We’re in a pretty cool series. It’s called Do Something. Each week we have a different hands-on project for our students to do: Last week: Fill Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes This week: Wrote letters to soldiers, wrote Thanksgiving cards to senior citizens, prayed for their friends, heard about mission opportunities in Africa, etc. Next [...]

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This is not a political blog, but I think Sarah Palin is great. Congrats to her on her new book already being #1 on Amazon. Going Rogue: An American Life

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I’ve been striving for an elusive goal for 10 years. I can never seem to nail this down. I’ve got the skill set needed, tons of experience, the drive to accomplish it and the passion to back it up. I just can’t seem to make it happen. Tonight I had a few thoughts about this [...]

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The Skit Guys have entered Dorito’s Crash The Super Bowl Video Competition. Click here to see the video and vote for it.

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Today I got some very discouraging news. I’m putting the feelings I had about this to use in my teaching this week. There’s no use having an experience if it doesn’t make me better. If it makes me better, why would I not use it to help others? Tomorrow I’m teaching a lesson to my [...]

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YouthMinistry.com announced that until November 16th they are offering a 15% discount storewide. Click their logo below to check it out.

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This was a pretty sweet and fun Jib Jab video which included some of our High School Ministry staff. They showed it during our weekend services October 31-November 1

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This is the company where VolunteerYouthMinistry.com is hosted. The service is great. If you need a hosting account for your web page or blog, check them out. Great price. Great service.

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This week I did an interview for an Internet talk show that Tim Schmoyer hosts. It was a great discussion between me and some other youth workers. I recommend listening to it and checking out his archives. He interviews a different youth worker each week. There’s a lot of great wisdom to gain. Click here [...]

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I’m trying out something on my blog starting today. If you see something you like, and you’re a Twitter user, please click the Tweet button on the right side of the post to share it with your Twitter followers. I appreciate your help getting the word out. If you’re not a Tweet-er, but you blog, [...]

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