Posts from March 2010 (Page 2)
Violated. . . . again. . . .
Walt Mueller the director for the Center of Youth and Parent Understanding has written an amazing piece on diving into the brokenness of the emerging generation. Two key questions come out: 1. What is happening in this young person’s life that shouldn’t be happening? and. . . 2. What is not happening in this young person’s life that should be happening?…
Who's St. Patrick?
Have you ever wondered what the fuss is about St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s a link that you might find useful for a conversation with your kids. Reid Monaghan is an Acts 29 Church Planter and he has written an excellent little biography of Patrick. Enjoy!
"Word of God, speak!"
The song “Word of God, speak!” by MercyMe is not one of the chart toppers for this great Christian band. But the song has always reminded me of the power of the Scriptures to change my life. And it reminds me that we are not sub-standard Christians because we cannot see Jesus physically. We are not living on meager rations of food for our soul because we have to depend on…
Check out this little audio clip from CP
Check out this little audio clip from CPYU on Youth Violence: http://ow.ly/1mPEn and then I would recommend spending some time at CPYU.org.
Sunday School – It's not that important. NOT!
It’s hard to get up on Sunday mornings for the 9:30 am Sunday School. Saturday night was late. The fight isn’t worth it. So, you grab the paper and a cup of coffee and arrive in time for worship at 10:45, after all, youth group is in the evening and that will be enough (except that…
Mapping A Route
I had a lot of dreams when I was expecting my first child. There were many things I desired, for the baby, this new person. One of the things I longed after was a nursery that matched. There was a particular primary color bear and heart pattern that made me smile. But I did not have the finances to create my “dream” nursery. Our car seats came from garage sales, our crib…