This month I will celebrate eight years working as a youth pastor at my church. Some days those eight years seem to have flown by, like the Millennium Falcon making the Kessel run. Other days, those eight years have dragged on, like Anakin and Padme’s dialogue on Tattoine in Attack of the Clones. Whether they’veRead more
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Jesus told Peter that the gates of Hades wouldn’t overcome the church, but millennials leaving the church might. Just kidding. The Church is exploding in other parts of the world, but those of us in the United States should be concerned with an apparent exodus of millennials. CNN.com had a story on a Pew ResearchRead more
The games have always been one of my favorite parts about youth group. When I was a student I loved playing the games and now as a pastor I love running the games (and playing the games). Unfortunately I’m not as young as I once was and I can’t mix it up like I usedRead more
I’ve spent most of my life in southern California and didn’t see the world famous Hollywood sign until I was well into my 20s. I first saw the sign when I was at a church in East Hollywood. East Hollywood isn’t nearly as glamorous as other parts of Hollywood. In fact it’s fairly impoverished andRead more
Yesterday I wrote about having a “baditude,” which is a conjunction for bad attitude. I wrote that while we don’t have total control over our circumstances, we do have control over how we respond. Nothing gives us a baditude; we choose to have a baditude. I wrote about baditudes because I was speaking about baditudesRead more
Over the years a lot of my nerdiness has taken place late at night. I’m probably only reflecting on this because, at this exact moment, it’s 2:10am on Wednesday, September 3. This post will hopefully go live in another 50 minutes and I will hopefully be in bed. Right now I find myself awake becauseRead more