The Ramblings has been going for over five years now. And after 1200 posts, it’s time to pull the plug. Yup, it’s time to put the ol’ girl down. She’s had a good life, had a good run, but all good things must come to an end.

Some while back, either due to getting flack or something else, this blog became… safe. And that was never the intent.

It’s time for me to cleanse my palate and move on to something else. So, today on August 25th, 2010 I pronounce TheRamblings.org officially dead.

You’ll always be able to find me on Facebook (Stuart Delony).

And as for blogs… I have a feeling I’ll pop up somewhere else.

Bye for now…

I’m off to a staff conference for a week. If I get time and wifi, I’ll keep posting. Otherwise, see bye for a week!

If you find yourself missing my sarcasm and wit… just follow me on twitter.

Somedays I feel crazy. Sometimes I act crazy. Somedays I work with crazy teenagers. Sometimes they drive me crazy.

So what exactly does crazy look like?

Samuel (my four year old son) gives us a definitive answer to that question.

Well, we had a good run at it. Fall passed and no Delony kids were sick. Then December was about done… then it hit. Oh, boy, did it hit.  Miriam’s got the Swine flu. Aida and Samuel have just the regular, plain ol’ flu (which is just as bad). James and Tristen are still holding out, but I think I’ll be the next to go (the symptoms are already starting…).

So I may not be posting much over the next couple of days… It ain’t easy being Mr. Mom.

So pray for us!

Hopefully your week has been treating you all well. Mine has been giving me the “read headed stepchild” treatment.

Here’s your mix of the week – all filled with songs that are relatively new that sound like they’re from an older era. Any others to add to the mix?

Enjoy!

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Today marks the 40th birthday of the ATM. Enjoy some random ATM factoids from Wired magazine. Impress someone to day with random trivia. 

It’s like New Years Day all over again.

Well, at least, for Youth Ministry. 

School’s back in and we start another season of ministry. 

It’s that time for out with the old and in with the new. New students to encounter. New challenges to face.

For this year, maybe you’re changing strategy or adding new plans. Or maybe you’re just getting the same ball rolling again. 

But before you get too far into this season, let me ask you a few reflection questions:

     -What have you learned in the past season of ministry?

     -How have you grown?

     -What are you changing in your ministry plans? And what stays the same?

For me: I continue to see how God calls me to be present in the midst of the plans I have made. I continue to see how I can invest more and program less in ministry. The Lord continues to show me  how much of ministry is His and how little is mine (that’s one I continue to forget and rediscover). And for ministry this year, it will feel like last year but be much more intentional (last year was a learning year, this is a honing one). I’m ultimately ready to see how the Lord is going to work and remembering how honored I am to be able to have a job where I can watch it happen.