On Sunday night at SNL I shared a Nooma video with the youth. It is titled “Breathe” and is done by Pastor Rob Bell. Rob introduces an interesting concept that name of God written in the Old Testament can actually be heard as a breath. In our English text, it is often spelled as LORD, however in the Hebrew language it is…
So this past Sunday I showed a Video at SNL called “To This Day” by Shane Koyczan. Bullying is something that has been present in our society for quite some time. Kids face it or see it almost every day at school. Just recently, Richie Incognito of the Miami Dolphins, was suspended indefinitely for what appears to be bullying of another player.…
I saw this great video just recently. It speaks volumes to how we often put up barriers and make judgements about people before we ever get to know them. As followers of Christ, how do we begin to break down barriers and truly get to know people for who they are. Perhaps a ball pit is not a bad idea.
Confirmation Class is now upon us! Over the past two years, we have been making a transition from Confirmation for 8th graders to 6th graders. This year marks the year that the transition is now complete. We are excited to offer Confirmation to our 6th graders as a way of introducing them to the youth group and helping them as they move…
Over the past month I have been able to experience youth doing amazing things. As some of you may have heard, this year’s mission trips were an amazing success. Our High School youth were able to work towards making homes warmer, safer, and dryer in Tennessee. And our Middle School youth were able to impact the lives of children and families in…
As I write this I am sitting at the bottom of a lake. Seriously. Well it used to be a lake. I am currently on the Sr High Mission Trip with 30 fantastic youth and 13 courageous adults. The house my team is working on is 100 years old and actually used to be a general store. Before that, where the house…
I wanted to share with everyone the excitement I felt this past Sunday morning (1/6/13) with our Youth. As the kids came to worship together in SLAM our Sunday School Teachers greeted them, but something was a little bit different. The kids came into SLAM with a new spirit for the New Year. We all noticed an excitement throughout our Youth that…