This week we kicked off both our high school and junior high midweek programs. After a long summer of beach trips and summer camps, we’re back to having youth group every Tuesday and Wednesday. It was great to see our students again. Our ministry takes a couple weeks off during August when school begins soRead more
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The Emmys were earlier this week and I realized that I’m pretty out of touch with modern television. I don’t watch Modern Family or The Big Bang Theory and I’m just now watching Breaking Bad. I’m not opposed to television; I actually really enjoy watching TV. For me to really enjoy a series, though, IRead more
Since I’ve finally caught up with Doctor Who I thought now would be a good time to introduce Doctor Who-esdays. Every Tuesday during the season I’ll provide some thoughts and insights into the previous weekend’s episode of Doctor Who. It’s nice to finally be caught up so that I can participate in the conversation insteadRead more
The Christian celebrity culture exists. The popularity of megachurches has led to superstar pastors. Bill Hybels, Rick Warren and Andy Stanley are some of the most influential pastors in the U.S. Voices like theirs reach far beyond their own congregations and their own church walls. Mark Driscoll is a celebrity pastor. Mars Hill, the churchRead more
Almost a year ago to the day, readers Mickey and Mike called me out for never having seen Galaxy Quest. As a Star Trek fan it seemed only natural that I would have seen a movie that both pokes fun at and honors Gene Roddenberry’s wagon train to the stars. But when Galaxy Quest firstRead more
Earlier this week I shared about my growing love for baptism. I love seeing adults, teenagers and children take the step of baptism and publicly declare their commitment to Christ. I had the great opportunity to baptize three of our students, which was only made better by the fact that I baptized two of themRead more