Youth pastors love cargo shorts. The majority of my 30 years has revolved around youth ministry. Since I was 12 I have been involved in youth ministry as a student, an intern, a volunteer and now a youth pastor. I love youth ministry and I am blessed to work with students on a regularRead more
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbV5hn_ET0U&w=560&h=315] The above video made its way around the Internet yesterday, at least the nerdy parts of the Internet that I regularly traverse. The boy’s reaction to Darth Vader’s confession of paternity is priceless. I wasn’t alive in 1980 to see Vader’s confession on the big screen. Also, by the time I was ableRead more
Batman had Robin. Han had Chewie. Frodo had Sam. Donkey had Diddy (as did Biggie). Some of the greatest heroes don’t do it on their own. Whether they’re protecting Gotham, taking on the Empire, destroying the one ring or collecting bananas, heroes sometimes need a sidekick. Even though sidekicks can be useful, they can alsoRead more
At youth group this week I spoke about how our friends can influence us positively or negatively. Here are some villains who could have used better friends. Anakin Skywalker Read more
Stars Wars comes out on Blu-ray a week from tomorrow. Ever since the release of the Special Editions in 1997, George Lucas has constantly been tinkering with his creation. He has made even more changes, some of which can be found here, to the upcoming Blu-ray release which have upset some fans. I love StarRead more
I’ve already documented my struggles with prayer. Prayer doesn’t come as naturally to me as it does to some other people. Unfortunately, sometimes reading the Bible doesn’t come that easy to me either. I know there’s more to our lives with God than praying and reading the Bible, but those are two core disciplines thatRead more