Do we ever truly escape High School? For some reason, it’s such an awkward, yet influential time in our lives. It’s one that really scars and embeds itself upon us. So why do those 4 years hold such weight upon us?

 When I think back and look at who I was, I’m amazed at who I have become. I used to look at that teenage boy with such horrible disdain. But over the years I’ve begun to realized I was just a kid trying to get by the best way I could.

I see that in the kids I work with. They’re just trying to get by, to survive. 

So when you see teenagers on the street, with their piercings and baggy pants. Don’t scoff at them, just realize that they’re trying to survive the best way they know. And also remember that behind the exterior was the same scared soul that you were years back.

I’m out of town today, so here’s a chance to check out a really great blog.

 http://myderbe.wordpress.com/

It’s got great writings about family and life. I always enjoy reading this blog.

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“Once a year we go to Austria to hunt with our dogs, and at the end of the day we sit on the verandah and drink a beer. So we thought, my dog also has earned it.” says Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the southern Dutch town of Zelhem, who created a beer for her Weimaraners made from beef extract and malt.

Um. Wow, this is wrong on so many levels.

This raises a deep theological question: What is the SBC’s (Southern Baptist Convention) stance on dogs drinking beer? I mean there’s no place in the Bible (quick! prove me wrong) that says your dog can’t kick one back. Is there?

So what do Southern Baptists do when Fido want’s a cold one?

Any thoughts?

Read more here.

Here’s a new site you may find interesting:

www.hollywoodjesus.com

 It’s a site with “pop culture with a spiritual point of view.” I spent some time looking around it and have liked it so far. It’s not your typical, “if it’s Hollywood - it’s evil” point of view. It tires to see culture as a starting point for conversation and I like that. So you should check it out!