Yes…I know today is Wednesday. Matt Coulter has a great thing going on his blog right now. It is this idea of a bunch of bloggers collaborating around a new topic every Thursday. Here is his explanation of how it works and where the idea came from: The Inklings was a group of writers from…
Is It Just Semantics?
Over the weekend the student worship team and I led at Sunset’s high school spring retreat. I’ve only helped lead at 2 student ministry camps now so I’m not sure I have a good idea of what “success” is when it comes to camps, but if this one wasn’t successful, I don’t know what is.…
Fortuitous Bouncing
I’m up at Trout Creek Bible Camp for a weekend with Sunset’s high school group. We’re trying a spring retreat instead of a winter retreat this year. So far is has been an awesome weekend. We have 4 different main sessions that me and the worship team are helping lead. You can definitely be praying…
The Cost of Being Honorable
Growing up I played golf the same way I played basketball: with passion, competitiveness, and tenacity. More often than not those things would turn into anger tirades like you see Tiger pull. I remember my sophomore year of high school, playing the last hole of the biggest tournament of the year. My dad was standing…
Social Justice and Evangelism
A few weeks back I talked briefly about the drama going on between Glenn Beck and Jim Wallis (Sojourners). Yes, believe it or not, people (specifically Sojourners) are still talking about this. Essentially Glenn Beck (a Mormon) said that people should leave their church if they are talking about “social justice.” Jim Wallis, running an…
More Than Meets the Eye
Yesterday I spent the entire day at my church. Between two morning services, a band/vocal practice for high school camp, and our high school group meeting…I had a full day. Spend an entire day at a church and you get to see a lot of interesting things: Some people stare at you blankly for 20…