Adventures in Syberspace

My kids like Jif-To-Go

A Very Bratty Christmas

My kids were bored a couple weekends ago and made this video. Enjoy!

 

Video message for my dad

My sister and I are flying into Dallas this weekend to see a Cowboys game with my dad, in honor of his 65th birthday. This is how we told him about it:

 



O Come O Come Emmanuel

Click the link below to listen to the sermon I preached at Christ Church this past weekend on "Songs of the Season: O Come O Come Emmanuel" based on the Advent hymn. You can also listen at cclf.org.



Download sermon here.

You know what they say. The family that paints together stays together.

This morning at Galveston Urban Ministries

Guest blogging at Jesus Creed

I'm guest blogging today and next week at Jesus Creed about Kara Powell and Chap Clark's excellent new book Sticky Faith. Join the conversation!

Genesis 1 as REM might have done it

Thought of the Day, September 23

"We are made in the image of God, and have no say in the matter. We do not choose most things about our existence: to be alive, to inherit traits from our families, to be raised the way that we are. If freedom is defined as wholly autonomous choice made in a vacuum devoid of external influence, then freedom is impossible. If we are seeking self-invention, then there is no hope for us. However, if we can finally come to accept the inherent and irreversible limitations of being humans made in the image of God, living in a world that belongs to God, the path of freedom opens before us. We can either see our very existence as an affront because we did not choose it, or we can accept what we are and move forward."      ~Heather Hughes

Treating Students Like We Treat Adults

Here's my latest Youthworker Journal article, discussing the idea of treating youth like adults. Let me know what you think!

http://www.youthworker.com/youth-ministry-resources-ideas/youth-ministry/11652546/

Video from Acuña

This is the video that gives a snapshot of our time in Acuña, Mexico this year. Filmed mostly by me, edited by Jonathan Goff. Facebook users: click here. (There is also an extended version with a little added silliness, available here).