It’s always tempting to weigh in on movies that one has not seen, especially after reading some very interesting reviews. At least this is true for me.  Usually I refrain and push my mind to think about more important subjects. We find ourselves in a very strange place as Christians in America at this time…

I’ve found the folks at Lutheran Satire can really crack me up.  Some of their videos are hilarious (the St Patrick’s video looks at bad trinitarian analogies thru very clever humor). This one relates to the question of what we are doing to make church more accessible to younger generations. Enjoy!

Years ago we ran a retreat called HappeningTM which was common in Episcopal Diocese’s all over the country back in the day.  The Weekend was intended to be a renewal weekend patterned after Cursillo. What I watched in the final years that we did this was rather unspectacular. There were student testimonies at the end…

Thirty some years ago there seemed to be many made for TV movies about a teen or young adult who ran off and got involved in a cult. In each story, they had to somehow be rescued from that group. The difficulty in doing that is the power of the emotional bonds and irrationality caused…

The question comes up from time to time.  What makes for an anglican approach to youth ministry? I’ve heard people try to articulate it but end up not saying much that differs from other traditions.  In the years I have served the Diocese of South Carolina, I have worked with a lot of Youth Ministers…

I’ve been so slammed with preparing for the next thing that I’ve neglected to keep up on writing and posting things.  So, I thought I would share a message from my friend Cameron Cole who really amazes me.  It’s titled “Preparing for Your Worst Nightmare”.  You can listen to it here.  I previously posted a…

Over the years I’ve swapped some stories with people about how our context varies in different parts of the world.  One I heard was about a British speaker at a youth camp who was rather old school in his vocabulary.  Over there the word for a bundle of sticks is faggot.  He got to the…