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You THINK you get it but do you really?

(Continuation of Youth Pastor Challenge week) This is something I can chew on for a while. “Sin ALWAYS takes you farther than you want to go, Sin ALWAYS keeps you longer than you want to stay and Sin ALWAYS costs you more than you want to pay” -Mark Beeson in our weekend service on Mother’s [...]

The future is here…would you agree?

Read this the other day on twitter and it really got me thinking about it’s truth. The future is already here—it’s just not evenly distributed ~ William Gibson What do you think?  Agree or disagree?

It’s gonna be alright!

Let this mess with you today! “I DON’T CARE WHAT THE WORLD THROWS AT ME NOW…IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT!” (Need a verse for context Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”)

It's not an adventure if...

It’s not an adventure if…

(Pic I took of Rick at the SYMC2010) “If there isn’t a possible of danger it isn’t really an adventure, or if there isn’t a some challenge it might not be an adventure, & if ur watching from the sidelines you’re not really  apart of that adventure.” By Rick Lawrence talking about how Student Ministry [...]

Asking God for too much?

If you’re like me you’ve wondered if you could possibly ask God for too much.  Recently I was rereading one of my favorite books “Channels of Spiritual Power” by Frank Laubach and he shed some light on this. He said, “We can never ask God for too much.  Nothing is impossible to God.  Usually we [...]

Respect the old…empower the new!

Urban D and the Crossover Community Church crew from down in Tampa, FL just ripped the stage at #innovate09 during our Day 2 Arts Mash-Up. Urban D said one of the coolest axioms I’ve heard this year.  He said: “RESPECT THE OLD…EMPOWER THE NEW!” PREACH IT!!!

Life isn't about waiting...

Life isn’t about waiting…

My dad sent me this quote sometime last week and it fit in perfect the other day as I was sitting on my back porch listening to the rain. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Unknown. Ephesians 5:15 encourages us to ‘be very [...]

Never give up...

Never give up…

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe This quote was written YEARS after God’s people wondered around the wilderness for 40 years.  I can’t even really fathom that amount of time as I’m nowhere close to 40 years old, BUT I know [...]

Why do we squelch the passionate?

Why do we squelch the passionate?

This was a question Francis Chan asked at #Orange09 and I would love to weigh in on it because it’s true for a lot of places. (Not all but a lot.) The Church has a history of wanting extremely passionate high capacity people to be involved in their ministries yet the moment they get in [...]

One thing you NEVER outgrow

One thing you NEVER outgrow

I was listening to John Piper the other day and he said one of the most profound things I’ve EVER heard.  He said,  “YOU NEVER OUTGROW YOUR NEED FOR THE GOSPEL” Enough said.