I finished filing my taxes last night. Turns out I’m getting hit hard for neglecting to pay social security all last year (oops, I didn’t know I wasn’t paying into it!). Did you know: Pastors have the option of opting out of social security within 2 years of their licensing. My two-year pastoral anniversary is [...]
Archive for April, 2010
My Mock Draft
April 13th, 2010 
joshherndon Predicting a draft is like predicting the NCAA championship– it never works out like your thought. But that doesn’t stop me (or millions of others) from filling out my bracket? Nope. And it sure won’t stop me from my 2010 NFL Mock Draft (with predicted trades). St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB Detroit Lions: Ndamukong [...]
Fighting the Urge
April 12th, 2010 joshherndon I can’t blog. I’m doing my taxes. Related Posts:Pastors and Social Security10 Things I'd Rather Do Than My Taxes
10 Things I'd Rather Do Than My Taxes
April 11th, 2010 joshherndon Here are 10 things that I wouldn’t normally, but would rather do than my taxes. Find a parking space at Walmart. Watch Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Adopt four cats. Shave. Root Canal. Watch a Raiders game. Be in a staff meeting. Eat at Sizzler. Study for my midterm tomorrow. Get 100 twitter friends. [...]
Five Things To Do Before Making A Big Decision
April 9th, 2010 joshherndon How do you make big decisions? Do you analyze the situation? Do you look to God? Do you go with your gut? Here’s five things I do before making a big decision. I talk to my wife. She knows my motives, my mind, and my circumstances better than anyone. She asks the right questions to [...]
What Do You Call It: Youth Group?
April 8th, 2010 joshherndon The “What Do You Call It?” Theory: The words we use depict the message we want to evoke. Do these different terms make that much of a difference? I’m not sure, but that won’t stop us from choosing one over the other. Today, I am going to dive into the term of “Youth Group”. — [...]
Posted in Ministry Leadership, Random 
Tags: Youth Group, youth group names, Youth Ministry 
4 Comments »Spring Break in Santa Cruz
April 7th, 2010 joshherndon Some evidence of Central Student Ministries’ adventures to Santa Cruz yesterday. Loads of fun! Related Posts:Christine’s SongGoodbye, CSMThe Tension Between Saddness & SerenityI am the VineNew Series: I AM
Posted in Central Student Ministries, Media Tags: Central Student Ministries, Santa Cruz No Comments »What Do You Call It: Service vs. Gathering vs. Celebration vs. Meeting
April 6th, 2010 joshherndon The “What Do You Call It?” Theory: The words we use depict the message we want to evoke. Do these different terms make that much of a difference? I’m not sure, but that won’t stop us from choosing one over the other. In part one, I am going to dive into the classifications of “Service” [...]
Easter Thoughts
April 5th, 2010 joshherndon •I spoke at our church’s Good Friday service out of Luke 23:48: And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow. I think we often bypass the confusion, grief, tension, and mourning of Good Friday and simply proclaim “Sunday’s coming!”. But in order [...]
Posted in Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Thought Tags: Church, Easter, Good Friday, Resurrection No Comments »3 Questions to Ask Before Committing iDolatry
April 2nd, 2010 joshherndon Saw this post at TheResurgence, a blog I follow often. I came across this post, “3 Questions to Ask Before Committing iDolatry” and thought it was appropriate as Apple’s iPad is being released tomorrow. Not only do I find myself coveting Apple’s newest toy, but other items too, like this for instance. Regardless, here’s the [...]