I have a wide variety of interests, and they show up in my reading: biographies, the land of this … [Read more...]
What I Read in 2024
I got closer this year to my goal than ever before! Thank you, audio books, for some of these … [Read more...]
25 thoughts on #Advent
Driving back from Thanksgiving, I had in mind the idea to write "25 Â Thoughts on Advent" (since … [Read more...]
on dating: the youthworker talks to the parent
Dear Andy, You've been in youth ministry for (gasp!) over 15 years now. You've been a parent for … [Read more...]
why youth ministry? [part 2]
A few days ago I asked this question about the “why†of youth ministry: Is there any good or … [Read more...]
why youth ministry?
I remember one particularly galling Wednesday night several years ago. The previous days had brought … [Read more...]
on the importance of being unimportant
Happy New Year, everyone. To listen to some in the last two weeks, you'd have though the world … [Read more...]
From one to another
Sometimes the simple words in Scripture say exactly what you think and feel. Today as I leave New … [Read more...]
on a new assignment
Part of the reason it’s been so quiet here is that I’ve been preparing for a big change. Last … [Read more...]
on pilgrimage
I read this to my children the other night. I can't recall what prompted it, but something sparked … [Read more...]