Category: Thoughts On Life
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The Dishwasher, Change and the Path We Walk
I realized, this morning, that I’m pretty sure my college-aged self would punch my current self squarely in the jaw. I came to this revelation as I cleaned off a dirty dish (which you should always do first!) and put it into the dishwasher. It’s not the act of doing dishes that is so bad…
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Experiencing a Little ‘Southern Hospitality’ in Connecticut
When our group of 6 college students and 2 adults began our long journey north to Wilton, Connecticut just over a week ago, we had no idea what to expect. We had climbed into a church van in Greenville, NC and aimed the front bumper toward a place and people…
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Building Bridges: Reflections on the 2015 CBF General Assembly
When I landed in Dallas last Sunday, all I knew about the Texas city was what many others know: it was the site of the assassination of one of America’s most beloved Presidents. Every morning, as I looked out the window of my hotel room, I could see the sixth…
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A Bittersweet Reality of Collegiate Campus Ministry
Recently, I sat around a table at Moe’s talking with some of the youth ministry leaders from the church I attend and serve. They laughed as they shared stories stretching all the way back to the youngest days of current homegrown (students who ‘graduate’ from the youth ministry as the way into…
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The Future of the Church: ?
What is the future of the Church? This is a question of which I face every day as I step into ministry. In serving with young adults, this is a question I believe is answered beautifully through the unique, passionate, and determined leaders that the Church of today is fostering…
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A Minister Walks Into A Church…
hristmas Eve was a little different for me this year. When I joined a church staff for the first time almost 9 years ago, worshiping and working at Christmas became an annual reality. As a minister, you’re celebrating the season and Jesus’ birth with all of the awe, joy and…
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Change That Transforms
What does it mean to change? I don’t just mean surface level change here, but to really see deep transformation, to walk away at least slightly different than we were? This morning as I sat with my coffee and devotion book, I opened my Bible to Genesis 32. Genesis 32…
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Crammed Cars and Passing Seasons
Yesterday, following a meeting downtown, I decided to make the short trek across campus to the East Carolina student center to check our organization’s mailbox. As I walked, regretting every minute that I was wearing long pants and sleeves in almost 90 degree weather, something caught my eye. Students with…
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Don’t Dismiss Me Because I’m A Millennial
I must admit, I’m fascinated by all the blog posts and thoughts that are popping up on Millennials. The Millennial Generation is the one of which I am a part and is the one, for now, that the college students I work with live in. Many of those articles, blog…
