Archive for December, 2010

Headed East

This morning I’m taking an 11am flight this morning out of SFO to the snowy and cold Boston, MA. Evie’s parents live on Cape Cod. It should be a wonderfully white Christmas! Have a wonderful Christmas, friends. And continue to celebrate Emmanuel, God with us! Related Posts:No Related Posts

My Chainging Expectations

My life looks vastly different than it did 6 months ago. The big changes are: I’m bivocational– working both as a teacher (4 classes a day) and a youth pastor (20 hours a week). I’m also a dad-t0-be, giving me some more responsibilities. I was thinking of these life changes and have witnessed my expectations [...]

Teenage Truths IV

I’ve talked about teenage truths before (Volume I, Volume II, Volume III). After a Christmas Party with some of my discipleship students this past week, I rediscovered some further conclusions about our youth. Teenagers don’t like their hand being forced. And who does? But I find more teens will defy a command dispite what’s being [...]

CSM Review 12/3/10

Tonight’s topic was about pain and stress. We looked at pain not just as something to avoid, but something that God could be using. In times of stress/pain: God wants to build our character/endurance, or God wants to change our direction. I asked the students to assess the stress/pain in their lives. Is God trying [...]