5 out of 5 stars For Young Men Only is a good book for guys about girls. Here is the description from the book: “Just for guys… the inside scoop on girls from the girls themselves. Okay, the authors aren’t girls. But to bring you the facts they surveyed more than 1,000 of them. Every…
My favorite spiritual gift
We just finished our last session of “Contagious Christian” study today in Edwin’s Bible study. It was a good study and I’m glad people are seeking to find ways to share their faith. I wish I was a better evangelist. But, what I really want is a more specific gift… evangelism linebacking! This video gives…
Why we didn’t pray for finals this week
We did NOT pray for finals this week in small groups… at least in my group. During our prayer time this week our high school students split up according to grade. I was with the freshmen for prayer time. I enjoy being with them because freshmen are… well… cute. Sometimes they are goofy, sometimes they…
Letting the Plates Fall – Getting back to normal
I’m not sure what normal is these days. For the past few months my life has been anything but “normal.” I have done, by necessity, too many things that I am not good at. In a way I’ve been spinning plates. If you have ever seen a variety show where a man spins plates on…
Leading service projects – moving beyond
Last time I wrote about successfully running a service project. Today, I am writing about knowing your limits concerning a service project. Hope you can learn from my experience. 7. Know your limits – Unless you are an expert in the field of your service project bring in an expert. A wise person seeks the…
How to run a successful service project
I can write this blog because of all the mistakes I’ve made running service projects. I have managed quite a few service projects in my 13 years of ministry. Not all of them have been stellar. In fact, a number of them were hugely unsuccessful. Some have been okay. And few of them have been…
Review of Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
4 out of 5 stars You are given one life to live. It is absolutely unique to you. How can you live it in such a way that the world will be better because of it? This is the question Max Lucado sets out to answer in his book “Outlive Your Life.” Lucado, in his…
Reality vs. Perception
The saying goes “perception is reality.” While there is truth to that statement, it is not absolutely true. The truth is, as simple as it may sound, reality is reality. The way we interpret reality can be really misleading. The Bible tells us “the heart is deceitful” and not admitting that is denying a greater…
The Interpretation of Luke 2:49 and the Significance of the Temple in the Gospel of Luke
I’ve been doing a series on the life of Jesus for the youth. I was looking through some old seminary papers and came across this one. I wrote it for Dr. Bock at DTS in a class on the Gospel of Luke. I got an A on it! It reminded me of the important part…
Going Green the “Old School” Way
I have been lucky enough to be a part of some green building over the last year. We doubled Grace Church in size last year and did so without significantly raising our heating/cooling bills. We recycled all of the cardboard from our construction instead of throwing it away, which would have been easier. Currently we…