Blog
Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Over the hill?
Yep, it's true. I hit the big 3-0 today. Everyone says that I'm now old, but I don't feel much different than yesterday. It was definitely a good day. The first full day with Janell and Nathan back was great. We watched football and went to a party with the other...
read moreYeah!!!
Janell and Nathan made it home tonight! Woo hoo! Bachelor week is over! No more manly movies, but plenty of fun with the family in this next week. I'm so glad they're back! Yippy!
read moreMovies I watched this week
These are the movies I watched while Janell was away this week. I didn't get to the Lord of the Rings movies. I'll have to do that some other time. Click one of the pictures to find out more about the movie.
read moreTroubled Youth Background Reading
I'm spending part of this week working on preparing for a class I'll be teaching in January on ministering to troubled youth. Part of the background reading for the class is The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis. I read through it and took some notes...
read moreYou mean to tell me
Yesterday was my last 7 am class of the quarter (see related post). I asked my students when they finished classes for the day, and they said that they finished at 1 pm every Tuesday and Thursday. I was astonished! The whole quarter, we've been killing ourselves to...
read moreThe Future of Youth Ministry
Marko has mused on the future of youth ministry, and I thought I'd put in my two cents. Since the practice of youth ministry is only a little over 50 years old, we can expect great changes in the next fifty years. If you ask me, youth ministry is always changing. It...
read moreThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Second only to Christmastime, this is the best time of the year. Sports-wise, it's pretty much the only time of the year when all four major sports are playing. Along with the fall weather come the baseball playoffs (pretty much the best part of the Major Leagues)....
read moreWhat to do
Many of my students are being or have been invited to share at other churches. When people find out that they are studying youth ministry, they ask them to speak to the young people at their church either at a camp or a conference or youth meeting. Many times, my...
read moreHot chocolate
I'm listening to the always mellow Andrew Peterson, drinking hot chocolate (with mini-marshmallows), and basically just hanging out. I am really missing Janell and Nathan. Being single stinks. That's it. I lasted about 4 days. I'm lost now. I hope to make it to the...
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