Running In A Hurricane Of Tension

I went for a run this morning, the first 2 miles were great…yeah it was rainy but I was flying and then when I turned around to go back to…

Okay Now I’m Ready

Got here (Avalon, NJ) at midnight, started the lasagna with the help of the staff, went to bed at 1:30am, got up and ran at 6:30am, finished the...

Cape Cod in My Jetta

When it comes to family trips, I’m king at packing the car, I could fit my whole house (granted it’s a small cape cod) into our VW Jetta.  I take…

Birds and the Bees

I Can’t Believe I Heard That In Church

What would you think if you walked into church this weekend and the pastor started talking about sex and dating? Tonight we begin our new series...

What Would Karol Wojtyla Do?

In the movie Pope John Paul II there is this scene with the young Karol Wojtyla (played by Carey Elwes) where he’s hanging out with a group of young...

Bushwacking Through Emails

I wish I had taken a picture of my backyard, the grass was up to my waist…I’m serious.  The reason my grass was so high is because I had planted…

Drooling Over Your Schedule

I was about to leave for work this morning when I noticed my son had drooled all over my shirt, thankfully being a youth minister all I had to do…

To All The Mothas

Today is Mother’s Day, a day which believe it or not is pretty busy for us at Nativity. I don’t have any of the student programs (Ascent,...

Birds and the Bees

Eeew Yet Awesome

Doing a message series on sex and dating is tough, I’m finding myself changing my approach as I scurry to get the majority of these messages done...

Read, Read, Read.

The offices have been rather quiet this week because half the staff is in Atlanta at the Drive Conference hosted by North Point Church. I know I...

Next On The List

Yesterday I knocked three things off my to do list and I’m liking how this week I’m going to work on ministry building. That means evaluations for...

Best Series Ever

In my opinion the Dangerous Church/Faith Underground series was the best one we have done for the students this year. It was just a lot of fun, and...