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"He must become greater; I must become less." John 3:30
Archive for February, 2009
NYMC: Day 2
In: NYMC|Youth Ministry
28 Feb 2009Note: Blackberrys do not automatically adjust for a time change, even if turned off and back on again. I was an hour behind this morning. My first session this morning was with Kara Powell & Chuck Bomar about “Preparing Your Teenagers for Life After Youth Group”. I like Kara—she’s my kind of lady. She’s blunt, [...]
NYMC–Evening 1
In: Youth Ministry
27 Feb 2009There’s an energy here, despite the fact that many youth workers who come here, including myself, are drained and in need of a spiritual recharge. It’s been overwhelming and exciting, yet warm and comforting at the same time. Like I could just walk up to anyone here and share my dreams for my teens, my [...]
Kelly
In: Uncategorized
19 Feb 2009Let me preface this by saying that I don’t believe I’ve ever clearly heard the voice of God before now. That’s a dangerous and painful statement for me. Perhaps I’ve heard him, perhaps he’s been speaking to me but I’ve never stopped long enough to listen. But I heard him tonight. I couldn’t explain the [...]
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God [...] Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God [...]
D2S, NYMC, ETC. (IDK, ROFL, LOL) :)
In: NYMC
17 Feb 2009I know that God uses all kinds of wild and downright weird ways to draw people to himself, including burning bushes and bright stars in the night sky. Secretly, I’d really like him to use me. ~ Margaret Feinberg, The Organic God I love that quote. It’s been rolling around in my head since I [...]
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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! [...]