If you’ve been in ministry longer than six months, you know that a bad day can tank your confidence and make you question your call. You know that one unfortunate event can distract you completely and that one piece of criticism can drain you until you start to believe the lie that you aren’t worth [...]
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Top Ten Videos Of 2012
Our student ministry uses a lot of videos throughout the year. We do serious ones, funny ones, weird ones and gross ones. These are the top ten videos uploaded in 2012 (not necessarily highest views of all time). We’ll count down to the most popular video. 10. “Fearless Teaser 2012″ 9. “Remix Blowout” 8. “Back [...]
Top Ten Posts of 2012
I’ve taken a bit of a break from blogging this year, except for a few posts here and there. I’ve been doing a lot of private writing (journaling and writing a book) this year, instead. So, most of these posts are old posts/re-posts. As I say that, I’ve found that most of these posts have [...]
BATMAN Part Three: “The Dark Knight Rises From The Dark Like The Night”
Unnecessarily long title. I know. But it fits with the absurdity of the series. This is the finale to the Ten10 Batman Trilogy. Here goes nothin’.
BATMAN Part Two: “Why So Serious?”
The second installment of our homegrown Batman series. Do yourself a favor and don’t watch. It gets weird.
BATMAN Part One: “A Bat Man Begins”
This is the first installment of a three-part series of Batman films. They’re even better than Nolan’s (I know, right?!). OK. Maybe not. Seriously, though, these films go along with our new series, “The Masks We Wear.” We had fun making them and our students cracked up, so it’s a huge win for us! Huge [...]
Sex Undressed
So excited to kick off our next series called, “Sex Undressed.”
Why I Stopped Blogging
I haven’t written a real blog post in almost four months. I used to post four times a week. At first, I needed a break. Not long after that, I felt the itch to start writing again, but couldn’t find the time to make it happen (mainly because this has been, without a doubt, the [...]
Top Ten Blog Posts of 2011
Here’s the list of the top ten posts on my blog in the last year! Enjoy! 1. “The Best Gift A Senior Pastor Can Give Their Youth Pastor” Click here. 2. “Do You Want God Or your Idea Of God?” Click here. 3. “Is Church A Business?” Click here. 4. ”Bill Hybels’ Statement Regarding Howard Schultz, [...]
If You Want To Be Used By God…
The horrors of the world sometimes overpower our view of God’s providence. When life gets hard, and answers aren’t tangible, or even in plain view, we begin to panic frantically, as if the One who watches us is sleeping. “He doesn’t slumber, nor does He sleep.” – Psalm 121 In the context of David’s era, [...]