Thousands of people are marching against Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio tomorrow, including Zack de la Rocha of “Rage Against the Machine” fame. They are protesting Arpaio’s treatment of undocumented inmates, claiming that he has “subjugated and terrorized” them while they are under his custody. I’m definitely not proud of this, but I spent some time [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 26, 2009
Simply Text
I signed my high school ministry up for the text-messaging program with Simply Youth Ministry. Most of our kids are on MySpace still, almost as many are on Facebook, but 99% of them are text-messaging maniacs! For $40 a month we can send up to 3 messages a day to our group members, and they [...]
February 24, 2009
100 + You
My church has listed the 100+ ways that we are serving our community and some other areas on the globe. At last count we were supporting 95 missionary families and a slew of para-church organizations. From goats to bibles to shoes, there are SO MANY WAYS for our church family to plug in! I’m so [...]
February 23, 2009
texting in church
Some of the volunteers in my high school ministry have recently expressed their concerns about students who are texting during our gatherings. When I’m up front teaching I can easily see their glowing faces in the dark room. I’d like to think that it’s some sort of Jesus-esque transfiguration glow going on but… probably not. [...]
February 23, 2009
The Idea Camp
I’ll be attending The Idea Camp this weekend in Irvine. It’s a free event that is creating tons and tons of space for conversation/idea sharing/networking/etc… There are some great guys and gals signed up to come already and they just listed a handful of last-minute additions who I’m stoked to meet. Had you heard about [...]
February 18, 2009
the Sherman family
Last Sunday night a fire broke out at the home of one of our pastors, John Sherman. The fire caused over a million dollars in damage to the 130-year-old home. Linds and I went over to join the cleanup effort a couple days ago. Sifting through the charred remains of the house was surreal. Micah, [...]
February 17, 2009
forgive me for this post
I heard a sermon by Louie Giglio that has stuck with me called “Prayer: Remix“. It was about a handful of common prayers that people pray that are, well, pointless in his opinion. One of them was the prayer of Christians asking for forgiveness after they have already been forgiven. I hear this all the [...]
February 15, 2009
Sunday recap
Woke up at 7am to get ready for high school ministry at 8:45am. How in the world are 200 high school students waking up and coming to church at 8:45 every week? I can try to answer that question, but I like to think it’s a miracle. Went to church at 10:45am. Eric Wakeling did [...]
February 13, 2009
Eric Wakeling
I asked my friends on Facebook a simple question, and Eric Wakeling (Calvary’s Executive “Pastor” of Ministry) decided to use it as an opportunity to display his true colors. Has this happened to you? Have you been victimized like this by someone you love and respect? How did you respond? How do you turn the [...]
February 13, 2009
Triskaidekaphobia
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. When I started junior high (at 13 years old) I was given a student ID number: 13666. No joke… 13, and then 666. It fit me pretty well. I had that number all the way through high school. The number followed me everywhere. It was an ongoing [...]
