Shaved Heads, Goatees, And Other Misdirected Attempts At Reaching The World. . . .
There’s nothing wrong with shaving your head. . . except maybe for me with my knobby skull. There’s nothing wrong with complementing your bald head with a well-manicured goatee. But a few years ago, I noticed that as I would…
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Death. . . .
It’s coming. . . I know it is. And no matter how much I might try to ignore it or convince myself otherwise, my own death will someday visit my life. I was reminded of this again this morning when…
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Pursuing The Depth Of The Skin. . . .
This is not only what we’ve come to, but where we’re still going. . . and it’s going to destroy us. While we’ve been made to pursue the deep things of God, we’ve somehow bought the lie that we’re to…
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Divorce – Facebook Made Me Do It! . . . .
The other day I attended the wedding of a couple of young friends. One of our pastors, Troy, issued a wonderfully straightforward and realistic challenge to the pair as they were just minutes away from embarking on their life together.…
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Generation Porn – Where Will It End? . . . .
A couple of weeks ago I was in the car with my 17-year-old son Nate and one of his classmates. It was early on a Saturday morning and we were driving to a lacrosse tournament on a road north of…
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Youth Culture, Kids, and Isms. . . .
After blogging yesterday on the differences between the “over here” and the “over there,” I read the first chapter in the newest and the last (sadly) book from John Stott, a theologian from “over there” who’s got a lot to…
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Over Here vs. Over There. . . .
The other day I read something that describes the mounting challenges that committed European Christians are facing as they endeavor to live as faithful followers of Jesus Christ. In my selfishness, I found myself breathing a sigh of relief for…
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Grass, Graduations, And That Song Stuck In My Head . . . .
As if there isn’t already enough weirdness about me that’s evident to those who know me, let me reveal two little idiosyncrasies that to this point have remained locked in my brain and therefore, known only to me. Both have…
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Stop Your Yelling! . . .
I wasn’t going to blog on last Wednesday’s baseball game – the game that’s sure to be one of the most memorable in baseball history – until hearing and seeing what I saw and heard on Saturday. Nate’s high school…
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Help Us Help You. . . .
We’ve got a technology issue here at CPYU. . . and we need your help. Three years ago, the IT company we use to keep us up and running informed us that our server was running on its last legs.…
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2-Year-Old Smokes. . . 2 Packs a Day. . . .
Just when I thought I had seen everything there is to see in youth culture. . . .
As Time Goes On, I Realize. . . .
Great friends, bad sound, a band I loved during the 1970s, and some overwhelming realizations. . . that’s what last night was all about. Lisa and I ventured down to the local American Music Theater with our friends Duffy and…
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