I’m writing this post, but I don’t really want to. There isn’t time to do it, but I’m making time. I should be cleaning the kitchen, making dinner, and attending to children. It’s my turn to write, though, so here we are. This few minutes of eloquence (ha ha) is a microcosm of the past…
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Oddwalk at YNIA 2018
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…and your ACTUAL neighbor
My family and I live in a good neighborhood. There are nice homes and even nicer neighbors. Like many other neighborhoods, ours has a Homeowners Association (HOA) that works to maintain a certain level of expectation for how these properties are cared for. Soon after we moved into this house, we received our first HOA…
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Shannon Interviews Jesus at YNIA
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Greenwood Cemetery
Think for a moment. Beyond the things you own, what belongs to you? What are you owed? Are you entitled to be treated in a certain way, to be allowed access to certain groups, to enjoy certain privileges? My guess is that, in answering those questions, you would likely place very few restrictions on yourself. …
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Who Is My Neighbor?
Outside of being a husband and father, a few of my favorite activities include working for/within the Church, playing music, doing youth ministry, and traveling. In a couple of weeks, I’ll get to again be part of an amazing program that allows me to do all four of those things at once. That program is…
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Blueprints: Summer Youth Ministry
This afternoon, Orin was a panelist on a webinar put on by http://www.rebuildmychurch.org on the topic of summer youth ministry – ideas, camps, programs, etc. It was a good discussion, with lots of great ideas and insights. Here’s the video of the webinar if you want to see what you missed live:
Orin mentioned by name two camps: http://youthsingpraise.com and http://youngneighbors.org – check them out for quality ministry programs over the summer! Thanks to our hosts for the good work!
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Sunday Scripture in Wordle
What a great idea! A friend of Orin’s on facebook (in real life, from Young Neighbors Tijuana 2007) posted a note on facebook about throwing the Sunday readings into wordle to get a sense of important themes, repeated words and ideas, etc. Here’s the one she created for this coming Sunday’s readings. How cool! How…