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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Crossing The Line With Ellen Degeneres. . . .
I’ve been thinking about and processing this since October. That’s when I first saw the YouTube clips from earlier in the month. Initially, we gathered around our family computer and laughed at the viral clip of little eight-year-old Sophia Grace…
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Tim Tebow Lost. . . . Phew!
I’m glad Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos lost yesterday. I know. I know. How dare me attack a Christian brother. . . especially when that Christian brother is St. Tim. Please. . . hear me out first. Am I…
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OK Boys. . . We’re Burning Your Trophies. . . .
So my nephew – who was a pretty decent football player himself a few years ago – texted me this morning. “Google new canaan football team burns trophies.” My nephew lives in Connecticut near New Canaan, which is how he…
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My Youth Ministry Hero. . . .
Ever get asked about who your youth ministry hero is? I’ve been asked, and I’ve asked. When asked, I’ve had a standard answer since the day I graduated from high school. It’s not one hero, but three. They happen to…
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