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Big Words at Church
Photo by Muffet I know, I know. I’ve been away from the blog for the past couple of weeks. Fall is a pretty busy time for church youth workers. There’s a blog post to be written about how there...
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Beating Around the (Burning) Bush
I’ve recently read Bart Ehrman’s Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (and Why We Don’t Know About Them). I know that Ehrman gets a lot of mixed reviews. Conservatives...
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When I was a fundamentalist, life faith was much easier. My pastors and teachers taught me a closed system of doctrines, approaches to the Bible, and ways of thinking. Most of the questions I asked...
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iMinistry (Part 1)
Five weeks ago I bought an iPad for work. For some time I have flirted with the idea of exploring how the iPad could be used creatively in youth ministry. Five weeks in, I’m loving it and wondering why...
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Reboot
Back in September, DC Comics relaunched it’s entire lineup of titles. Called “The New 52”, the idea behind this major reboot is to update these characters and stories for a new audience and to give...
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Celebrate Mother’s Day with Lucy Smith
Whether they admit it or not, most preachers approach Mother’s Day with fear and trembling. In some places it ranks right up there with Easter as a Sunday that draws big crowds with high expectations....
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Contemplative Worship
Photo by Christian Bortes Related to my current interest in contemplative spirituality, I’ve been pondering some foundational questions about Protestant worship. In particular, I’ve been questioning...
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