Retaliation. Revenge. Getting even. Who hasn’t experienced these feelings? We all have. We all do. And we all will again; maybe even today. In this week’s passage, Jesus turns things on their head once again. He tells us to not retaliate. To not resist. That’s hard to do. Turning the other cheek goes against human…
Becky Tirabassi On Prayer
Not too long ago, I posted a few quotes on prayer that I find encouraging and helpful. You can find links to those quotes at the bottom of this post. In preparing for high school summer church camp last week, I stumbled across this quote from Becky Tirabassi, in Let Prayer Change Your Life. Prayer…
Classic Bible: The Book Of Numbers
This is part of the Classic Bible: Favorite Stories & Passages series. Read more from the series! I’ve been reading a lot recently from the Old Testament, and most recently in the book of Numbers. There are a lot of great stories from the book of Numbers. Much more than most people realize. Working with…
8 Reasons Why I Love Summer Church Camp
Summer is here, and with it come a busy schedule of church camp! Church camp is one of my favorite aspects of youth ministry. It’s busy. It’s exhausting. It’s long. But it’s extremely effective and incredible fun. One of the drawbacks to spending so much of my summer at camp is that it takes me…
Memorize The Sermon On The Mount – Week 17
Last week, we started the passage on swearing and oaths. This week’s passage is the second half of it. Jesus makes things simple. Let your “yes” be “yes” and your “no” be “no”. It really is that easy. But it’s not always that easy to do, is it? I don’t know about you, but sometimes…
Reading The Classics Together
If you haven’t noticed, I love to read. Reading is a great way to deepen my understanding of God, life, and ministry. And I find it extremely relaxing and enjoyable, too. In fact, this blog started a place to post book reviews, and that’s still a large part of what I do here. The book…