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I know I said I'd write about Doctor Who today, but yesterday Alycia and I got distracted by getting an apartment. Today I'm visiting our high school group at summer camp, so here's a #TBT post about missing summer camp for the first time last year. Nine months ago I left my job as a youth pastor. IRead more

I’ve gone to a lot of youth group nights over the years. Not many of them stick out because they all sort of run together. One night in particular, though, stands out from the rest. One night in my early years doing youth ministry, one of our leaders, Marc, was teaching. As part of hisRead more

I’m not a big Pink Floyd fan. In fact, I find most 70s rock to be self-indulgent. I get that you want to jam for 13 minutes, but I’d prefer to hear a new song. So this post definitely isn’t about Pink Floyd or any other structure erected my humans. The title of this postRead more

I may consider just doing a bunch of reposts during camp week. Here's an old post I wrote four years ago as we were leaving camp. Today we’re leaving camp and heading home. It has been an awesome week spending time with students and seeing God work in their lives. I’ve spent a lot ofRead more

At summer camp I sometimes find it difficult to be a good youth pastor and a good blogger. I was up until 2:30 in the morning the first night of camp because I needed to edit and post the podcast. To be a good youth pastor I need to get some more sleep, which meansRead more