I confess, I have become a bit of a prop guy when teaching or preaching. In fact, if you count pictures on a projector as a prop, I'd say there's close to a 95% chance that there will be a prop somewhere in my teaching. If you fly me in to teach, … [Continue reading]
AVERAGE IS THE ENEMY OF AWESOME
January 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
While preparing for a weekend of talk's to junior high students this past weekend at Forest Home, I found myself wrestling with two truths I was trying to teach. The theme set by the camp was "everything". Not like, teach whatever I wanted … [Continue reading]
AND I MEANT IT
January 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You've heard that, "The road to success as not paved by good intentions." But that phrase is ironic all by itself because quoting a bumper sticker and doing something to solve the problem are two very different things. Anybody can have good … [Continue reading]
WHY OUR YOUTH MINISTRY SPONSORS KIDS
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For the last 8 years as a youth pastor in San Diego, our youth ministry has been sponsoring kids around the world. To do this, we put piggy banks on the tables and ask students to bring $1 a week to help us change the world, one kid at a time. We … [Continue reading]
GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT… OR NOT
January 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last week I had some writing to do and found myself for a variety of reasons, sitting for hours in a coffee shop that has free wifi and that I don't frequent that often: Panera Bread. I used to have this rule that I can't go there without my wife, … [Continue reading]
Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.
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