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GOBBLE Your Way to Being Being Thankful

Nov 19, 2018

The Bible tells us to, "Be thankful in every circumstance," but often we're too busy being jealous of others or not content with what we have to be thankful. Our culture doesn't help us with this, as we are always competing with others and told to, "Be the...

What it Takes for a Movement

Nov 18, 2018

I had two meetings last Thursday, and in both of them, we were talking about how to move things forward in our ministry. One of our great desires is that the student ministry can become a movement...something that really makes a difference in our city. That got me...

Beauty and Destruction – The Power of Ice (and Words)

Nov 15, 2018

We woke up this morning to a covering of ice. It is beautiful. I couldn't stop looking at it. I braved the cold to take some pictures and videos of the icicles forming and covering the trees. Seeing the glistening of the ice on the woods next to our house made it...

Stan Lee, Marvel, and God’s Big Story

Nov 14, 2018

Earlier this week, Stan Lee, legendary co-creator of many of the super heroes we as a culture have come to love, passed away at the age of 95. If you've been online at all, you've no doubt seen many posts about how Stan Lee's characters have impacted many...

Keys to Abiding in Christ

Nov 11, 2018

Our student ministry has been looking at the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-39) for the last five weeks. We have especially been focusing on loving God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, loving our neighbors, and remembering how much God loves us, which gives us...

How Did a Good Guy Like Me Become a Duke Fan?

Nov 9, 2018

From the time I was in Middle School, I've been a Duke Blue Devil's Fan. That's really hard for some of my Kentucky friends to grasp, especially since I never went to Duke and lived in Florida my whole life. Since I went to the Champions Classic this week (where Duke...

People and Categories

Nov 6, 2018

We tend to see people in categories. Never is this really seen more than in high school. I remember the following scene from the movie Mean Girls...about the high school lunchroom...watch it below. https://youtu.be/gZ_qXmxdgGM It's interesting because humans naturally...

Jesus Changes Everything

Nov 5, 2018

The gospels and the book of Acts are full of stories of people who encounter Jesus at varying stages of life. Children are brought to him by their parents. Prophets rejoice because they had waited their whole life to meet him.Blind men shout out for his...

Three Rs of Bible Reading

Nov 2, 2018

This week as I was sharing with our youth group, I reminded them of the 3 Rs of Bible reading. Often, I find myself and others reading passages so quickly that we glance over most of the details that give insight into what's actually happening. I'm trying to remember...

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