Culture

No offense to Walt Mueller but I am sick of the word culture. It has become the most overused word in church vernacular since relevant. I am sick of how some use the word as a diseased amoeba that we must protect ourselves from. I am sick of how it is used as a convenient way toContinue reading “Culture”

Where are all the thinkers?

Today is MLK memorial day. I hope that you are using this day to at least pause and think about where we have come as a people and as a nation. The ignorance and hate of our parents and grandparents generations is beginning to diminish and there is no greater example of that than tomorrowsContinue reading “Where are all the thinkers?”

Rhythms

You may have noticed that I am extremely laid back lately. Well, I started feeling guilty about it until I looked back at some old journal entries and realized that is normal for me in December. This is generally a pretty low impact time for me. One thing I have learned to accept is thatContinue reading “Rhythms”

Now to what really matters

Now that Obama is elected there is plenty for James Dobson and others to scream about. However, coming off of a great weekend at National Youth Workers I have come to one realization. Jesus matters. More than our programs, more than our understandings of politics, more than our attitudes, visions or plans…JESUS MATTERS. That isContinue reading “Now to what really matters”

Obama madness

Okay, well according to the pundits tomorrow will be a route. That does not mean you should not go out and vote. I will be there in line exersising my right and privildege as a citizen. However, if Obama does win…everyone needs to take a breath and remember we do not serve a republican orContinue reading “Obama madness”

Hard day

One of our kids is hurting today. He was driving a car and drove off the road killing one and placing himself and another in critical condition. Before the news gets on this story and before the rumor mill hits let me just tell you about this kid. A year ago he was neck deepContinue reading “Hard day”

What would I do?

With all of this talk about financial crisis and the possibility of another depression and wide spread panic over the news it got me to thinking… Youth Pastors are a luxury not a necessity. If the economy hit so bad that churches had to scale back and youth ministries would not exist as we knowContinue reading “What would I do?”

The Gathering/See You At The Pole

Last night we had about 220 youth and about 50 adults come together for the first Moncks Corner “Gathering”. We had some awesome times of worship, prayer and connecting with other youth ministries around the community. Our volunteers did an amazing job of making everyone feel welcome and part of the crowd. Of course ourContinue reading “The Gathering/See You At The Pole”

New Blog, New Look

I lost 249 posts and almost 24,000 hits on my old blog. So I am gonna try this new blog site. It is a bit messier than typepad but hopefully safer. Anyway, stay tuned because I plan on blogging much more in the days to come.