Limiting Factor

Many of us met through Zoom last night. It was great seeing your faces and hearing your voices! For those not able to attend – or those wanting a recap, here’s a summary of the lesson we covered. Before the pandemic, think about the things you wanted to do but didn’t because you didn’t have […]

Describing Relationship

Since we’re not meeting in person today, I’ve posted two short videos (first is 3:23, second is 5:30) as a shortened substitute for the lesson time we usually spend together. The videos illustrate two aspects of my relationship with God – interacting with Him through nature and music. The first video was made last year […]

100% death rate

We had about half our normal attendance last night, some absences likely due to the coronavirus. We discussed the pandemic and your views of the response to it. The consensus was: people are overreacting, you’d rather be in school than to miss sport seasons / friends / having to do e-learning days, you feel you […]

Meaningful Music

Last night we shared our “most meaningful” song with each other. It could be any song from any genre. It was a hard assignment so I gave you a week to think about it. Before playing each song we shared context – why this song has so much meaning for us. It was a vulnerable […]

Jonah’s a Jerk!

I asked you to remember whatever you could about Jonah from the Bible. Collectively, you filled in the story from memory. God asked Jonah to go to Ninevah (now Mosul, Iraq) but Jonah went the other way toward Tarshish in a boat. Sea was stormy, Jonah asked crew to throw him in the sea, a […]

Stumbling Blocks

We read about stumbling blocks in 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 and in perhaps a slightly easier to understand passage: Romans 14:13-15 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. I know and am persuaded in the Lord […]

We Are Here

We reviewed Mark’s description of Jesus sending demons from a man into a herd of nearby pigs – found in Mark 5:1-20. We diagrammed and discussed the story. Some details we noted: The demons recognized Jesus and his authority The demons, townspeople, and herdsmen were afraid of Jesus – only the healed man was not […]

LOCK IN

There were 24 Youth at last night’s lock in. A few of them participated in a “short video” contest – enjoy the “artistic” creations: Thanks to everyone who supported the lock in. There were many meaningful moments in addition to all the fun, food and time with friends.

(Y)OUR MISSION

Many of you haven’t yet identified God’s mission for your life. That’s OK because God gave all Christians a general mission to pursue until He reveals our individual mission. As we engage in the mission He gave all of us, we become more aware of our individual mission. Your mission is found while participating in […]

Lizzy

Jen shared her life story / testimony last night, and I shared mine the week before. We faced the challenge of summarizing our lives within the time allowed – in my case summarizing 46 years in 40 minutes. That’s less than one minute per year! Even if we’d spent 40 minutes describing just one year, […]

Teenager Transitions

While traveling over Christmas, I read Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. I enjoyed the book, it’s very readable, provides practical advice, and gives real-life scenarios that provide insight into the transitions teenagers navigate. However, I hesitate to recommend it due to the author’s position regarding sexuality […]