This blog will be hibernating for a few days. BRB.

Life, work, ministry has been busy (but for once, it’s a good busy) and I’ll be out of town for a few days.

See ya in a few…

In an article on the “New Atheism,” it proclaimst that new athiests don’t believe in God, but do believe in religion (and see the value in it).

That’s funny because most Christians also live that way…

You know Fall is officially here when you’re having to rake the leaves. The boys and I spent the morning raking the back yard. But it wasn’t all work, they couldn’t resist diving into a big pile o’ leaves.

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Any think in Youth Ministry (or any minstry) that you could just do without? You know those things that would make your job perfect, if only you didn’t have to deal with _______________.

Mine?

People that try to give you unqualified/unwarranted ministry advice (who have no clue what they’re talking about really what you do).

So what’s your most annoying?

Yes, it’s true. There is now a Chic-Fil-A restaurant in Bellingham, WA. It’s amazing. Now, you too can get a taste of the South in the wet, rainy Northwest.

So with this completed and Jesus returning must be next.

Enjoy your chicken sandwich while it lasts… then put on your rapture helmets (as seen below on the Colbert Report).

Today is my wife Miriam’s birthday. For both of us, this year we will have known each other for over half of our lives. I don’t know what I’d do without her, she’s my beloved. So Happy Birthday my wife, friend and love!

Catalyst 2009 Compassion Moment from Catalyst on Vimeo.

This is the gospel.

I witnessed the testimony of Jimmy Wambua at Catalyst this year. He was a child that was supported by Compassion International for 19 years. Our family supports a little boy in Peru and they’re a great organization.

His testimony starts around the 3:45 minute mark. It’s an great testimony, but that was only the half of it. They united him with his sponsor for the first time. All they could do was embrace and weep. It was a beautiful moment. And there wasn’t a dry eye in the whole conference.

This is powerful. This in unbelievable. This is the gospel.