These Aren’t Fairy Tales
One day, a couple of guys I know of were on their way to a prayer meeting. And these guys, to give some context, they were totally on fire for Jesus. Weeks before this they’d been at an event and I guess you could think of it as an epic prayer and worship session and […]
Transformed Lives
The beginning of the semester is glorious, so full of potential. Thousands of students, both returning students and leaders and many new students meaning lots of new friends with whom we can share the love of Jesus! And then the semester continues. It plays out different ways, but pretty much every semester for which I’ve […]
God’s Will For Your Life: You Can Trust Him
“How are you doing, Jamie?” It was the question form, not the salutation. My response was unusual: I began to cry. This was senior year of high school, and, wow, my future held so much potential. I had plans, good plans. I had support. I’d been accepted into my first choice of a college. But […]
Lessons from a Video Game: Part 2
Preface: Non-gamers, please do not fear! Though this series draws upon lessons learned while gaming, they are readily grasped and hopefully encouraging and helpful to all! My favorite video game of all time is Age of Empires 2. Through the course of the game you are able to create, control, and upgrade a number of […]
Lessons from a Videogame: Part 1
Preface: Non-gamers, please do not fear! Though this series draws upon lessons learned while gaming, they are readily grasped and hopefully encouraging and helpful to all! I cannot call myself a true gamer. I haven’t earned the title: I’ve played a handful of games over the course of my life, I’ve only purchased one game, […]
Lessons from a Short Term Missions Trip
I just got back from Spain leading a team to serve a couple of local churches that have relationship with my local church in New York. My team is awesome and we’re having lots of fun. There are some awesome lessons we learn on a missions trip that are generally useful for all of us […]
Enemies of Ministry: Competition
“Wait, XYZ Ministry is having a meeting on Sunday nights too? Ah…Jim and Stacie will probably go there. And just when I thought we were starting to grow, too!” This is a part of the series Enemies of Ministry. Here are the other posts in this series: Fear, Entitlement and Offenses. Maybe you’ve actually said […]
Celebrating & Clarifying the Win
Where are we leading people? What are our goals? It’s really easy to have a vague objective: “let’s love God and love others.” Well, that’s a true and great start, but it can be tricky to know how we’re doing and clearly influence (or lead) people toward that goal because it hasn’t been broken down. […]
Super Quick Friendship Evangelism
Example One: It was morning, and I got on an elevator with another student in an administrative building at school. She was holding a sheet of paper, and I knew by the color and time of year that she was dropping a class. I asked her what she was dropping, and it turned out I’d […]
The Gospel: 1, 2, 3
How do you share the Gospel with someone? If you haven’t asked this question, you’ve probably heard it; this is a common question. I’d like to present a simple three point outline that I often use to share the Gospel. It is (a) memorable, (b) simple to convey, and (c) flexible for a variety of […]