Self Appointed Camp Musician Guy

There is one in every bunch. This is such a funny video, from a Young Life leader in Saranac.

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It’s Getting Hot in Here…

Apparently the world has changed drastically in the last couple of years. For the most part churches could avoid or hide from the drastic leaps in technology that the pagans revelled in, but this is no longer the case.
Now churches have podcasts, and blogs, and all sorts of other words the unenlightened must wikipedia. As [...]

The Bayer Adoption Garage Sale

I know, I know…this is supposed to be about church. Well in this particular case it is about church, but it happens away from the building, at a house.
In this case it is the home of our family friends, Zach & Holly Bayer. The reason this is about church is that a community of [...]

Caden + Church = Potty Training

This Sunday my nephew, who is three years old, visited our church for Easter. Right as a song was ending at the pinnacle of silence, he frantically blurts out “I have to pee!”
The timing was perfect. Everyone within a square mile heard him, and grins and chuckles abounded.
Since I was sitting on the end, my [...]

Late Night Church Monsters

Churches can be a place of hope, and light, and warmth. Church can also be a terrifying place, especially at night. Occasionally, as the last staff person to leave, it would fall on me to go around and lock up. This required making sure that all of our heating, computers, and lights [...]

Ritz Crackers and Racoons

I was in high school when our youth group got together with other groups from our denomination. I was bunking with a college chaperon, I idolized named Dave Melendez.
One day after a morning session, I was on my way back to the room when all of a sudden Dave, and another leader named Kevin, [...]

Any Given Sunday

 Growing up, I typically enjoyed going to church. However, if you had to pick a service to miss, confirmation Sunday was definitely the one. Each student was given a Bible verse to memorize, and would be asked two questions about the Apostle’s Creed.
This would require approximately 5 minutes per student. An average year would yield [...]

Hope International University

There is a saying at almost every Bible College, which states, “ring by June or your money back.” Unfortunately this is just an unwritten mantra and not official school policy. If it were true, I would have had a free college experience.
The reality is a lot of people were getting married, and right around [...]

You’re In My Pew

There is an unspoken reality in church. We are territorial. Don’t believe me? Start looking around church the next few weeks, and see if you notice a trend. Some of the regulars sit in the exact same spot every Sunday. Now they might move up one pew, or back a pew…but notice where they sit [...]

Overhead Slides

You remember that time period as churches moved from Hymns to Contemporary music? The hymnals began to gather dust as we pulled out these brand new overhead projectors and worship slides.
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of overhead slides, they are basically tranparent plastic with song words printed on them. You stick them on [...]