In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s iconic “I have a dream” speech, I’ve been thinking about what some of my own dreams would be if I had a chance to voice them. I’m sure the blogosphere will be full of these posts the next few days, but I haven’t written anything for … Continue reading A time to dream
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A reminder of what is possible
If you’ve been following the blog here at The Awesomeness Conspiracy, you know I spent last week at the Aldersgate Campus of New Creation UMC in Chesapeake, Va., for their annual Youth Week celebration. This was the second consecutive year I was invited to be the guest speaker for this incredible youth event and for … Continue reading A reminder of what is possible
Whacky Tacky Wednesday
A youth pastor friend of mine recently had his budget cut because he spent too much on tacos for some students one night. Another was run out of his job at a small church because parents wanted him to spend more time playing games and developing activities for his students than teaching them the Bible. … Continue reading Whacky Tacky Wednesday
Kingdom ambassadors
Yesterday was the first of two days of service projects for the students attending YouthWeek at New Creation United Methodist Church, where I am blessed to be serving as the guest speaker/teacher this week. As we've been unpacking the gospel over the past few days, we've been talking a lot about what it means to … Continue reading Kingdom ambassadors
Waves of mercy, waves of grace
Our Youth Week celebration got underway in earnest today at the Aldersgate Campus of New Creation United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, Va., after last night's opening session. And to say the energy level is high would be more than a bit of an understatement. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Youth Week is seven days … Continue reading Waves of mercy, waves of grace
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