At this moment, Norah is about 41 hours old. She’s been blood tested, hearing checked, and swaddled (a lot). She’s learned how to poop, pee, and eat. She’s crying, staring, and smiling (but only when she passes gas). There’s a lot I’m going to learn over time, but in these past 41 hours I’ve experienced [...]
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A Day Without Shoes
April 5th, 2011 
joshherndon It’s amazing what you notice when something you take for granted everyday is no longer available. Like ice, transportation, or shoes. Today I walked around for most of the day without shoes as a part of TOMS One Day Without Shoes. I talked to about 100 people about Podoconniosis today– a 100% preventable disease that [...]
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5 Comments »Leaders Leading [CSM Review 4/1/11]
April 3rd, 2011 joshherndon Last Friday was no April Fools– we met God! There was a lot of distractions leading up to the service, but our student leaders stayed focused and led a hungry group of students in worship and prayer. I was particularly proud of Becca, Gabby, and Cecilia (the three girls, leading worship). All three faced severe [...]
Posted in Central Student Ministries, CSM Review, Media Tags: Becca, cecilia, Central Student Minsitries, CSM, Gabby, Josh Herndon, student leaders, Video, Worship No Comments »8:40 (1/28/2010 CSM Review)
January 29th, 2011 joshherndon I have to say, it was one of my least charismatic but most urgent message I’ve ever spoken at CSM. I talked about defeating pirates in the second week of our How To Kill A Ninja (and other like-minded villians) series as inspired by Josh Shipp’s book. Pirates are people that will take advantage of [...]
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January 17th, 2011 joshherndon We started a new series, “How to Kill a Ninja (and other like-minded villains) this past week. Its inspiration came from a book that a friend-of-a-friend contributed to. This week we talked about “How to Kill a Ghost”. In short, a ghost is past memories, mistakes, or lies that we let control our future. The [...]
Posted in CSM Review Tags: CSM, csm review, how to kill a ninja, Josh Herndon, josh shipp, youth group series No Comments »Growth and Reinforcement
January 11th, 2011 joshherndon I believe every healthy ministry goes through two cyclical phases: growth and reinforcement. Growth is a ministry’s development (this can be measured in size, maturity, works, leadership, etc.) Reinforcement is when a ministry fortifies itself to handle its growth (programs, new procedures and systems, etc.) These cyclical phases can be over the span of weeks, [...]
I Can See My Baby’s Brain
January 6th, 2011 joshherndon I’m going to have a baby girl! Sure the whole “I can see through your skull” thing isn’t exactly cute… but it’s remarkable! That’s her brain. And her teeth. And her nose. Absolutely astounding. How, oh God, do you do such miraculous things such as this? There is nothing I can do to guarantee I [...]
It’s the Little Things
January 1st, 2011 joshherndon A little thought about little changes when you’re looking to change your life in 2011 with new years resolutions: I’m reminded, once again, that it’s the little habits that make us who we are. You don’t have to make massive changes quickly. You need to make little changes and then stick with it for a [...]
My Chainging Expectations
December 15th, 2010 joshherndon 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 [...]
CSM Review 12/3/10
December 7th, 2010 joshherndon 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 [...]