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Chameleon
30 Jul 2010This past Wednesday was my first “back in the saddle” of youth ministry at Celebrate Youth since my maternity leave (though I’ll contend I did more youth ministry while I was “away” than I had in the last few months). It was amazing to be back with the kids and the team. I am on [...]
I read my previous post and I look at my little girl. For a moment I am ashamed of the feelings I had when I was pregnant with her. I am ashamed of my lack of trust in God, His plans, His timing. But only for a moment…because I can barely remember those past feelings [...]
Life Journal: Day 1
In: The Word
14 Jan 2010It’s January 13th of the new year, but it’s day 1 for me in a new beginning. Without spending too much time dwelling on the past, I will just say that my time in God’s word these past months has been pretty dismal, due to some major life changes and some real questioning of God’s [...]
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The truth hurts.
12 Aug 2009Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. –Proverbs 12:18 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. –Hebrews 4:12 There were days [...]
The Relevance of the Gospel
9 Aug 2009I was in a conversation with a friend of mine about my role in youth ministry, and I accidentally allowed the word “relevance” to escape my mouth. I know that’s a hot topic among the youth ministry community, and I thought my own stance was clear, but yet…I wonder. A lot of pastors and youth [...]
The Puzzle
29 Jul 2009I wrote days ago about God’s intricate and amazing creativity in putting together the many pieces of His puzzle, and I had to share the awesome way I’ve experienced that in the last couple weeks. I’m a musician, so I find God speaks pretty directly to me through song. This may seem a crazy coincidence [...]
Somebody Else’s Child
In: The Word
14 Jul 2009So the staff at Celebrate has been given some assigned reading by Keith. It’s a book called The Hole in Our Gospel by World Vision president Richard Stearns. It’s wrecking. It’s breaking me to the inner core, discussing how the Christian church and Christians in general have become apathetic to the very people that Jesus [...]
Waiting at the Gates of God’s Abundance
In: The Word
27 Apr 2009This past weekend, I presented the message for our Kindergarten-5th grade children’s church. This week’s lesson was on conviction: standing for what is right when others don’t. More specifically, it was about telling others about Jesus. I taught on Acts 3, where Peter and John heal the lame man who sits in front of the [...]
“If it had not been for the Lord…”
In: The Word
11 Mar 2009So I think God is trying to tell me something. I’ve been getting the same message from different sources these last few weeks, and I’m not too dull to think it’s coincidence. I shared this message with a youth girl a week ago (though they were most certainly not my words). Keith shared this message [...]
There is no worship “how-to”.
3 Mar 2009I was inspired and challenged by my time in the worship leaders’ affinity group with Jason Carson at NYMC. It was great to hang out with others who lead worship or direct students in the youth ministry setting, to hear their stories, their ideas, their struggles. It was especially exciting to sit down for lunch [...]
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- mjrockin: Thanks for your encouraging words on my blog. Just reading a few of your posts & I have to say [...]
- Chris Dicus: Wow. That was powerful, beautiful and heartbreaking. God bless you and the ministry He's entrusted [...]
- becky: Haven't we had a couple of those (65-year-old white-haired guys)? They seem pretty relevant to me. [...]
- Jamie Stolp: Great take on the word "relevance!" The principle of leadership shown by Christ here are so much th [...]
- Tom Neary: You watch the Hills? :-) Great Posts! [...]