JFK, Position, Power, Persuasion. . . and Our Youth Ministry Responsibilities. . .
I’ve hesitated writing today’s blog entry for two reasons. First, I’m still trying to process what I saw and heard last night in the Rock Center interview with Mimi Alford. Second, the whole story seems to verge on being “soap-opera-ish”.…
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“I’m Eating A #Donut. . . And Other Ridiculous Stuff You Don’t Need To Know. . . “
I spotted this thought-provoking photo on Facebook this morning. It made me laugh. It’s a tutorial on the differences between a variety of social media platforms. It’s clever. It’s somewhat accurate. It’s also quite telling. Some questions. . . 1.…
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STOMP. . . . Banging In The Kingdom. . . .
The same thing happened to me the last time we went to the show. This morning, I wanted to go out into my garage and start banging on anything and everything. I was also thinking about the chaos that is…
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Redeeming Those Super Bowl Commercials. . . .
So now I’m getting emails from GoDaddy telling me that their Super Bowl commercials are being pre-released. Think about it. . . commercials. . . hype. . . anticipation. . . pre-release. . . it’s crazy! And this year, it…
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“So That’s What Was Wrong With Me!!. . . My Teenage Brain. . . “
Whenever I talk about adolescent development, I spend some time talking about the intellect, the brain, and cognitive abilities. We covered that topic just a couple of nights ago as I was leading our No Parent Left Behind seminar in…
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“Friends With Benefits . . . . So. . . yeah. . . f___ it!”
I’m a stickler for watching a film from start to finish. I can’t do the “let’s stop it here and pick up on it tomorrow” thing. I did, however, do that with the Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis film, Friends…
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Youth Workers As Burden-Bearers. . . .
There are some people very near and dear to my heart who have helped me carry the load. I’m going to spend some time with a couple of them this weekend. I’m looking forward to it. Yes, I’m going there…
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Art That Moves Me. . . And Maybe You Too. . .
When I was young, there was something in me that wanted to respond. Still, I couldn’t. “I don’t see it” and “I don’t hear it” were words I thought and sometimes uttered. In my college humanities class the professor would…
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Lessons From JoePa. . . .
Somehow we all sensed that the craziness, confusion, and complexity of the Jerry Sandusky matter would break him down. Sure, Joe Paterno was already aging. But when the announcement came that he had lung cancer, I remember chatting with a…
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Make Me Over. . . . Please . . . .
Last night I asked our waitress if she was a student. She used to be. She just graduated after majoring in art and photography. Not sure about the job prospects in those fields, but she’s waitressing for now. When asked…
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M.L.K. And A Good Word for the Church Today. . . .
Today is Martin Luther King Day and we kicked it off with a great challenge here in our Ministry to Emerging Generations Doctoral cohort at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Virginia Ward – one of our students and a person familiar to…
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If Tim Tebow Had Asked Me. . . .
Tim Tebow was talked about quite a bit on Sunday night, into Monday, etc. That sure was fun to watch, wasn’t it? Doesn’t matter who it was taking the snap. That’s the kind of great finish that we’ll be watching…
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