.  I’m always learning.  I’m preaching this sunday and next sunday.  And I am being overwhelmed by how big a job parenting is. I’m bt no means an expert, but God has so much wisdom to give us.  I gottaContinue reading “Overwhelmed with Parenting”

Hurt by Chap Clark

I wasn’t personally hurt by Chap Clark.  Chap Clark wrote a book called Hurt. Anyway. I am prepping for next weeks sermon.  We are doing a Parenting Series at creekside, which is pretty cool and you can find our videos for the past few weeks at vimeo.com/creeksidechurch. In my prep work I started perusing myContinue reading “Hurt by Chap Clark”

Twitter in Plain English

A few weeks ago I really started experimenting with Twitter.  It’s hard to explain, but that’s why I love the folks at CommonCraft, they have a great way of explainging this stuff if you want to follow me you can find me at twitter.com/jdeuman A lot of people actually use twitter to post their simpleContinue reading “Twitter in Plain English”

Jesus Centered Youth Ministry — Review

What is the Goal of your youth ministry?  Really, what is your goal?  When I first started working in ministry, my goal was growing my ministry.  There is nothing wrong with growing a ministry, but the question is what basis are you growing on? That’s kind of what Jesus Centered Youth Ministry is trying toContinue reading “Jesus Centered Youth Ministry — Review”