Have you ever followed someone like your life depended on it? A few years ago we took the youth group on a day trip during the summer, the day had several activities planned but the highlight was a trip spelunking! Spelunking is the process of caving and going deep into caves in the earth and […]
Obey Without Objection
Has someone ever asked you to do something that you really didn’t want to do? Like doing chores, homework, or run laps. My wife does, on a daily basis. She’s a tidy person, I am not. I have a very one-track mind, I’m focused on whatever I’m focused on and miss about everything else. She, […]
How to Follow God
We’re going through a series in a youth group called One Small Step, we’re walking through Hebrews 11 at the hall of faith and reflecting on how our lives will look if we move into a practical active faith that we live out, One Small Step at a time. This week, we looked at Hebrews […]
Time to Clean Out the Junk Drawer
How clean are you? Are you someone who is really tidy or.. not so much? Let’s ask these questions a bit differently. If we were to send a group of people your house right now, with no warning, we were all able to see your bedroom in its current state, would you be embarrassed with […]
Go and Tell
Jesus commanded us to do many things, being silent was not one of them. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, – Matthew 28:19 He actually commanded the opposite, He told us to make disciples of all […]
5 Reasons to Trust that the Bible is True
What good are the truths of scripture if there is no truth to scripture? This may not be a hurdle many Christians have to jump over but for a young non-believing Jeff, realizing that the bible was more than some old book written by a couple of dude’s wanting to push their agenda was essential […]
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Real Princess” is better known as “The Princess and the” what? Fill in the blank: 1/10 is to ten percent as 1/4 is to what percent? How many teaspoons are in five tablespoons? If a car is traveling at 40 MPH, how long will it take to […]
Defeat the Devil
What do you know about Satan? For real, what do you know? Satan. Lucifer. The Devil. It sounds silly, doesn’t it? The Devil. We think of a little red horned guy in a cartoon with a pitchfork and fire. It’s silly. Most Christians don’t even talk about him anymore. How convenient… Scripture tells us the […]
The Reason for Seasonal Decorations
Awww… Christmas time is in the air, our trees are up, presents tucked neatly under, our homes smell like candy canes and are lit up like the 4th of July. Isn’t Christmas time just wonderful? Well, most of the time it is. It is wonderful, but why do we do it? No not, why do […]
Absolute Faith
Faith. It’s a common enough word. If you’ve been in church or in Christian circles at all, you’ve heard it thrown around plenty.. but what is it? No really, what is it? I know it’s good and I should have it but what is IT? Here’s what it is not. Faith is not a cliche. […]