Walkoff! . . . .
It’s early afternoon and I just climbed out of bed a couple of hours ago. I didn’t climb into bed until 3am after a long solo drive home from witnessing not only Phillie baseball history, but baseball history. Thanks to…
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Read These. . . .
I love a good and inspiring book. I’m guessing you do too. So. . . . I want to pass on recommendations for a couple of new books that I’ve read that I’m encouraging others to read as well. You…
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Watching Letterman. . . .
I’m a big fan of David Letterman’s comedic style and genius. While I had seen Letterman on The Tonight Show in the late 70s, what I remember most about those early years is tuning in during the summer of 1980…
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Have You Got 20 Minutes? . . .
My co-worker Derek Melleby started our CPYU Bookshelf blog because of a question we get asked over and over: “What are you reading?” It’s a place where we share thoughts, reflections, and recommendations on stuff we’ve read that we think…
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Rick Warren And Seminary. . . .
Over the weekend I and over 42,000 other people read an interesting tweet from Rick Warren. It said, “It takes about 10 yrs of local church pastoring to lose the arrogance u pick up in seminary, otherwise u likely won’t…
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Youth Knows No Pain. . . .
Last week I wrapped up preparation for a new seminar on Narcissism in youth culture. Not surprisingly, youth culture is really no different from our culture-at-large in terms of the obsession with me, myself, and I. During the long and…
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Just For Fun. . . Again. . .
I’ve got a friend named Teddy who brings deep joy to everyone he meets. Teddy, who is close in age to me, has Down Syndrome. Those of you who are younger might not know that in days gone by (and…
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Put Me In My Place. . .
Dr. Phil was in Philly yesterday. The show was broadcast live from Independence Mall and featured a lineup of guests – including our Governor – who had gathered to process and debate the signing of convicted criminal Michael Vick by…
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Just For Fun. . .
The Phillies played the Nationals tonight in Philly. The Phils’ Jason Werth hit a foul ball into the upper deck, where a happy dad snagged the ball and handed the little white prize to his young daughter. It turned out…
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VMA Thoughts. . . .
Did you get to see the VMAs? I’m hoping you did and that you’re up for sharing your thoughts about the broadcast, the questions I posted here on Friday, and the implications of it all in terms of our ministries…
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DON’T Miss This! . . . .
Earlier this year Lisa and I were reminded of a simple principle that has a lot to do with your concern for children and teens, along with our work here at CPYU. Perhaps you remember me blogging about our trip…
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Sucker Punch. . . .
The first weekend of college football is over and the big story is about Oregon running back Legarrette Blount and his postgame sucker punch of Boise State’s Byron Hout. Not surprisingly, the video has gone viral and is fodder for…
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