Needed. . . . Biblical Carnivores. . . .
Over the course of the last few years, the scuttlebutt in the world I inhabit has been increasingly filled with questions that start with the simple word “Why.” Youth workers, parents, pastors, and others are prompted to ask these “why”…
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Violated. . . . again. . . .
We’ve now experienced and felt it twice. Unless it’s happened to you, you have no idea what it feels like. I know I didn’t until it happened for the first time 17 years ago. We had packed up the car…
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Today’s Book Winner! . . .
I’m in a generous mood! So, we decided that this week we’d randomly choose a couple of followers of Learning My Lines to win a couple of books as a “thank you” for their loyalty to this blog. So BRANDON…
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Thanks. . . . and a call to prayer. . . .
Now that the busiest weekend in our 20-year CPYU history is over, I want to offer up some “thanks” as I continue to wipe the sleepiness from my eyes. Yes, it was a marathon that required lots of physical and…
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Legacy. . . .
I love how God uses the sum total of the everyday events of our lives to do things like teach, hone, and remind. The last two weeks have been filled with events that keep reminding me of the power of…
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Yes, Culture Is Changing . . . .
Last week I taped some new video spots with our friends from Simply Youth Ministry. . . stuff for kids on how to evaluate music and media. At one point, I was talking about how technology has changed over the…
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Hurting Kids. . . .
I returned home from a great trip to Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan to a wonderful article by Helen Colwell Adams in the Lancaster Sunday News. Helen interviewed Marv Penner and Rich Van Pelt about their upcoming trip to our…
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Punch Me As Hard As You Can. . . .
Did you ever play that game? I’m not sure it’s got an official name and the rules are usually made up as it goes along. I remember it having the same name as the invitation the receiver would issue to…
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A Flurry or Two. . . .
I’ve promised to blog only if there’s something to say. The only word I can muster at this point in the week is “SNOW”. . . and several times over at that. Maybe this picture of the snow plow I…
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Anxious? . . .
Over the course of the last several weeks I’ve been thinking lots about anxiety. I’d like to tell you that my thoughts have been prompted only by the growing parade of people I meet in my travels who confess deep…
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Are You Ready For Some. . . . Commercials?
It’s that time of year again. . . the time of year when companies open their checkbooks and pull out all the stops in an effort to grab our money and brand loyalty. Cost to run an ad on this…
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Channels to the Heart. . . .
We need good art. . . . something better than the simple pictures on Sunday School papers, the kitschy stuff that all too often fills the walls of the local Christian book store, or the me-centered music marked by repetition…
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