Encounter in the Park
If you’ve been following my newsletters, you’ll remember that I went to the park in the beginning of December, and after having a strange feeling that I should bring an extra coffee mug, I did indeed receive an unexpected visitor when a little girl (and her little dog too!) appeared in the quiet park and stopped a while to chat. This evening park-picnic ended with an invitation to a second more official park-picnic. I wasn’t quite sure how God would use this, but I knew He would. Within the SAME WEEKEND, I got the idea that maybe God was using that first encounter in... Read more
Those One on Ones
“Well, how are you doing?” A long pause. A sigh. Silence… “Umm, well… so often I just feel… like I’m just messing up… all the time… and I’m struggling and upset, and going through stuff… and I don’t know what I’m doing… and you call me and say things like, ‘I’m so proud of you, I’m encouraged to see your life, and watch you say yes to God over and over again,’ and… sometimes I don’t even want to talk to God. Even though I know deep down that I love Him with all my heart… I just… don’t want to read my Bible enough, and I’m just… not the leader role model that you would think... Read moremiddle school ministry is the best!
Now if you're a parent of a middle schooler you're welcome to disagree with me on this since you live with them BUT middle school ministry is the best ministry. I was lucky enough to be a middle school leader for four years and those four years included hundreds of ultimate frisbee matches, hundreds of (friendly) yelling matches and hundreds of pizza pick ups. You can't tell me that doesn't sound amazing! Don't get me started on summer camps with middle schoolers, a week away from their parents where they eat whatever they want, fall asleep whenever they want and get to experience God in the... Read more