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  • Separation Anxiety. Desperate to be Reunited. (Part 1)

    The distance between… I’d like to describe it as “anxiety.” Its the feeling of being separated from the one’s we love. When I was in high school, my father who was serving in the Air Force was called up to go to Kuwait… 6 weeks before the war became public. All I remember was a read more

  • Cleaned out a closet and had a collision

    Our HSM intern and I spent half the day moving in to our new student center this afternoon. We spent a lot time and effort prepping for Sunday. Clean out and setting up one of our closests. Its amazing what youth pastors hold on to… we a bunch of pack rats! I broke a sweat read more

  • Cross Service Collisions

    Last wednesday night we had our annual Cross Service. It’s an event we put a lot of effort in to. The night is filled with stations students are led through. Shred your sins, Lord’s Supper Table, Prayer request wall, Art-deco experience, Feet washing, and the Passion of Christ video loop. We place a giant cross read more

  • Broken Bottles. Serving our students the best way we know how.

    Reading John 12 this morning. Mary broke out her best perfume and used it to wash Jesus’ feet. Everyone in the room was struggling to figure out why she would waste such a precious commodity on the feet of Jesus. Really, feet are nasty! Especially for those walking around with sandals every day. Mary spared read more

  • Mission Trip Collision!

    You would think the title of this post would freak out any youth pastor taking a group of students on a mission trip. It’s July and for most of us we are fixing to head out into the wild blue yonder! (or getting back from) I’m leaving this weekend, headed to Dominican Republic and I’m really read more