Rantings of a Jesus-loving, raving lunatic
I bet you can guess.
Okay. So by now you have surmised that I’m a dog person. Yes, I am the kind of person that needs reassurance in the form of a "Hey I’m glad to see you" tail wag (verses a "Hey, get off my couch" cat hiss.)
Now before all you cat people extend your verbal […]
Outreach Magazine just announced their Outreach Rescources of the Year for 2006 and, guess what? Our book Dare 2 Share…A Field Guide to Sharing Your Faith won for the best resource in the youth category!
I say "our book" because, although technically I’m the author, it was really a joint project between myself, Lane Palmer, Jane […]
My little girl has got this thing going now. Out of the blue she’ll just blurt out "Holy! Holy! Holy!" Everytime she does it jerks my mind back to Isaiah 6 where Isaiah sees the Lord in all of his glory and the Seraphs that flutter with two of their six wings around the throne. […]
Eight years ago today it was sunny The Colorado sky was so bright. The Rocky Mountains on my left side, The broad eastern planes to my right.
Eight years ago I was sitting With six youth leaders in a room None of us knowing that minutes away That brightness was about to turn gloom.
In burst the pastor […]
As the facts continue to unfold it becomes increasingly obvious that the killer at VT was an isolated man with obvious psychological disorders and a deep, burning anger in his soul. In his videotapes he compares himself (along with Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold) to a savior who is willing to die and kill for […]
I’m in mourning right now along with you. The shocking tragedy at Virginia Tech has got me reeling and revisiting some old feelings.
Eight years ago this week I was in a church with six youth leaders promoting one of our Dare 2 Share conferences. This particular conference was on spiritual warfare and evangelism. It was appropriately […]
There is a growing tendency in youth ministry to try to make the gospel message seem cool to the unregenerate mind. Slick websites, and "cutting-edge" movies are being produced in mass in the hopes that the gospel message will have an extreme makeover. The goal is to turn Christianity from geek to chic, to transform what is often […]
Last night as I tucked Jeremy into bed he yelled out "Jesus can make tomatoes disappear daddy!"
"What?"
"Yeah! My teacher told me!"
"Okay, Jeremy, I guess he can. But why would Jesus want to make tomatoes disappear?"
"Because tomatoes destroy houses daddy and they kill people."
I’m sitting on the side of Jeremy’s bed trying to figure out what […]
Why bitter?
Because at heart I’m a road warrior. I love the thrill of the late nights, early mornings, hard days and travel nightmares that are a part of traveling to Dare 2 Share conferences.
Because I’m going to miss the youth leader sessions, the friday night opening talk and closing response time.
Because I love the teenagers […]
"Hey Jeremy."
"Yeah dad?"
"You remember what Easter is all about right?"
"Sure dad…God and candy."
I’m sure the risen Lord was smiling too as my little boy shared his thoughts with me. Right there and then we had a chat about the more specific reason for this season (aka "the resurrection of our Lord"). When I was finished with my […]
