Archive for the 'Rants' Category
Can you hear me now?
Posted on Thursday 11 February 2010 by Greg @ 8:28 am
Filed under: Rants
A few days ago my little girl Kailey (whose 5 years old) asked me a startling question from the back of the car as I was driving. She asked, “Why does God speak like this?” and then she went silent.
“Speak like what?” I responded.
“Speak like this…” silent again.
“What do you mean Kailey? Daddy doesn’t [...]
The Youth Ministry Grind and Systemic Change
Posted on Wednesday 10 February 2010 by Greg @ 11:36 am
Filed under: Rants
Change is counterintuitive to the typical person. Most of us like some semblance of order, synchronization and structure to the chaotic worlds that we live in. It brings us a sense of pathway and progress. We tend to work within the system that we’ve become accustomed to and it comforts us when we excel within [...]
Columbus is rocking THE Cause
Posted on Sunday 7 February 2010 by Greg @ 5:19 am
Filed under: Rants
Right now I’m sitting at the airport exhausted and exhilarated. Although I only got five hours of sleep last night my spirits are in the trim. Why? Because of all of the life-changing decisions and kingdom-advancing training that took place this weekend.
Although the snow did impact our attendance somewhat we had several groups travel in [...]
Jonathan McKee and Me
Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2010 by Greg @ 8:51 am
Filed under: Rants
Sounds like a goofy movie, but instead it is a goofy, fun, thought-provoking, youth leader-provoking, theological, philosophical podcast that you must check out. If you’ve ever wondered about just what THE Cause is or why it is vital to the future of youth ministry (or if you haven’t) go to Jonathan’s most excellent website (thesource4ym.com) [...]
Online Missions Trip starts on Sunday!!!
Posted on Thursday 28 January 2010 by Greg @ 10:27 am
Filed under: Rants
If you are a youth leader and have not signed up your youth group to participate in the Online Missions Trip then I am asking you to do it. Talk about a GREAT way to advance THE Cause! Tim Schmoyer’s brilliant idea and east-to-navigate site will help you get your teens started reaching their online [...]
What drove Jesus should drive everything
Posted on Monday 25 January 2010 by Greg @ 8:55 am
Filed under: Rants
During his earthly ministry Jesus was driven by an almost fanatical commitment to reach those who were lost. He pursued those who were broken, reached out to those who were hurting and transformed those who were willing. Instead of hanging out at the temple with the other rabbis Jesus hung out in the streets with [...]
To Save a Life (or “The Death of Cheesy Christian Movies”)
Posted on Tuesday 19 January 2010 by Greg @ 11:19 am
Filed under: Rants
You may think that I’m going to go off on the upcoming To Save a Life movie as one of those Christian movies whose budget, cinematography standards, plot and acting have been, well, left behind. But I’m not.
Whatever giants the makers of this movie may have beem facing this movie is totally fireproof when it [...]
Blaze is about to turn into an inferno
Posted on Sunday 17 January 2010 by Greg @ 7:09 am
Filed under: Rants
This is our promo video for this year at The Blaze Tour. It’s only a few minutes long. Check it out. We are just three weeks out from hitting the road hard for this exciting tour. Hope you plan on being there. I do!
The Earthquake in Haiti and the Problem of Evil
Posted on Saturday 16 January 2010 by Greg @ 12:51 pm
Filed under: Rants
Just a few days ago a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Tens of thousands are feared dead. The total devastation will take weeks if not months to realize. The official death toll continues to rise as bodies are discovered in the rubble of the aftermath.
My heart broke, along with yours, as I watched report after report [...]
Relentless – Relational = Ineffective Evangelism
Posted on Saturday 16 January 2010 by Greg @ 10:13 am
Filed under: Rants
I hesitated putting this clip up because this group is obviously taking shots at those who evangelize. But I decided to go ahead because I think it gives a glimpse into how Christians who are relentless (full of bad segues spilling over into forced presentations as opposed to full of the Holy Spirit spilling over [...]




