There are a lot of memories from my time as a youth pastor that always bring a smile to my face. Seeing students accept Jesus and go on to live for Him certainly is a blessing. But there are also the not so spiritual memories. Lock-ins were an event that always created memories. They followContinue reading “Dazed and confused”
Category Archives: sin
Let the God of the redeemed say so
As a kid and teen, occasionally I found myself throwing hands. It was rarer, however, that these fights were in defense of myself. Most of my scuffles came in defense of my siblings and friends. There was one occasion where I would have done so, but God intervened. Our youth group had taken a tripContinue reading “Let the God of the redeemed say so”
Domesticated sacrifice
What if you had to face a tiger? Pretend you get kidnapped by a psychopathic clown because you taunted him about his terrible balloon animals. He has a plan to dispose of you by feeding you to a tiger. But for some reason the clown asks if you would rather be taken to a tigerContinue reading “Domesticated sacrifice”
They didn’t have to look
A pretty girl walks by and she will turn the heads of the boys. I used joke as a youth pastor that if you get the girls to attend, soon the boys will come too. It is no secret that boys like what they see, and it seems the more they see the more theyContinue reading “They didn’t have to look”
No one remembers
The knowledge can be passed on, but without experience it only informs when the gospel transforms.
But we have a king
Israel had a king and believed that was a sign everything was ok between them and God. But was it?
A welcoming church
A welcoming church does not want to see you as a stat on the attendance sheet, but a person set ablaze by God’s radical love.
God, give them a snake
Conviction is when our sin is confronted with God’s love, which is grace and truth.
Everybody wants revival but nobody wants to die
Last post, I ragged on the course of study as drudgery. But it is not all bad, some classes you meet awesome people and pastors. One such person was Dr. Ken Culbertson, who taught several of the classes I have completed. I love Dr. Culbertson, and I will always remember two things he said. One,Continue reading “Everybody wants revival but nobody wants to die”
Declaration of War
Though we never sought it, asked for it, considered it necessary, God has offered a truce through Jesus.
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