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Myth Busters: Squashing the things we believe with community
When I was in high school the place I use to hang out with my friends was a place called Paul’s Diner on Rte 46 in Mountain Lakes, NJ. We…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 16, 2010
What Are You Doing That’s New?
My birthday was this past Saturday, got some good gifts, including some new clothes. I’m not going to lie but I love new clothes because they are...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 15, 2010
The Strains of Ministry: How to recover from the long days
I just turned 30 and after eating plenty of sweets in celebration this weekend I’ve realized my body is telling my body, “You can’t handle a second...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 14, 2010
Straight Paths Made Crooked: Clarifying the faith journey for students
This morning I came across Hosea 14 and the last verse of that chapter stuck out to me: Let him who is wise understand these things; let him who is…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 11, 2010
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When Life Happens For A Teenager: Helping them embrace God’s plan
Each year it seems as if some kind of tragedy strikes a student (or many students) in our church community. Maybe it’s the death of a classmate or...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 10, 2010
Purposefully Missing Out: Getting through the decisions of should and could
I don’t know about you but I get really excited when some introduces to me a great idea or a new opportunity. It’s like excitement of being a part of…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 9, 2010
Speaking While Being Ignored: How to keep on going
Last night while giving my message to the 7th/8th grade students I noticed that they were extra talkative…who am I kidding they’re always talkative....
Christopher Wesley
Nov 8, 2010
Just One More Hour Of Ministry…Or Maybe Not
So we all turned back our clock last nights to get the one extra hour of sleep…did you take advantage of it? I think I always look forward to this…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 7, 2010
What We Tell Our Students About Tithing
We are in the middle of a 6 week series about priorities. The first couple of weeks have been focused on time and now we are making a transition to…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 4, 2010
I Heard Something About Someone Who Said This: How to prevent feedback from becoming rumors
I heard from someone the other day that I’m not a fan of here say. Let me rephrase that, I’m not a fan of rumors, most of us aren’t; unfortunately,...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 3, 2010
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A Team of Misfits: Helping Students Feel Like They Belong
Congrats to the San Francisco Giants. The thing I love about baseball, that I love about most sports are the stroies that follow the athletes. I like...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 2, 2010