This thing… and all things.

“Do you know what my mom always used to tell me?” He was struggling to keep his balance (and catch his breath) nearly 24 feet off the ground in our indoor ropes course. Last year he had come to camp and tried, but not been able to overcome his fear of heights. He had not […]

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Set an example.

Here is an excerpt from the message I shared at chapel this morning in our series Trustworthy Sayings, from 1 Timothy. In 1 Timothy 4:12, Paul encourages Timothy to set an example for other followers of Jesus of how he should, or could, live. Ok… cool stuff… there’s two ways this phrase set an example […]

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A quick trip to India.

Phone calls. Texting. Emails. Social media posts. They’re all examples of technology that have made the face-to-face, knee-to-knee, hand-on-your-shoulder meeting obsolete. At least they’ve tried. I’ve seen several youth pastors recently asking questions (online) about how to best communicate with their students. Their polls typically provide possible answers from the list above. I receive countless […]

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Review: unChristian

This is the book I should have read in 2007. This is the book we all should have read in 2007. And, if you read it in 2007, you know what I mean. UnChristian is a necessary wakeup call for Western Christianity, not alarmist, but providing a thorough and thoughtful review of years of research […]

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