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Today was presentation day in Youth Culture class. I divided the class into three groups of two, and their assignment was to investigate and give a presentation on a youth subculture. The investigation was to have at least 6 interviews with people involved in that...

Please pray: Last night, Janell's mom called to tell us that Grandma Graham is in the hospital. Originally, they thought it was pneumonia, but they ran some tests and found a tumor in her lung. The early speculation is that it could be lung cancer. Please pray for her...

Yesterday was "Spirit Day" at MCCA. Everyone dressed up in school colors, some painted their faces, and some dyed their hair. Rob Torbert cooked out hamburgers on the grill, and we all had a great time. After school, we had a "non-detention," which is basically a time...

On my recent border trip, there was one thing that stuck in my mind. It was the contrast that there is between the Mexican side of the border and the US side of the border. The Mexican town of Reynosa is a nice, little Mexican town, with the usual pockets of poverty....

I'm back from the border trip to McAllen, Texas. It took about 12 hours each way, but it wasn't that bad. It's always good to cross into the good old US of A. I'll write more about it later, but in the meantime, check out the 45 photos I put up from the trip.

Tonight was MCCA Bible study. We had about 16 kids here and talked about acceptance. It was a fun time, with lots of good discussion and plenty of laughs. Tomorrow morning, Joel and I are leaving for McAllen, Texas. We're going to pick up some supplies for the MK...

Since I only have seminary class on Wednesdays and Fridays, today I substituted at MCCA for Joel, the math teacher, because he had to go to immigration for his visa. It is always cool to work with Janell. That is, after all, the way we met each other. It's fun to...

Today, I took my Youth Culture class to the Bazaar (basically a huge Mexican flea-market) here in Lomas Verdes. We are studying sub-cultures, and it is amazing how many different sub-cultures you can find in a place like the bazaar. One of the manifestations of a...

The weekend went well. I gave a one hour workshop about youth ministry at the Central Baptist Association's meeting. There were over 30 in attendance, and we talked about some myths about youth ministry. I think it went well. We rushed from the conference, which was...