Who’s Your Favourite Narnia Character?
What’s your favourite Narnia story (or movie)? I thoroughly enjoyed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It’s an incredible story and for me, the film made it even better.
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Focusing On God’s Plan of Salvation (Small Group Study)
A while back I decided to occasionally update my website with lesson plans from our small group sessions. This past week, we spent some time talking about God’s ultimate plan and purpose for our lives.
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How To Fully Grasp David Platt’s “Radical” Challenge
Platt is pushing me to think completely differently about my faith. I’ve been reading “Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream”. In a previous post, I told you a bit about this book by David Platt and how it has really challenged my Western church mindset.
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How To See Wealth as Opportunity Instead of Entitlement
I’ve been working through a challenging book by pastor and author, David Platt. The book is titled, “Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream.” I’m not sure that I really know how to best describe it, other than explaining what has been stirring inside of me.
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Sometimes Our Best Laid Plans Don’t Turn Out As Initially Planned
I was so excited! It was late October during my days as a youth pastor. All in one weekend, we had a Leadership Retreat, a Fund-Raiser Lunch and our annual Youth Harvest Party. Which also included a trip to the local Hay-Maze!
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Francis Chan Gives a Sobering Warning to Young Pastors
The other day I watched a sobering video clip. Author and speaker Francis Chan addressed young pastors and their pursuit to improve their craft. He noted the trend that young pastors often have a strong ability to teach, but their lives are not always displaying what they’re teaching.
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Facing the Sobering Reality of Our Lord’s Return
I came across an old Larry Norman video. My mind immediately went to his famous song, “I Wish We’d All Been Ready”, so I searched for a couple of versions. It had been a long time since I had heard this song and I had forgotten how haunting the lyrics were.
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Family | Gospels | Leadership
How Hobbies and Recreation Can Help You Invest In Your Deepest Relationships
Satan wants to destroy your deepest relationships; with your family and with Jesus. He’s a deceiver, convincing us that working is more important so that we’ll stay away from the people closest to us, and keep our focus away from God. Don’t be tricked; stop working and rest!
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How a Coffee Card Can Impact a Student Ministry
Youth Pastors should spend time with students. Over time, more and more students show up for youth-related events and activities. It can be difficult for a Youth Pastor to get the face-time needed to develop authentic relationships with all the students.
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How To Fight Injustice and Make a Difference
Do you ever see or hear something that makes you angry and feel like fighting? Not so much to fight for the sake of fighting; I’m talking about something deeper. I’m talking about fighting for someone who has been cheated in life or put down by a greater authority.
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The Full Story of Life Crushed Into Four Minutes
This short is from a hip-hop artist named Propaganda, titled “What Is The Gospel”. It is the most creative description of the Gospel that I have ever heard. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
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Are You Bold Enough To Pray Around Your Flag Pole?
It was 7:00 AM local time. A “global day of student prayer” was being held. I had the privilege of gathering with a group of students around their school flag pole.
