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Immunizing Your Kids from the Homosexual Agenda
Drugs have become such a prevalent part of our society that we talk with our kids about them at a young age. There are books all over the place about how to deal with dating and sex with children and teens, but what about homosexuality? Elephants grow. I know, it is obvious but sometimes I [...]
Helping Students Trust The Bible
If you’re a youth pastor or even if you’ve been a Christian for a while you have probably heard some good information about the reliability of The Bible. You’ve heard about the number of manuscripts, the different authors, the consistency, and a l lot more. Recently I attended The Word Conference and learned some new [...]
3 Statements that Don’t Sum up the Message of the Bible
I heard a pastor of a large church say the following, “I’m going to give you the cliff notes version of the Bible: Love God Love One Another Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” This might sound pretty good to the average congregant, but it presents some serious problems. Let’s examine these three statements one by [...]
From Vacation to the Lion’s Den
Coming off vacation is always difficult, but sometimes it’s flat out brutal. Recently my family and I took a couple weeks off and went to Minnesota where we are both from. Our home is Colorado, but we love our family and friends in Minnesota. While we were there we were able to rest and see [...]
High School 20 Years Later
I recently attended my 20 year High School reunion. I thought I would take some time to reflect on High School and the reunion. Every person’s experience in High School is different. Some people love it, some hate it, and probably everything in between. My high School years were filled with turmoil at home. In [...]
Suicidal Ministry
I’m on vacation. It’s been great, really great. Before I left Colorado (where I live) for Minnesota (my state of origin) I wasn’t sure if I would know how to vacation. I have never been good at taking time off, but I have realized that I am better when I do. As it turns out, [...]
The Green Lantern’s Message to the Green
Last night I went to see The Green Lantern with a bunch of College and High School age people. We spent the extra money on the 3D version. Overall it was a pretty good movie with a pretty good message. This isn’t really a review of the whole movie, but one particular message we should [...]
Marriage the Last 18 Years
Yes, I have been married and in ministry for 18 years. Most people think my wife and I are too young to have married that long and I guess they are right…sort of. We married each other young; I was 19 and she was barely 20. No, I don’t think we got married too young, [...]
What Parents Shouldn’t Listen To
The story I’m about to tell is actually many stories. Though I will tell it is one story, there have been many like this over the years. It started out with some parents coming to me to ask for help. Their student (15) had become disrespectful and defiant. The parents had done everything they knew [...]
We are to Love God’s word: Do we have to like it?
What does it mean to love something? If you looked up the definition of this word you would find many different meanings. Furthermore, this word can be a noun or a verb. Primarily this word is used to describe a strong affection or devotion to a thing or person. However, in our culture we use [...]
