Don’t look now but your values are showing. We all want to be what we are not. If you have brown eyes you want blue, if you have curly hair you straighten it. As a kid I had to wear “slim” jeans and so desperately wanted to wear “husky” it sounded so tough, and now skinny […]
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Understanding Preteens by Nick Diliberto I spoke to nearly 800 preteens and leaders at Springhill Camp in Evart, Michigan over the weekend. Can you imagine being in a room with nearly 800 preteens? The energy level was through the roof! God did some amazing things and I was honored to be a part of what
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One of the people I met for the first time at Group’s Kidmin conference was Nick Diliberto he and Patrick Snow are the what I would consider the leading voices when it comes to preteen ministry. Nick is a great guy and much of what he writes applies to leaders of any age level but
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Box.net is offering an incredible deal. If you download their iPhone or iPad app you get 50gb of space for life. Most people in kids, youth and music ministry share files in preparation for the weekend service this is a great option. Box.net also gives us a 100mb upload size wich is very generous for
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Isaiah – Book of how God views the poor Key point – We need to love the poor Memory Verse – Isaiah 10 Skit – A poor beggar – Asks for money – A pastor won’t help, a rich person won’t help, but a kid who only has $1 does help. – Have a poor
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I am really excited about going to CPC this year for the first time. I hope to see many of you there. If you register for the Orlando or San Diego CPC in the month of October you can win one of 100 different prizes. Here is what you can win. One of: 10 Family
Have you ever read a great book that references another book and always want to read the book referenced but always forget what that book was called and never get around to reading it? Yeah me too. I was reading a book by Gladwell and he referenced “The Checklist Manifesto” and how checklists had been
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I love the fall! The baseball playoffs start tonight. I feel like a 9-year-old kid the night before christmas knowing that the next morning Santa is going to bring him a red rider bebe gun. I love baseball and love the New York Yankees. Since its YouTube Friday I thought I would share with you
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Well for the last 4 years or so now Kenny and I have had a special level of closeness I don’t share with most bloggers. Kenny and I started I started our blogs 2 weeks apart from each other. We have both been married to our wives the same length of time. His oldest boy and my
13 years ago today my lovely wife and I were married. Unbelievable how fast it goes. Three kids later and I still remember the butterflies I felt when I first shook her hand. I still get those feelings when I see her walk through the door after a few hours of conquest at Target. If you have
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