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Thinking about some down time I have coming up in a couple of weeks for Spring Break and I’ve been thinking about how I’m going to use that time to recharge.  I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to vacation.
My idea of a dream vacation:

Brooke, Jada, and Gino
Quiet lake house
Boat for fishing
a frig and [...]

Thinking back on the weekend retreat I just spoke at over in Ohio at Kalahari Resort I kept thinking about this song. There’s a line in the song that asks a good question that challenges me every time I hear it.  The line is…
So what do you do when God moves through you…?

Since today is DC Talk Day on my blog (not intentional but it’s turning into that) I figured I’d confess something.
Confession #1: Before coming on staff at Granger in 2006 I didn’t know Toby Mac was in DC Talk
There is a FUNNY story about how I found out not only was he IN DC Talk [...]

I’m so excited about this years Simply Youth Ministry Conference!  I haven’t been to another conference in a few years and I just feel like this is going to rock!  I get to learn from some of the best in the game, I get to connect with friends from around the country, I get to [...]

I’m loving Luke 9 today.  GSM Journey tonight we’re studying the truth that Jesus calls us in AND sends us out!  It’s got me thinking about this next wave of Student Ministry in America.
It’s easy to grasp that Jesus draws us to himself because it’s something that we can feel, it’s tangible, lots of people/preachers [...]

So excited for my boy Seth who got engaged tonight!  This boy is IN LOVE and it’s obvious!  He loves Jesus (a LOT), loves Sarah (A LOT), and loves zebra cakes (A LOT).
SO HAPPY FOR HIM!
(Seth’s one of my great friends and is also our GSM Worship Leader.)

While teaching this “It’s official” series in GSM, I’ve been thinking nonstop about the reality that God meant his words to be taken and used for application not merely consideration.
“70% of his words were meant for application” – heard this earlier in the year.  Not sure if it’s completely accurate but it made a great [...]

Sitting in my basement thinking about how frustrated I am with the current state of gathering information.  I wish I could just watch lectures to learn everything I want to learn.  I’m in a season where I HATE reading and if I add another ‘book’ to my learning regimen I might just shoot myself (not [...]

(Little photo I snagged during worship)
Random thoughts I have about GSM today:

Our students rock.
The topic of dating and sex is such an emotionally driven topic to teach on and listen to.  Ask our students.
Every time I said “do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” tonight I felt the need to hand hold all the non-Christians [...]

Don’t know much about this dude at all but man I was watching his concert on Palladia and these lyrics totally rocked me.  It might be because I just finished GSM and writing down some of my deep thoughts of what God was doing today, and I’m overwhelmed by emotion of watching God’s hand at [...]