I am a people person. I talk to numerous people everyday. My mind and my body stays busy with my job, my little league team, and my wife-to-be, planning a wedding and honeymoon etc. I have to remember dates, times, places, and all the things that people say that are important. [...]
Generation “Ugly Duckling”
My job, as a youth minister, is to minister to teenagers. In those terms, it does not sound that difficult or stressful. I’ll put it in different terms, for the sake of conversation… My job, as a youth minister, is to promote a concept (Christianity) that is being pushed out of schools, government, and workplaces [...]
“The Holidays”
Well, as it is with a large portion of America, this is my favorite time of the year, the last month and a half of 2007. Some of the things I enjoy the most are packed into these 6 or so weeks, from thanksgiving to new years. I enjoy hunting, thanksgiving with my family, christmas with [...]
When we are stained
Recently, I have been building and expanding a “lunchroom” program for the kids at Broad Street. It began as a “youth” program, involving lunch with each teenager, twice a year. I would go to the school that the child attends at the appropriate time and sit with them while they ate. I would talk about [...]
Following the Leader, the Leader…
Leadership. This is one of the main themes I have been trying to implant in the minds of the teens I work with. I mention it in class at least every other week, I do little devos on it, and I believe it is one of the most important attributes within each Christian. God blessed [...]
First Blog
I’m new to this. I rarely even read other people’s blogs. I look at my dad’s about once a month or so, and read the reviews and critiques, but other than that, this is a whole new world. I hope somehow people will find this, read it, and even reply. Everyone has a blog, therefore [...]
