A Thanksgiving for Families
Thank the Lord as families in this special worship resource.
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Year: 2015
Media Review: Breaking Bad
Let me preface this blog by asking you a favor: As with most things in life, I am way behind the times. I realize that Breaking Bad had their series finally a few months back. But, I have not seen it yet. As I write this blog, I am only halfway through the second season. So here is what I am asking: if you want to comment on this blog and you will be including information that comes from the final season, please, I beg of you, begin your post with “Spoiler Alert.” I am working really hard to...
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All Things New: Your Tone Matters
How we say something is often as important as what we say.
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Where Two or Three are Gathered: Rural and Small Town Youth Ministry
We hear it all of the time, “The youth are the future of the church!” While I have some issue with that statement (the baptized in Christ are the church now), let’s take it at face value. The idea is, we want to raise up and nurture our youth in the church so that they grow up to take the reins. While this sounds all well and good, doing this in rural and small town settings is often fraught with challenge and struggle. We see dwindling numbers of young people and the ones we do have are busy beyond...
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When They Don’t Come Home: A Story of Rural Ministry
“Most of my youth group kids won’t return home after college, and even though I love them and would love for them to return, I’m okay with them not returning.”
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