I am very excited to see this movie when it comes out! The book was amazing.

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Mark DeVries has done the world of youth ministry a huge favor by writing this book. In this book he is like that one friend you have who tells you what you need to hear, not what you hope to hear. You’ll be a better youth worker (paid or volunteer) because of the time you [...]

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My generation is a bumpy ride through the troubled life of a sinful person (like us) traveling down an equally messy road alongside his remarkably patient Maker. This journey takes us to places nice Christians don’t stereotypically go to have interactions that our Savior stereotypically wouldn’t miss. What we find along the way is that [...]

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If you’ve already seen this movie, check out Vince Parker’s post about it. He’s started a conversation that you’ll want to be part of. Caution: There are spoilers in his post (which he states up front). Don’t read his post if you haven’t watched the movie. I saw The Book of Eli with a little [...]

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We screened this movie at Saddleback Church. It’s got a little bit of bad language and the party scenes are a little uncomfortable in the church setting. However, the message of the movie is great. I recommend seeing it before taking your students just to make sure it isn’t too over the top for your [...]

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I rode a roller coaster all week through this book. Lucado takes his readers through many legitimate fears that people can have outside of God’s design. Any fear, however, turns to faith as we gain God’s perspective about life’s issues. A phrase repeated a few times toward the end of the book becomes the mantra [...]

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I’m reading Max Lucado’s book called Fearless. There are many great quotable comments in this book. This one stuck out to me from chapter 8 today. It’s in reference to Jesus experience on the cross… “Heaven’s best took hell’s worst and turned it into hope.” I look forward to finishing this book and will post [...]

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My friend Josh Griffin just came out with his first book 99 Thoughts for Youth Workers. I read though this book and have some very good things to say about it. It didn’t hurt that he wrote the nice inscription (below) inside the book. I think a better title for this book is The Best [...]

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I got invited to see this movie I’d never heard of. Now that I’ve seen it, I want to tell everybody to go see it! Reviewing this movie would be difficult without spoiling the story line. Instead, I’ll write why I’m so excited about it from a youth ministry point of view. Depending on your [...]

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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible Finishing this book was like saying goodbye to an old friend. From the moment I began the journey through its pages, I knew I’d want to take my time. I savored every page. A.J. Jacobs, though his genuine [...]

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