Tag Archives: local church
attracted and kept
I found a new youth ministry resource recently called Youth Ministry 360 (technically forthcoming, but their blog is up now). My Google alert for the term “volunteer youth ministry” pushes a lot of irrelevant posts, but this one really scratched … Continue reading
not one atta-boy, but three
Before I even got out of bed this morning, I caught up on email as I reengaged digitally to start a new week. I found that I didn’t need any eye drops to get my eyes moistened as I usually … Continue reading
do you need a digital sabbath? (published at youthspecialties.com)
I am old enough to technically be called a digital immigrant, though I have been strongly Internet-connected since the mid-1990s. I cannot imagine being born into a world that has always had widely-available Internet, always had some form of instant … Continue reading
national day of unplugging
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-RajHGz0w&feature=player_embedded I will not be participating in this National Day of Unplugging. I will maintain my Sunday digital sabbath, just like I have been. It’s not the day but the discipline that makes an impact. Have you unplugged yet?
one-eared mickey mouse
I love my church. I suppose I would have said that at any point along my journey through several churches and parachurch ministry environments, ranging from simple and passionate, to manipulative and ultimately toxic, to healthy and vibrant. In the … Continue reading
going off the grid
It’s that time of year when I get asked if I gave anything up for Lent. Basic small talk in many of the circles I run in. It tends to be somewhat awkward for me, because it’s been a long … Continue reading
validation
You are great. You are amazing! We don’t hear things like that very often, do we? Our community group met tonight, and we were in charge of providing the goodies as well as the lesson. I had seen the video … Continue reading
m&m salaries, vitamin powder, & ooey-gooey cake
Today was a marathon of worthwhile but cumulatively exhausting engagement. While we savored a second week of just that little extra sleep before church, once we left the house we weren’t back for more than 12 hours. In middle school … Continue reading
this blog is not about…
This blog is not to promote a cause, a church, a religion or faith, or any other ideology. But it certainly reflects what I believe. I am a follower of Christ, and I love the bride of Christ embodied locally … Continue reading
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