Youth Ministry Matters of Importance. . .
We had some great conversations around the table, in the halls, and during the seminars at last weekend’s Simply Youth Ministry Convention in Indianapolis! They were stimulating, thought-provoking, and I hope profitable. I know they were for me. Several of…
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Youth Workers Respond to Pornography. . . .
Over the weekend I had the privilege of spending a day with a roomful of youth workers at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference talking about one of the most timely, urgent, and difficult youth culture topics out there. . .…
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Wrestling With Homosexuality. . . What’s A Christian to Do? . . .
I didn’t sleep well last night. Another conversation about homosexuality was something I was a part of yesterday. There have been plenty of these conversations. . . more and more, in fact, in the last few months. But the issue…
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Sex on Campus. . . The Preschool Campus. . .
By now, this is old news. . . but I haven’t been able to bring myself to blog on it because any attempt to do so seemed like sensationalism. Then I realized that as cultural shifts and trends like this…
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Youth Workers and Passion. . . The Need To Be Your Message. . .
There’s a trend in ministry. . . youth ministry included. . . that seems somewhat troubling to me. Maybe I’m just thinking too much about it, but the more I think about it the more I don’t think that I’m…
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Youth Workers, Digital Discernment, and Those Sneaky Isms. . . .
Last Thursday I blogged about the dangers of not paying attention to what life on the digital frontier is doing to us. . . and how getting sidetracked and losing focus can lead to some dangers. Let me propose that…
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Driving Through the Garage Door. . . Thoughtlessness and Technology. . .
Jeff Van Gundy admits he wasn’t thinking. . . at least not about what he should have been thinking about. At the time, Van Gundy was the coach of basketball’s New York Knicks. Driving home after a game, he was…
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The Bible and the Super Bowl. . . .
Most of us watched, didn’t we? And most of us watched the way we normally watch. . . disengaged. . . thoughtlessly. . . seeking to be entertained by the creativity (yes, some really great creativity!) of the stagers, the…
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Super Bowl Commercial. . . Now That’s What We’re Talkin’ About! . .
If you caught Monday’s blog you know that once again, we’re encouraging parents and youth workers to seize the teachable $8 million marketing moments (or, more accurately, minutes) that will come flying at us before, during and after this Sunday’s…
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Ads Gone Wild. . . Super Bowl Commercials and Why We’re Nuts. . . .
Note: for an updated 2022 post on Super Bowl ads, click here. “Commercials” used to be a dirty word. They interrupted our television watching. They were an excuse to get up and get a snack or go to the bathroom.…
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A Weekend Pause. . . with Metaxas and Bonhoeffer. . .
You’ll no doubt be sitting around a bit over the last couple of days. . . it’s the weekend. . . you’ll watch TV. . . waste a little time maybe in front of the TV. . . I know.…
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Time Flies. . . Don’t Miss It. . .
Twenty-five years ago right now I was walking on air! I was getting ready to leave Abington Hospital outside of Philly. Inside, my wife was holding our just-born third child. . . a girl. . . Bethany. . . meaning…
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