Category: Youth Ministry
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Tattoos and Skin Deep Hermeneutics
I thought this was rather amusing and worth the time to read… It used to be easy for Christians to formulate an opinion about tattoos. Sailors had them. And some prisoners. Other than corpsmen and convicts the only ink you saw in church was on the page. This is not a pointed tirade against tattoos,…
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An interesting graphic – might appeal to the science minded student
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Abortion, an anti-Christian student union, and the closing of the British mind
Wow! If the pro-choice movement is going to get rid of the pro-life movement (and there is evidence that they want to), they have to get rid of religion. If you don’t know the making of the French Revolution, it pushed atheism in order to change government because the government was so linked to the…
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If you are dealing with this issue…
An article that was floating the blogs recently may be helpful as you discuss sexuality and same sex attraction with your students… Hopefully you are discussing it. This one speaks of a celebrity who has chosen to be gay and the gay community does not like her characterizing it as a choice. Read about it…
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Thoughts on evangelism…
Another one from up north… the heart of which says: Well, imagine that the Great One (that’s Wayne Gretzky to you non-hockey-ites) were to ask those involved in youth ministry that question – “how should I attract newcomers to hockey?” What answer would he receive? He might be told, by some, “Think about trying to…
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Someone finally speaks out about the stuff Christians consume!
I have long felt nauseated by Christian radio. Not 100% of the time, but it just seems like there is too much on there that is superficial. When I think about it and even more when I comment to someone about my views, I wonder if I am perceived as jaded or something because it…
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Thoughts on Discipleship
A friend from up north posted some good thoughts on discipleship that are worth checking out… A snippet: It seems that we are so focused on numerical growth through evangelism that we have dropped the ball when it comes to helping those converts actually follow the one they have converted to. Discipleship is not about…
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God’s sovereignty and the mess we face.
We all know that God is in charge, right? If we are honest though most of us don’t think about it often and sometimes we forget entirely (but only briefly). God’s sovereignty is not something we think about often but it has become central to my life in recent years or maybe more accurately stated…
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Tebow better
This guy Nathan shares 5 likes and 5 concerns about the whole Tebow mania. He stated a bunch of what I was attempting but does it much much better. Read it HERE
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Does God need Tebow?
Does Tim Tebow bug you? I found myself cheering for the Denver Broncos against the Steelers on Sunday night not because I am a fan of Denver (though I have relatives in Colorado) nor because I have any ill feelings towards the Steelers. Many of my friends are Steelers fans. It was the controversial Tim…
