My life Since 2003
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The Incarnation and Networked publics
A couple weeks back I went to the Association of Youth Ministry Educators annual conference, affectionately known as AYME. I was there as an exhibitor for the Cartel. But since the topic of this years conference was Technology and Transformation I got to attend as a learner, as well. (How awesome that they had a…
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The Second Act
Sebastian Marroquin Sebastian Marroquin is the son of one of the world’s most notorious criminals, Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar. At the height of his powers Escobar was said to be the seventh richest man in the world. And he controlled up to 80% of the world’s cocaine trade. His unbelievable wealth and power were…
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Place, Restoration, Hope
Tools By Sunday evening, things were calming down on our weekend home improvement projects, Kristen went to run errands, and I had a little time to reflect. In the search of wire cutter I opened a giant Rubbermaid that had tools poking out of it. As I started pushing things around I realized that I put…
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David on Tinder
One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From his phone he saw a woman, the woman was very beautiful, and David swiped to the right. She came to him, and he slept with her. Then she went back home. 2 Samuel 11:2-4, on Tinder I’ve been thinking a lot about teenagers…
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Slow Your (devo) Roll
“You better slow your roll, homey.” Before hearing that phrase while waiting in line at Home Depot the other day, the last time I heard that was probably 10 years ago. Slow your roll. You’re a bit out of control. Chill out. Relax, what’s the rush? Slow down. Devotions The idea of a daily devotional…
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The House of Things
I got home from Open Seattle Sunday afternoon. And I’ve been consumed by the move ever since. Yesterday, I worked a half a day and spent the rest of the day moving stuff across the street one load at a time. I’m using “I” like I’m doing all of the work. In reality, Kristen has moved a…
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That booth life
My feet, ankles, and knees are tired in that “I just stood on concrete for 3 days” kind of way. It’d been about 8 years since I’d last run a booth at the National Youth Workers Convention. Generally speaking, I’m not convinced that something like that is really our sweet spot at the Cartel… but with…
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Teenagers and Gaming
I’ve been a bit shy to talk about the important of gaming as it relates to teenagers, you know… mostly because I like to back up what I say with facts as opposed to sharing anecdotal stuff as fact. (Which is the case with MOST of the stuff out there about teenagers and social media.)…
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Other People’s Sin
The past few months have been a reminder that sin splatters like a can of paint falling off of a shelf. It’s messy. It gets on you. But it also sprays out indiscriminately on things near and far, related and unrelated. We tend to think of the impact of sin as being mostly personal. Not so.…
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Youth Pastors in the News
Here’s a list of headlines from the month of September for the Google News search term, “Youth Pastor.” I’ve deleted multiple links to the same instance. 9/1/2015 – Trial Opens for Fannin County Youth Pastor – Bonham, TX – KXII 9/2/2015 – Mistrial Declared for Former Youth Pastor Accused of Sexual Assault – Bonham, TX – KTEN 9/3/2015…