Fitness & Youth Ministry

Runner

I love running. Everything about it. I love that sense of accomplishment after I tackle a big hill, I love being out of breath, I love feeling blood zipping through my veins, and I love crossing finish lines. I also love being in shape and being able to keep up with the kiddos I work with. If …Read More

The Power of Not Praying

Staring Sheep

As promised in a recent post, Redo, I said I would talk about my scattered focus during the past few months, or more specifically, what I've learned. Most Christians have heard at some point in their walk with Christ the phrase "the power of prayer" and have heard or witnessed stories where some …Read More

Is College Necessary?

Injecting Knowledge

If you're reading this and haven't decided to take the academic plunge into higher education, or have students that are near graduation, this is a chance to rethink the assumption everyone needs to go to college. Goals Your ultimate goal determines the path you follow. If you want to be a lawyer, …Read More

Redo

Fuel Gauge Empty

Alright, so I've committed the bloggers' cardinal sin; I've stop regularly posting. To both my readers, I apologize. So here's the deal, it's time for a bit of a refocus. Like a thousand other things I've done, I started with my afterburners on and quickly ran out of fuel. So I want to try …Read More

Bad Evangelism Tactics

Religious Van

There are an infinite amount of ways to effectively share Christ with others, but there are some "evangelistic methods" that are just really bad. Bad Evangelism Tactic No. 1: The reminder We've all heard it, some well-meaning church-goer charges your way to remind you that they think you are going …Read More

Christian Zombies

Zombie Christ

The smell of rotting flesh, brains, and a staggered, jerky strut. What isn't there to love about zombies? Seriously...vampires fell by the waist-side as soon people started romanticizing them, but zombies? Not a chance. The whole essence of zombie-ism is mindlessness and living death. David Hayward …Read More