These are three thoughts about all the reading I’m trying to get through as a rookie youth pastor. Reading is important. Reading is the primary way that I’m learning about the organizational “mechanics” of youth ministry as well as theology. Reading has been one of the primary catalysts for growth and change both personally as […]
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Friday Giveaway!
Today is Friday Giveaway! I’m borrowing the giveaway idea from a couple of bloggers I admire. Today, I’m giving away two books. The first is Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper and published by Crossway Books. It’s a great book about the gospel that I’m reading through with some of the […]
Do You Memorize Scripture?
Tim Challies recently posted a short article about Bible memorization. It is a helpful reminder that it is important not only to read the Bible, but to internalize it. Over the past few years, I have tried different methods like using 3×5 notecards and memorizing verses topically, or trying to memorize paragraphs at a time. […]