Where the Kingdom must come. . . .
I just got back from Nashville and the third of the this year’s three National Youthworker’s Conventions. By the way, kudos again to my good friends at Youth Specialties for making it possible for youth workers to gather together in…
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Culture in 7 minutes and 32 seconds. . . .
I typically get funny looks when I admit to Christian friends that I’ve always loved watching Bill Maher. I was disappointed when his Politically Incorrect went off the air. I found it to be especially eye-opening and stimulating. Somehow, Maher…
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This is why. . . .
I’m changing names and places, but the story is true. So true that it kept me awake one night recently. I was speaking to parents and youth workers in a community far from our office here in PA. The back…
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Paris is coming to town! . . .
So now it’s come to this. . . . our culture that is. I got to the back page of the first section of yesterday’s Sunday News and there she was. . . . Paris Hilton. . . . the…
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President-Elect Antichrist. . . .
According to some people, the world ended at around 11pm last Tuesday night. Now, these people are depressed, down-in-the-dumps, morose, etc. Many of these people are fellow followers of Christ. I’ve even heard some of these people speculate on whether…
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Beauty. . . .
Sometimes we need a reminder. I got a well-needed reminder last weekend at the National Youthworkers Convention in Pittsburgh. I stood in the back of the room as Mark Yaconelli issued the reminder from the main stage. Some of you…
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Baseball (In) Heaven. . . .
So last night it happened. . . the Phils won the World Series! As the game went into the top of the ninth with the Phils up by a run and Brad “Lights Out” Lidge on the mound, I turned…
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May We Serve You? . . . .
I’m tired right now – really tired. I returned from four days in Pittsburgh that were absolutely exhausting, but absolutely energizing. I want to tell you about my trip with the hope that you might begin to think creatively about…
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The words of the day. . . .
Let’s Go Phillies!
Here We Go! . . .
So some of you have been wondering about my silence regarding my beloved Phillies. It’s called caution. And it’s a caution that’s grown out of experience. You have to remember, my two most vivid early cultural memories were the assassination…
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Memories and Britney. . . .
I just spent three days in the past, present, and future. It was a 72-hour run that drove home the fact that culture rolls on. . . . picking up mass, volume, and speed. And, I was reminded that depravity…
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Why are we so nuts? . . . .
This morning I’ve been getting ready for a big trip to Pittsburgh scheduled for next week. I’m working with a couple of churches who have put together a very aggressive schedule of events, most of which are designed to engage…
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