Eric Geiger, the senior VP at Lifeway, wrote a blog about some new research that revealed the top 5 influencers on child's spiritual health. The one that seemed most surprising to people that saw this study was the fact that number 4 on the list was listening to Christian Music. I want to say... I'm not … Continue reading Why I’m not surprised that Christian music is such a big influencer
When “Connected” means “Disconnected”
I just wanted to share some quick thoughts on something that I saw on my Facebook feed yesterday. Ford Trucks posted an advertisement about their new Ford F-150 Innovations. The interior of that truck looks amazing. It’s like a mini living room. The seats look huge and comfy for those kids and it looks to … Continue reading When “Connected” means “Disconnected”
Talking with Your Kids About God – Book Review
As a youth pastor, one of the most important things that we can focus on is teaching our students well. We usually don’t get a lot of hours with our students, so we have to maximize the time and influence that we have. That means that we have to teach fruitful material, and we have … Continue reading Talking with Your Kids About God – Book Review
Rejecting the Greatest Generation
Here's a parody of an Amazon Echo commercial that's been going around lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT_gqs5ETk What makes this commercial funny? Cause old people are weird, right? They can't hear, they're not capable of understanding technology, and as this sketch makes clear, they "don't know about that". It's OK to laugh, but we shouldn't consume any media without … Continue reading Rejecting the Greatest Generation
The Day After Easter
So Easter is over now; the chocolate eggs are on sale and the white bunny dolls are in the clearance pile. It's Monday, and everything is back to normal. All the hype about victory, being made alive in Christ, and everything else the empty tomb points to seems further away than 24 hours ago. You're … Continue reading The Day After Easter
Grief is Not Supposed to Be
One of the things that I've had to do as a youth pastor over the last 13 years is talk students through grief and loss. I'm not going to pretend that I'm some expert on this issue, especially because I don't think I do enough of a good job. But I do know that one … Continue reading Grief is Not Supposed to Be
Waiting is God’s Plan
Originally posted at Truth Matters Ministries. Waiting is a very particular kind of suffering. Depending on why you’re waiting, it can be merely a little uneasy, or excruciating. Submitting a college acceptance application and waiting for the results a few months later is very different from sitting in a hospital emergency room awaiting news of … Continue reading Waiting is God’s Plan
Politics and the Biblical Worldview
If you’re into politics, this last election cycle has mirrored the year 2016 in sports. With the NBA finals going to game 7, with the Cubs winning the world series in overtime in game 7, and the first Super Bowl overtime game ever, it was spectacle after spectacle. And just when you thought it was … Continue reading Politics and the Biblical Worldview
Why I Hate the Prosperity Gospel
After reading this fascinating article on The Gospel Coalition, I wanted to take some time to reflect on my thoughts regarding the prosperity gospel, mainly because it seems to be the default position of so many in churches today. And it’s not hard to see why; it’s attractive because it fulfills our sinful desire for … Continue reading Why I Hate the Prosperity Gospel
A mission oriented view of the Refugee Crisis
Last night, I read David Platt's article from the Gospel Coalition on how we as Christians should be thinking about the Refugee Crisis. It's an adaptation of a talk that he did with the TGC leaders back in May of 2016. You can read David Platt's article about the gospel-centered, mission-driven response to the Refugee … Continue reading A mission oriented view of the Refugee Crisis
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