When I was in high school, my youth group went on an international mission trip to Peru. Forty youth plus chaperones set out from Cedar…
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In the Night
When I was in college, our chaplain encouraged us to go to this event called, “Exploration.” It was a conference for young people who felt…
Spiritually Blind
I mentioned earlier this week a youth group conversation about Mary Magdalene and demon possession. There are so many different ways of understanding what demon…
Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Fan Fiction
Who was Mary Magdalene? A prostitute? A wealthy businesswoman? Did she wash Jesus’ feet? Was she married? to Jesus? Was she dumped at the altar…
Finding Faith at the Lunch Table
If I think back to the first moment when faith sunk in deep into my life, it would be sitting around a lunch table at…
GC02: Fruits vs. Roots… or the Call to Action vs. IS3
An interesting counterpoint to all of my general conference focused discussions on the Call to Action has been my involvement on the local level with…
Mission Trip Videos
Sunday in worship, instead of me preaching, we shared our thanksgivings and celebrations to God for an amazing mission trip experience. Our kids presented some…