Posts from June 2009
>The Power of Apology
> Posted by Robin Schmidt on June 23rd, 2009 Have you ever been hurt? It is usually the people closest to us that hurt us. Is it ever easy to ask someone’s forgiveness? Is it ever easy to say, I was wrong, I am sorry, please forgive me? It may be even harder to grant forgiveness. Growing up I can’t remember my father ever saying he was sorry. We talked…
Thoughts and Questions for Parents On Father’s Day
This is article is worth the read in it’s entirety. I think the questions are really helpful. I hope you find them helpful too. You will find a link to the original post at the bottom. From the Internet Monk: It’s Father’s Day weekend, one of the Hallmark calendar days, but worth at least…
Technology and Youth Ministry
Folks this is an important article to read. It is a snapshot of what is happening in the world around us all the time. The growing dependence on technology, but more so, the need for communication. Are you carving out time to be with your kid? From Youth Specialties… I’m an unashamed tech junkie, which is proving to be a major asset in youth ministry.…
Will MTV's '16 And Pregnant' Be Part Of The Solution (Or The Problem)?
Below is an article from YPULSE, which is basically a teen culture tracking blog. What I was most interested in were the comments from teens, they hit across the board. This is important because it points out the reality that there is not a homogeneous youth culture. One comment…
Welcome to Their Jungle Part 2
I wanted to finish up the thoughts about the youth culture in general and the effects of postmodernity (read part one here). This generation is suspicious of truth claims. The statisitcs that Mueller presents from the Barna group are alarming in that most “Christian” teenagers do not believe that their faith is based on something “true”. The…
>The Road Not There
>Robert Frost took the road less traveled, and it made all the difference. But what about when the choice is not between two roads, but moving forward where there is no path at all? Posted by Robin Schmidt on June 11th, 2009 We are the “sandwich” generation. Sandwiched between the needs of our parents and our children. I am feeling it. If I am feeling…
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