Riding Out The Storm
Courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory/Creative Commons License As Hurricane Sandy works her way through the Northeast I shudder thinking about pass...
Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory/Creative Commons License As Hurricane Sandy works her way through the Northeast I shudder thinking about pass...
Courtesy of Muffet/Creative Commons License In my first few years of youth ministry I had a little ritual. After a long Sunday of youth ministry I...
Courtesy of Sarah G…/Creative Commons License This past weekend I went hiking up Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley. It’s a hike I’ve done...
Courtesy of Rojer “Are we doing a ski trip this year?” It was a question that was tough to answer. I really liked the teen asking it and I didn’t...
Courtesy of Shahram Sharif/Creative Commons Licenses How long were you in ministry before you encountered that first bit of self-doubt? Was it before...
Courtesy of RBerteig/Creative Commons License The first time I ran 12 miles I seriously questioned my sanity. I was in the middle of the run and I...
Courtesy of Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections/Creative Commons License There are going to be those days when you struggle to understand,...
Courtesy of james.thompson/Creative Commons License The first year you own a house is usually the hardest. No matter how new it feels like when one...
Courtesy of Dreamstime.com This past Saturday was rough, I was looking forward to the Crosstown Shootout, where my alma mater Xavier University takes...
I feel a little embarrassed to admit this but I haven’t always allowed people to edit my messages. Sometimes it was because I was in a rush, other...
No matter how many time I try to defy stupidity it seems to smack me in the face. I was doing laundry (last minute) before a trip when I noticed…
There is this guy on my street that is constantly working on his lawn. It’s not a large lawn, but during the Spring, Summer and Fall he is out there…