Wandering with Reckless Abandon

It has been a while since I have posted here. There are a few reasons for that, but the major one is that I have been wrestling through some pretty huge decisions.
After a year off from working in the church, having spent eight years working with students, I have come to the [...]

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Len posted this article…
Christian parents and churches need to face up to a problem long hidden in the dark: Evangelical teenagers are just as sexually active as their non-Christian friends.
In fact, there is evidence that evangelical teenagers on the whole may be more sexually immoral than non-Christians. Statistically, evangelical teens tend to have sex [...]

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Lately I have been haunted by something I read somewhere (I know that is helpful). It has been bouncing around my head for a few weeks now, and to be honest it is quite intimidating…
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1
Paul told the Corinthians to follow his [...]

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So this morning I met briefly with the Youth Pastor at the church I have been attending of late. It would seem that I am going to be getting back in the saddle, and working to build the middle school ministry at the church…
I am excited about this… I have been away for too [...]

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One of the true joys in my life is to hear back from one of my kids… The last couple of weeks I have been blessed to recieve emails from a couple of my students, catching me up on their life, and letting me know how they are doing…
At the end of both emails [...]

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