Eighteen year ago, I answered the call to youth ministry. Good, bad or ugly, I'm in this for the long haul. During that time, I've seen amazing things, stuff I wouldn't trade for the world. I've also experience...

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Quick Backdrop You probably know the exploits of King David, but as a quick review, or if you're not familiar with King David, here are some snapshots of his storied life. You may want to read the verses n...

We couldn't be more different from each other, my sister and I, and her whatever attitude toward life. I could say it is a gender difference, but that isn't it. It isn't the difference in our personalities or i...

As eight of our new sixth grade students stood before the congregation on a cold Sunday morning in January and recited the Apostle's Creed, no one in the room was more proud of them than me. I was well into my ...

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I recently had lunch with Joe, a former youth group member who had just graduated from college and was living at home again while trying to figure out what he was going to do next. We reminisced about old times...

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