Well, beyond::afterhours went really well. We had 35 students out and we rocked the dodgeball pretty hard. FYI, for all youth pastors out there, dodgeball is the easiest event ever. Loads of fun and easy set up and clean up and all around awesome. So that was my friday evening. I was pretty tired afterContinue reading “Busy Weekend”
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Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way
Read this passage this morning from The Jesus Way and had to share it. The Way of David it the way of imperfection. The story David lived and the psalms he prayed provide us with an imagination that is capable of understanding the operations of God to do his perfect work in us, not ourContinue reading “Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way”
Merry Christmas
I will be taking the next several days off, so I will try not to blog during that time as well. So I wanted to be sure to send out a Merry Christmas to everyone (in the world). One of the reasons that I love blogging is that I really do get to send myContinue reading “Merry Christmas”
Masks
at >>beyond>> we have been talking about being authentic during our current series masks. Last week I felt went really well. Considering that last week was our first week in a new place we did all right. I am excited for where things are going to go. But the whole principal behind the series isContinue reading “Masks”
Tech Fast
Love him or hate him, this is a great post from Mark Driscoll. Kathy and I recently went on vacation and I left my laptop at home, my cell phone pretty much stayed in our hotel room and I only used my watch to make sure we were able to use our fast passes atContinue reading “Tech Fast”
Ezekiel 37
One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Ezekiel 37 – the valley of dry bones. Every time I read this passage I pray that God would do a work like this in our church and in our ministry. Ezekiel is written to a nation of discouraged and disillusioned exiles in Babylon and theContinue reading “Ezekiel 37”
Planning ahead for October.
I just started prepping the first sermon for our series in October. the series is called masks. The whole point is to try to take off our masks and live authentic Christ honoring lives. As I was writing my heart broke as I was listing out some reasons that people wear masks. I think theContinue reading “Planning ahead for October.”
Awfully Small and Not as Strong as We think We Are
So this past weekend I had the privilege to speak at Creekside for the morning services. You can download it if you would like to here. My text was Matthew 14.22-36. This is the Story of Jesus walking on the water. Pretty amazing story, and something that struck me about this was how weak andContinue reading “Awfully Small and Not as Strong as We think We Are”
The Gospel is for Right Now
Jesus died for more than just to get us into heaven. He died so that we could live for him entirely. I’ve been reading Dallas Willard’s, the Divine Conspiracy. I’ve been taking my time because it’s really, really deep and challenging. But I read a section today that I just had to share. Willard isContinue reading “The Gospel is for Right Now”
Presence-Centered Youth Ministry – Review
Presence-Centered Youth Ministry by Mike King Mike King is a long time youth worker who brings 30 years of experience to this book. He shares his stories and frustrations with the way youth ministry has been run for year. And as he grew in maturity he began to boil down youth ministry to what heContinue reading “Presence-Centered Youth Ministry – Review”
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