UPDATE: These shirts are now available exclusively through Celebrate Recovery Gear. Click here to order them.    I’m amazingly excited to announce that The Landing shirts are now available. If you’re not doing The Landing at your church, this won’t mean much to you. However, I’ve received many requests over the last year for shirts [...]

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I’ve been doing a small group series with a few high school small groups this summer called The Invisible War by Rick Warren. It’s all about understanding and dealing effectively with temptation. My friends over at Generation to Generation have written a couple of posts on the curriculum and its effectiveness. I echo what they [...]

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You can download a free sample lesson from The Landing or purchase the curriculum by clicking the product link below.

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I promised attendees of the Celebrate Recovery Summit that I would share some resources and notes with them. They are downloadable below. These are materials I have either developed for The Landing at Saddleback Church or received permission to distribute. Let’s be resources to each other. Got something to share, let me know. I’d love [...]

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Last night I taught on Ephesians 4:31, “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” and Matthew 5:8, “Happy are the pure in heart.” I wanted students to be able to visualize the concept of having these things in their heart, so I went to Lowe’s [...]

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If you’ve read this blog lately, you know this year I’m making a big effort to reach out to parents of my students. I found this GREAT post over at JuniorHighYouthMinistry.com containing a letter to parents. The letter explains how parents can help students returning from a retreat to get back into regular life while [...]

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It’s that time of year again; here comes the flood of college recommendation requests. Each year I get asked to write several of these. Here are a few steps I’ve taken to make this easier: 1. I ask for a resume of what the student has been involved with in school and ministry during high [...]

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