From my journal dated: June 1, 2014 Last Wednesday night, after small group, Alex Pena wanted to talk with me. He asked what I was thinking about Youth group next year… so I told him some of my current thoughts on how we’re thinking about restructuring how we’re running things. He seemed to be genuinely […]
John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight” did a piece on food waste. Oliver referenced grocery stores throwing away food instead of donating it. The reason they don’t donate is because they are afraid of getting sued, cite liability as an issue, and call it a “health and safety issue.” The host made a humorous reference […]
I was listening to NPR a while back and there was a segment about the Great Dying 250 million years ago. There is a new theory that purports the die-off of the dinosaurs wasn’t as cataclysmic as previously thought. Most traditional theories have either an asteroid or volcanic event as the main cause, but this […]
Dangerous products should be kept out of reach of children… check. Parents have known this for thousands of years. So why do we have a news story like this one? Because we are reminded that human nature likes to blame others for bad things happening rather than ourselves. Sure, at the very least, this news […]
Almost 4 years ago, I wrote my first blog post: What are Christians to do? on July 5, 2010. Since then, I have authored 868 blog posts on this blog and 391 over at wesleyankids.org. You could say that I’m rather invested in writing and sharing thoughts and resources. I am inherently an educator, and as a […]
Do our disciplines/habits reflect what we truly love? In the end, does what we love win? Or do habits/rituals win? Is the old adage what we love wins, really true? I don’t know. I know a lot of people who have things that they HATE ruling their life. Why is that? Does that mean that […]
There’s a trend in graphic design called Flat UI (i.e. the new iOS 7). While I am not a trained graphic designer, I do know what looks nice and “trendy.” That doesn’t mean that I can replicate it, but it’s fun to try things out. I wondered if I could apply the flat design with […]
Kidzmatter.com had an idea to curate many different children’s ministry blogs into one place. Kind of like an editor of a newspaper, KidzMatter uses blogger blog posts and articles in syndicated fashion. JeremyMavis.com joined the syndicated party.
Sari is getting ready to cheer at Hayward High School football game. She’s ready to go!
Apologies with this post. I was testing out the new Pressgram app that allows one to take Instragram like pictures and post them to a blog.
I know quite a lot of teachers. They work very hard, put in a lot of hours, and most care deeply about the students they teach. It’s helpful to know and see what they do each and every day as well as each year. source Upworthy
You gotta love Jimmy John’s for putting up great signs in their restaurants! My favorite? Never Suck Your Thumb!
We dedicated Macie back on Mother’s Day. With Sari, we had her dedicated when she was still an infant, but with Macie, we just kept postponing it. HWC didn’t really have a regular baby dedication rhythm (now we do) and it got away from us. Since I’m the children’s pastor and we’ve been wanting to […]
Shane Koyczan relates a childhood experience where he was branded a name and then that name stuck. Poetically, Koyczan goes on to share a few experiences others might have endured as someone who is misunderstood in their formative years. It’s an amazing video to watch! It’s also an amazing message to share. source YouTube
I have a cat. Two cats, actually. And until I watched this video, I had no idea of the things they could teach me about life (other than annoying their owners). Enjoy! source Vimeo
This is fantastic! I heard Lanny Donoho do this LIVE at the Orange Conference. It is hilarious. source YouTube
For a while I had a netbook, an underpowered, small footprint sized laptop computer, because I wanted to spend less time on a computer and more time in ministry with students. This strategy sort of backfired after about 5 months because the machine was so underpowered, it took me SO LONG to get anything done […]
I was at a four-way stop sign, turning right. The vehicle across from me didn’t have their turn signal on, so I assumed they were going straight. I then proceeded to go through the intersection, but then the other vehicle started to turn the way I was going. I wanted to be mad at this […]
For the past month I have been creating and developing an interactive, resource and article-driven website for the children’s ministry department of The Wesleyan Church. It’s not fully complete (but what is on the web, right?), but it is LIVE and functioning. It’s our goal @ Wesleyan Kids to: Connect, train and resource people who disciple kids You can check […]
My blog is changing. I don’t know to what yet, but it is. I’m sure this happens to writers and content creators as things in their life changes. And I suppose I’m not immune to it. The reason I started blogging had less to do with creating an audience and writing content, but sharing resources. […]