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25 thoughts on #Advent

December 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Driving back from Thanksgiving, I had in mind the idea to write "25  Thoughts on Advent" (since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: Advent, Story, what I think

on dating: the youthworker talks to the parent

November 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

Dear Andy, You've been in youth ministry for (gasp!) over 15 years now. You've been a parent for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: dating, parents, student ministry, what I think

why youth ministry? [part 2]

January 18, 2013 Leave a Comment

A few days ago I asked this question about the “why” of youth ministry: Is there any good or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: student ministry, theology, what I think

why youth ministry?

January 11, 2013 Leave a Comment

I remember one particularly galling Wednesday night several years ago. The previous days had brought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: student ministry, theology, what I think

on the importance of being unimportant

January 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Happy New Year, everyone. To listen to some in the last two weeks, you'd have though the world … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: family, New Creation, Tolkien, what I think

From one to another

July 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Sometimes the simple words in Scripture say exactly what you think and feel. Today as I leave New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: found Tagged With: Philippians, what I think

on a new assignment

May 8, 2012 8 Comments

Part of the reason it’s been so quiet here is that I’ve been preparing for a big change. Last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adventure, home Tagged With: calling, family, what I think

on pilgrimage

February 9, 2012 3 Comments

I read this to my children the other night. I can't recall what prompted it, but something sparked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: found, writing Tagged With: eschatology, Milosz, poetry, what I think

occupying the gospel

January 27, 2012 1 Comment

When I run, I usually have a podcast flowing through the earphones. One of my favorites is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: culture, gospel, On Being, what I think

who writes your script?

December 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

Who writes your script? Each one of us has one. It's the story we tell ourselves. It's our vision … [Read more...]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: what I think

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