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New Painting: Ocean Sunset

Tonight our church’s marriage ministry hosted a Paint Night. Here’s my painting. IMG_0172

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How One Boy Overcame Bullying and Changed Hearts

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Winter Fest 2015 SRC Students Group Pic

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Youth Winter Fest 2015 Recap Video #YWF15

Youth Winter Fest 2015 was absolutely incredible! It was awesome having 16 churches together in one place to meet with God and grow in our relationships. Best of all, we have heard stories of dozens of students who made decisions to make Jesus the leader of their lives, and that is what it is all about! Our theme this year was Honor, and our speaker Lamont O’Neil challenged us to be men and women who honor God in all we say and do. We had a great time of worship with Mitch Parks, Daniel Bashta, and the Fellows. We also experienced a powerful time of ministry by the Nubian Gents and Feminine Fire – the ministry Lamont O’Neil started 20 years ago to mentor and disciple students. Many reports have been coming in about the impact our morning seminars had on them. The three seminars were on Honoring God in our media habits, Honoring God through music, and Honoring God in our relationships. The prayer room was also a major hit with students. And, of course, we had tons of fun on Saturday playing football, table games, hanging out in the snack shop and playing volleyball, basketball, and dodgeball tournaments. Everyone’s already asking about next year. Here’s the recap video. Enjoy! #YWF15

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New PK Dizzle Rap: “Choose To Grow” (Winter Fest Rules Video)

Enjoy the latest of my comedy rap videos. lol!

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Which One Do You Need? (5 Types of Retreats)

forest-retreat-retreatThis coming weekend we are taking our students away for the weekend for Youth Winter Fest – a weekend retreat where over 400 students from churches all over our area will gather together for an encounter with God, and to deepen relationships. I believe there is tremendous power is disconnecting from the everyday, ordinary to connect with God and others in an extraordinary way. A little over a year ago I shared 5 different types of retreats that I find are very significant and meaningful. Here they are:

  1. Personal Retreat
  2. Marriage Retreat
  3. Team Retreat Type A
  4. Team Retreat Type B
  5. Multi-Church Retreat
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Family Idea for 2015

In an effort to express our faith in and dependance on God, to be more intentional about praying specifically for one another, and to grow in encouragement this year, I came up with the idea to create Prayer and Encouragement Journals for each member of our family. The idea is simple. Whenever we feel led to pray for or share an encouraging word with one another, in addition to expressing our care verbally, each person is invited to write their prayer or word of encouragement in the journal of the person they are thinking about and praying for. My hope is that these books will be a way for us deepen our heart-to-heart connections, and that as we read them, the journals will serve as a resource to uplift, inspire, and infuse us with hope. Maybe you’d like to do something similar in your home this year.

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Books I Read in 2014

  1. 7 Ways to Be Her Hero by Doug Fields
  2. 99 Thoughts on Jesus-Centered Living by Rick Lawrence (Read as a family)
  3. After You Believe by N.T. Wright
  4. All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C.S. Lewis
  5. An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey by John and Joanna Stumbo
  6. Bold Parents, Positive Teens by Karen Dockrey
  7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  8. Compassion by Henri Nouwen, Donald P. Mcneill and Douglas A. Morrison
  9. Creating An Intimate Marriage by Jim Burns
  10. Culture of Honor by Danny Silk
  11. Edgar Allen Poe’s Complete Poetical Works
  12. Everyday I Pray for My Teenager by Eastman Curtis
  13. Francis and Edith Schaeffer
  14. God Space by Doug Pollock
  15. Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God by Francis Frangipane
  16. How to Hit a Curve Ball, Grill the Perfect Steak, and Become a Real Man by Stephen James and David Thomas
  17. How to Introduce Your Jewish Friends to the Messiah by Chosen People Ministries
  18. It’s Friday But Sunday’s Comin’ by Tony Campolo
  19. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  20. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  21. People Raising by William P. Dillon
  22. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
  23. Poems by Emily Dickenson, Series 2
  24. Prone to Love by Jason Clark
  25. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
  26. Running With The Giants by John Maxwell
  27. She Said Yes by Misty Bernall
  28. Simply Jesus by N.T. Wright
  29. Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne
  30. Stories That Feed Your Soul by Tony Campolo
  31. The Beer Drinker’s Guide to God by William B. Miller
  32. The Case for Faith for Kids by Lee Strobel (Read with my daughter)
  33. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
  34. The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
  35. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein
  36. The Will to Climb by Ed Viesturs
  37. Vertical Leap by Bill Rieser
  38. Why Nobody Goes to Church Anymore by Thom and Joani Schultz
  39. Youth Ministry in a Multifaith Society by Len Kageler
  40. Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World by Brock Morgan