Attending a youth group camping trip that I planned was always an adventure. I felt like I should have put a disclaimer on the trip brochure, “Attendees should participate at their own risk”, or perhaps more accurately, “Attendees will be wetter than they ever imagined”. It just seemed like I had a knack for having… Read More »

Recently I took a week of vacation to work on the pole barn building we are erecting at our house. It’s coming along nicely, and I am looking forward to getting the steel roof and siding on so that I can work on the inside when the weather turns cold. I am so grateful, and… Read More »

Perhaps you have noticed the white crosses in front of our 224 location this month. They are there to remind us of the sanctity of life. I am so thankful for our youth ministry giving us such a visual reminder of the importance of life. Since 1973, over 60 million unborn children have been aborted… Read More »

One summer I took my high school ministry on a mission trip to Iquitos, Peru. Located where the Amazon River begins, Iquitos is in the middle of the rainforest and is only assessable by air or river. Our primary mode of transportation in the city was by motorcar. Half motorcycle and half rickshaw… these little… Read More »

Once upon a time on a farm far, far, away there was a chicken coop occupying the corner of a barnyard.  It was quite a large coop with several different breeds of chickens. Ameraucana, Ancona, Rhode Island and Cornish chickens all shared the same chicken yard and coop.  And life was pretty good. There was… Read More »

Today we begin a new series called Framing Your Heart. Throughout the entire Bible God has made clear his desire to have our hearts. “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart…” “Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” “God blesses those whose hearts are pure,… Read More »

It had been a really, really long day. It began at 7:30 AM which is pretty early when you went to bed at 2:30 AM the night before, let me tell you! Not only that, it was the 4th 16+ hour day in a row. Welcome to youth ministry when you have your group at… Read More »

Who do you admire? Chances are that person has qualities and characteristics that you would want to emulate in your life. Perhaps it is integrity, kindness, purpose or compassion. In Ephesians 5 the Apostle Paul issues a serious challenge when he writes, “Be imitators of Christ.” To imitate someone means that we seek to adopt… Read More »

Shortly after Dallas Theological Seminary was founded in 1924, it almost folded. It came to the point of bankruptcy. All the creditors were ready to foreclose at twelve noon on a particular day. That morning, the founders of the school met in the president’s office to pray that God would provide. In that prayer meeting… Read More »

Well, school is in session. I know this because plastered all over my Facebook newsfeed are pictures of kids holding up signs that say, “First Day Of 3rd Grade!” I actually enjoy seeing the pictures, and I am amazed at the smiling faces of these kids. Most of them actually seem excited to go back… Read More »