http://blog.likeafire.net His word is Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those crazy guys over at Simply Youth Ministry have broken the teen barrier. It seems they have come up with a new way to communicate to teens called "txt"ing. I did some research and it seems that the mobile phone companies have been holding out on us. Apparently, most cell ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/09/24/new-way-to-communicate-with-teens/ I am really lame. To start with, the first app I downloaded to my iPhone was the lightsaber. Not particularly useful, but impressive. Proof in the pudding is that when people see it, they don't care about all the other really cool things it can do. So here I am one ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/08/28/star-wars-and-better/ I just started a new teaching series at my church based on some of John Eldredge's teachings called Becoming Fully Alive. I would call it Waking the Dead, but there were some objections on our team about endorsing a book that heavily. Anyway, I taught the first night last night ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/08/21/new-teaching-series/ This last month has been pretty hectic. I have been cranking out all the promotional stuff for the church's new service and a lot of smaller events, like this one (pictured here). I have also been trying to plan the rest of the year for youth ministry stuff and discipleship ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/08/19/hectic-hectic/ I start my first teaching series for the church as a whole this Wednesday. It is some of the themes from John Eldredge's Waking the Dead and some of my own thoughts mixed in as well. I really like what Eldredge says about the heart and what he points to ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/08/18/becoming-fully-alive/ Quite an eventful day at the Martin's. Elizabeth is potty training which makes the rest of the house extra sensitive to her dance. She has actually done quite well with one BM (Boomer if your from western PA) and two more viscous outbursts actually making it into the potty. We ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/08/16/potty-training-and-the-rainbow-mouse/ I have read this book recently and have been amazed by it. On the one hand, the pictures of the Trinity, our path of redemption and the amazing beauty portrayed in the book are overwhelming. On the other hand, the controversy surrounding it is baffling and maybe more interesting than ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/07/29/the-shack/ So I have been blogging about this for a while. Christians are just annoying. They are rude, sometimes pedantic and occasionally stupid. So why not me. I mean, this mostly started with the word "missional". What is missional? It's a made up word that means following the mission of the ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/07/02/christians-are-annoying-why-not-me/ I had a conversation with one of my youth the other day about cars. He is soon to be turning sixteen and his parents are having him pay for half of his car. This is a bit uncommon for his area and a friend of his just got the new ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/07/01/coolest-car-coming-soon/ Today, I pick up Cathy at the airport and end my time as a solo Dad. I had a really great time and learned a lot. So here are my lessons learned. 1. Jane is a Pirate, Elizabeth is a ninja - We have said it before, but it was proven ... http://blog.likeafire.net/2008/06/30/today-it-ends/