I have been a youth minister for 20+ years. Due to a financial struggle in the church, this past week was my first week away from it. I have many memories (both good and bad) – many friendships – many lessons-learned during this time. Here …
Read MoreExplore. Dream. Discover.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – …
Read More2010 Resolution
I made a resolution to read through the Bible this year and I chose the Chronological reading plan which is offered on the youversion.com website (it’s FREE – they also have a mobile version). If you’re interested in joining me, here’s a list of all …
Read MoreRePost: Servant Leadership
This leadership model (Also called Situational Leadership) is grounded in the idea that different people need to be led in different ways. Let me explain the basics. Commitment and Competence – Development StagesDevelopment stage 1 (S1) – People are usually highly committed to a new …
Read MoreChristian Gymnastics – The Balance Beam
Risk is essential if we are going to call ourselves Christians. In Psalm 127:4-5, God describes our children as “arrows” in our quiver. That means we’ve gotta be willing to send our children (and ourselves since we are God’s children – the arrows in His …
Read MoreComic Books and Church – Between Frames
Seth Godin had a great post about marketing based upon some ideas from a book about comic books by Scott McCloud. In comic books, the action takes place “between the frames” and the reader ends up telling the story in his imagination as much or …
Read MoreSelective Ignorance
Does it really matter which Hollywood couple is getting divorced this week? Or who had a fight with the paparazzi? (If your esteem hinges on the “Big Brother” conversations you have with people, then you’ve got more serious issues.) Does it matter which YouTube video …
Read More“Models of the Runway” Winner Interview with Kalyn Hemphill
Kalyn was the very first winner of “Models of the Runway” (the Project Runway spinoff) and was one of the students I served as a youth minister in Lake Jackson. Most people would never believe it, but Kalyn is actually a camper too – she’s …
Read MoreAccording to Your Word
During a devotional time this morning, our Associate Pastor read 1 Kings 3:7-12 and something grabbed my attention that I’ve never noticed before. It was in verse 12. In the ESV it reads, “I now do according to your word.” The interesting thing is that …
Read MoreKesleigh is Walking!!!
She’s just over 10 and a half months old now and she’s ready. She doesn’t like to crawl anymore and seems to want to walk everywhere. The video shows some of her very first steps, but since that time a couple days ago, she’s done …
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