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Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 25. Jun, 2010 | 5 Comments
This week was youth camp. There were some unbelievable obstacles. The camp facilities we used were not exclusive nor Christian. In fact I learned that it has been used for many thing in the past. Back in the 50s it was a Jewish camp. Of course I have no issues with this, but it began [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 16. Jun, 2010 | 4 Comments
So I’m a Christian, now what? That is what our series has been for the past several weeks. We have talked about baptism, communion, worship, prayer, reading the Bible, the Holy Spirit, and witnessing. Last week was about witnessing and the students were fired up and excited. I’m serious. They were shouting and wanting to [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 02. Jun, 2010 | 4 Comments
I’m finishing up a series with my students, “I’m a Christian, now what?” Basically I’m talking to them about what we can be doing as Christians and what the first steps are. I’m sharing with them some stories of Biblical heroes that did amazing things, and how we can start doing those things, but then [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 20. May, 2010 | 3 Comments
I am not dead, I tweet occasionally, but finding time to write more than 140 characters lately has been a stretch. It’s been about two weeks since ATF and I still haven’t done a follow-up post, so I guess that is what this will be about. Just to summarize, ATF was great. Now driving in [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 03. May, 2010 | 8 Comments
I am a broken person. It might look like I have it together on the outside, but on the inside I’m totally broken. The thing is, I have a lot of people looking to me for the answers. It is tempting to try and put on a facade, to make it seem like I’m great. [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 21. Apr, 2010 | 4 Comments
I am a person that internalizes everything. I’m always thinking, analyzing things. I pick up on a lot of things and build huge stories around them. Often this serves me well, but it also makes my full of doubt. I am constantly aware of others. I am picking up on their moods and how they [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All on 19. Apr, 2010 | 5 Comments
Fifteen years ago today I was home sick with the chicken pox. I was 16, a junior in high school, and feeling much better. The previous week had been miserable. I had chicken pox EVERYWHERE. They were in my throat. I think they were in my stomach too. The itching wasn’t even partly soothed by [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 18. Apr, 2010 | 4 Comments
Last week I wrote about the prevalence of depression in the students I work with and know of and how I want to try something different to help them. I am asking advice as I go forward because I know that the answers are bigger than I can imagine. I received this email and have [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Youth Pastor on 15. Apr, 2010 | 12 Comments
We are continuing the series on “Am I Happy?” in youth and I was talking with one of my students after. She was telling me how in the schools they have groups for quitting smoking (which I’ve facilitated), drugs, alcohol, bullying and plenty of other things like that. What they don’t have is a group [...]
Posted by Nick the Geek in All, Dad on 14. Apr, 2010 | 10 Comments
I don’t often participate in the “life is funny” carnival, (read I have never but really should), but I have to share this little story and while it was happening I kept thinking of the “life is funny” carnival. Most kids like to play house or school. Admittedly my kids often play this game. They [...]
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