Hilarious Youth Ministry video

So, I don’t consider myself a youth ministry worker since I work with college students and young adults, but I work closely with a lot of youth workers, and a number of the college students at our church volunteer in our youth ministry, so I can still very much appreciate this video.  So funny…
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Personal Announcement

I made a personal announcement last night at Seven24, so I wanted to make it here on the blog as well for those of you that a) are a part of the Seven24 community and weren’t able to be with us last night, or b) are a family member, friend, or someone else that keeps [...]

Why you should listen to TED talks

If listening to TED talks is not a semi-regular part of your life, it should be.  Their existence and availability is an amazing benefit of our technologically advanced society.  For the uninitiated, the TED Conference (TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design) is, according to its website, “started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing [...]

Sesame Street’s take on the Madoff Scandal

The whole Bernie Madoff scandal is sad and complicated, but thanks to Seasame Street it is now something we all can understand.  

 
HT: Brad Greenberg

How Do I Know It’s God?

The above question is among the most common spiritual questions I am asked, and it is a good one.  When it seems that God is “speaking” to us (inaudibly), how do we know it is God and not our own pride, the influence of our culture, or the burrito we had for lunch? How do [...]

“Everything is amazing, and nobody’s happy”

I have a (hopefully) more intellectually stimulating blog post formulating in my brain, but for now, if you haven’t seen this video, you need to.  I had never heard of this guy (turns out he is Louis CK) before seeing this video, but he made me laugh so hard I cried.  Sobering (and hilarious) words of truth [...]

Mainstage

Sunday before last (nine days ago), I had the opportunity to preach in all three of New Song’s main weekend services.  I preach on Sunday night almost every week, but it is not often that I have the opportunity to preach on Sunday morning. 
I was asked to preach from Luke 9:51-62 as part of New [...]

Not Enough, but not Nothing

The following story is basically true.  The facts were told to me by one of its participants as I sat in his Old Testament Writings course at Fuller Theological Seminary last Wednesday. I have taken some artistic licenses with some of the details, and I went ahead and changed the names, but otherwise the major [...]