[Note: Today's post is a repost. Why? Cause I'm out of town today. I'm on a real life vacation. The only thing that makes it better than a family vacation is that this is a guy's vacation. A bro-down. … [Read more...]
The Gospel And Youth Ministry: Trend or Movement?
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
[NOTE: This is a post I wrote for the ym360 Blog today. Hope you enjoy!] Unless you've been in a bunker (c'mon, you don't REALLY believe in that Mayan Calendar 2012 stuff, do you?) you've probably … [Read more...]
Laughter And God’s Faithfulness
May 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
It's been a heavy few days around these parts. Just big time stuff impacting some friends of ours. Big stuff. In the midst of this, I was due for a breakfast date with my two oldest daughters. A … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes Look At “NEW: First Steps For New Christ-Followers”
May 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
So, some of you know that I have been working on wrapping up my latest book. Well, it's pretty much done! It'll ship last week in May, and man, am I pumped! I've written all about it over on the … [Read more...]
The 8 Faith Factors of Vibrant Youth Ministries and Students
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I've been more or less immersed in research lately. This is being fed by a few different projects I'll be able to share more fully in the upcoming months. But I ran across a study I had encountered a … [Read more...]
When Your Big Discipleship Vision Doesn’t Leave The Ground
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Edward Makuka Nkoloso at his Zambian training camp for astronauts.) If you've hung around on this blog any length of time, you've probably gathered that I'm a fan of WIRED magazine. Guilty as … [Read more...]
The Unpleasant Side Of Following Jesus
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I had an interesting interaction with my youngest daughter a couple of days ago. It went like this . . . Setting: I'm eating an egg white and spinach omelet that was much more spinach than egg. … [Read more...]
The Art Of Outlasting
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today's post is personal and hopefully a little fun. I was about a mile into what turned out to be a 5+ mile run yesterday. I was approaching a park on my route where many people will park their … [Read more...]
Discipleship Quote: The Wonder Of Adoption
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It's Friday which means another discipleship quote. Here's this week's quote, a real knock-out from Chrysostom: God is not so well pleased with being our Master as he is with being our Father; he … [Read more...]
My Definition Of Discipleship (And What I See Is The Biggest Obstacle)
May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I like the way Joel Mayward writes and thinks about youth ministry and discipleship. And so when he asked me to write for a series on his blog about defining discipleship, I was in. I'll post my … [Read more...]
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