Make Me Over. . . . Please . . . .
Last night I asked our waitress if she was a student. She used to be. She just graduated after majoring in art and photography. Not sure about the job prospects in those fields, but she’s waitressing for now. When asked…
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M.L.K. And A Good Word for the Church Today. . . .
Today is Martin Luther King Day and we kicked it off with a great challenge here in our Ministry to Emerging Generations Doctoral cohort at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Virginia Ward – one of our students and a person familiar to…
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If Tim Tebow Had Asked Me. . . .
Tim Tebow was talked about quite a bit on Sunday night, into Monday, etc. That sure was fun to watch, wasn’t it? Doesn’t matter who it was taking the snap. That’s the kind of great finish that we’ll be watching…
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Following Jesus. . . or Jersey Shore? . . .
The frustration level is growing. It’s prompted by one of the many things so many mature Christians are seeing as marks of the up and coming young adult folks who confess to being followers of Jesus Christ. It’s seen anecdotally.…
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Is It Getting Dark In Here? . . . .
OK. . . this one may seem like a bit of a downer. It has to do with the question we’ve all been asked more than enough times over the last few days – “Did you have a nice holiday?”…
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So. . . Are You Full? . . . Or, Did Christmas Let You Down Again? . . .
Last week I spotted an article on shopping that classified the different types of shoppers that we are. Appropriate, I guess, in the midst of the busiest shopping time of the year. The article got me thinking about a shopping…
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How To Use Social Networking Tools More Effectively In Your Ministry. . . .
Social Networking. . . good or bad? It depends on the person using it. Like everything in life, we can use things to the glory of God, or we can use them to the glory of the world, the flesh,…
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A Blessed Christmas to You All! . . . Listen and Ponder. . .
Knocking At Your Door by Bill Mallonee
The Christmas Story. . . Narrated by Kids. . . Nice. . .
Thanks Mike Flavin, for sending me a link to this. Done by the kids at St. Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand. To the rest of you, enjoy. . .
Christopher Hitchens Is Dead. . . How Did You Respond? . . .
In today’s fast-paced media-driven world, the news about atheist Christopher Hitchens’ death is old. He died last week. We mentioned it in the CPYU office. Then yesterday, Derek Melleby – director of our College Transition Initiative – blogged on Hitchens’…
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Messing With The NHL. . . Or, How I Could Have Screwed Up The Winter Classic. . .
We took a little trip to Philly yesterday. Our humble and small CPYU staff loaded up for a road trip that included lunch and a tour of Citizen’s Bank Park. That’s the home of the Phillies in case you didn’t…
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Cultural Hypocrisy. . . and Abercrombie. . .
Yesterday I blogged about Ellen Degeneres, Nicki Minaj, and the appropriateness of encouraging and celebrating the “Super Bass” worldview among eight and five-year-old kids. I question the appropriateness of the “Super Bass” worldview for anybody. Yesterday long-time Philly sportswriter, Bill…
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