LEARNING MY LINES . . .

. . . discovering what it means to follow Jesus, seeing my story swept up into his . . .

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Is Burger King Serious??

I’ve heard it said that “any publicity is good publicity.” If that’s the case, then Burger King is going to owe CPYU for advertising time. Oh well. I couldn’t let this one slip past without comment. If you were watching…
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Figuring Out The Space Between. . . .

Last week I was standing on the top row of the bleachers with my friend Kevin. Our boys play high school lacrosse together. Kevin is one of the funniest guys I know. He’s also a volunteer youth leader at his…
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Baseball Markers. . . .

I realized yesterday that baseball serves to remind me of how fast and fleeting life is. As a kid, I remember Sunday School teachers and youth pastors teaching about the brevity of life and mentioning Psalm 103:15&16 – “As for…
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Holy Week . . . . Holy Crap. . . . .

And so begins our celebration and somber yet joy-filled remembrance of the Passion of Christ. Tonight, the Upper Room. Tomorrow, the Cross. Saturday, the closed tomb. And Sunday, the open and empty tomb. Redemption accomplished. Yet, what difference does it…
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New Doctoral Progam! . . . .

This is something that’s got me very, very excited. I’m thrilled to tell you that a hope, prayer, and dream shared by many has become a reality. Today we are announcing the start of a brand new Doctor of Ministry…
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Another Somber Anniversary. . . .

Two months ago I flipped my desk calendar ahead until I was looking at April, 2009. I made a couple of notations so that in the midst of the normal busyness of the month I wouldn’t forget a couple of…
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Then, something happened. . . .

Do you know this 8-year-old kid? His smiling face graces the wall at our CPYU office as a reminder of why we do what we do. The photo was taken at a time when – as his mother says –…
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My First Cigarette. . . .

A news story this week caught my eye and jogged my memory. The story was about a new trend that has parents and health officials concerned. It seems that a growing number of children and tweens are “smoking,” of all…
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Twittering Narcissists. . . . .

Like all things in life, Twitter isn’t a bad thing. Hey, we even jumped into the Twitter-sphere here at CPYU. What we’re hoping, however, is that we use it in the right way. I’ve blogged about this before so there’s…
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Must see movie. . . .

Every once in a while a film comes along that I have to recommend to everyone who knows, loves, lives, or works with teens. About a year ago, I heard about a new independent documentary set for release in July,…
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Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Talking Points. . . .

Last Thursday I spent a few minutes catching up with one of my tweenaged nieces via text-messaging. She likes to communicate with me that way. She lives several hundred miles away so I don’t get to see her too much.…
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Death, Death, Death. . . .

When we moved from Philadelphia to Elizabethtown over 17 years ago, we faced a dilemma we had never before encountered. Because our house was built on farmland in a semi-rural community, there was no public water service in our neighborhood.…
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