When I was a teenager I developed the habit of journaling. I’ve done it off and on since that time. I drill it into my students that they need to do it, too. I’m glad I practice what I preach. Today I read through some entries from May of this year. It reminded me of [...]

Filed under: Spiritual Health | No Comments »

The high school pastor of my church posted this on his blog today. Great stuff. I could steal it and post it on my blog, but thought I’d point you to it instead. There’s a lot of good stuff on his blog. Look around on it for a while and enjoy. Click here to go [...]

Filed under: Ministry Lessons | No Comments »

Cox Communications has a funny ad campaign going right now. It fit in perfect with our lesson tonight, but I’m sure these commercials have other applications, too. We were talking about how Paul said in Romans that the law helped him realize his sinfulness. The key line in each of these commercials is “I wonder [...]

Filed under: Lesson Helpers | No Comments »

Frequently when having a private chat with a student, our conversation be interrupted by others passing by. It’s a love/hate thing. I love students so I don’t want to snub anybody, but I would hate to devalue the student I’m talking to by ending the conversation prematurely. If the situation permits it, I’ll have a [...]

Filed under: Ministry Lessons | No Comments »

This morning I had a text message conversation with a student who was trying to justify using foul language on Facebook. Because I’ve built a culture of accountability with my students, he knows I’ll confront him in love when I saw what he posted. His goal was to do some damage control on the front [...]

Filed under: Ministry Lessons | No Comments »