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Youth ministry and culture finally meet technology

I remember back in Bible college when several other youth ministry majors and myself sat around in the back of a van discussing the struggle for America’s…

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Youth ministry rant, technology, and United 93

Perry Noble sure had a nice little rant today about churches that don’t properly support their youth ministries. The idea of no fundraising sounds good to…

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Engagement video

Here’s the “reenactment” of my wedding proposal to Dana along with the “director’s commentary.” ;)

It looks like our…

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I’m engaged!

Yup, she said “Yes” last Saturday when I popped the big question. For those who are only interested in the photos, here they are. I’ll have a…

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An unnecessarily complicated gospel

My interns and I have been discussing the gospel in regards to this question: What is the core of the gospel message? Or, in other words, what is essential for…

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Addressing self-esteem at youth group

Self-image is an issue that is sometimes thought to mostly affect girls, but recently I am becoming more and more aware of just how much this affects guys, too…

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Five free invitations to join Lala.com

I was fortunate enough to get in as a member for the beta testing of Lala.com, a program that allows users to exchange their old music CDs for new CDs they…

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Conclusion of my media fast

Saturday night marked the conclusion of my media fast: no TV, video games, or secular music for one week. The whole experience was pretty eye-opening for me…

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Dana’s senior pictures

Apparently Dana had enough confidence in my photography skills that she wanted me to take her college senior pictures instead of going to a professional to have…

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My high school guys are still going strong

I was pleased to find out tonight that all the high school guys are still going strong on their commitment to no TV, video games or secular music for a week. We…

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