I came across this article on Facebook a few years back “Can a Christian drink alcohol?” It did an excellent job of warning people of the very real dangers of alcohol. It’s important. People need to hear those dangers loud and clear. Alcohol, when abused, causes much pain. My grandfather was an alcoholic and was apart of AA […]
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When I was growing up our world was a very different place and the influence of evangelicalism was very different as well. I remember the primary posture of the church toward culture was condemning culture. I remember well the frequent calls for boycotts. For some reason, a late 80’s call to boycott Procter and Gamble due
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I’ll start by admitting that my hip factor is decreasing the older I get. I do what I can. My kids and I really enjoy Christian rap artists like Lecrae, Trip Lee and Jackie Hill Perry. My personal feelings on music is that there is not Christian and Non-Christian music but rather good music and bad music. The challenge
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Do I think Taylor Swift is the best singer out there? Do I think Taylor Swift is the greatest songwriter? No. What I so appreciate about Taylor Swift is she gets that she is a role model and she takes it seriously. She doesn’t just use her fan base and their parents to get what
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With a string of videos coming out of the past few weeks showing Planned Parenthood for what it is. These things are unavoidable for us and the kids we minister to. We have to understand how to logically understand these events so we engage rather shut down. My friend Scott Klusendorf writes the following argument
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It’s not who follows you it’s who you follow. One of the things that blogs, facebook, twitter and social media have created is a follower culture. Everyone is obsessed with hits, followers and fans. It can take over your life. How do I know? I have been obsessed with how many follower on twitter I
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Last week I had the honor of speaking at the Napkin Conference for my good friend Pastor Benny Perez. What were some of the highlights of the Conference for me? 1. Being able to see the church that my friends Pastor Benny and Pastor Wendy and their team have built. 2. Meeting some of hero’s
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Support your pastor! I know that we all know this but actually doing it can be difficult at times. We live in a culture that second guesses everything. From sports to the quickest way to the mall we always think we know more than the person in charge. How many times have you yelled at
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I really do think that Groups Kidmin Conference could be a game changer. In my years of serving as a kids pastor I have seen a gigantic shift in the culture of who, how and why kids ministry is done. I think that we are starting to see those changes speed up due to social media and
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One of my biggest pet peeves in kids ministry is how we attack our very real need for volunteers. Every conference you go to there will be some form of breakout teaching you how to recruit more volunteers. At these break outs you will often hear tips tricks and how to’s to get more volunteers
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