Category Archives: Travel

Get In The Game

As we approached the church for a youth leader lunch I remember being greeted by a guy who seemed somewhat familiar, maybe I’d seen him at some other regional gathering? He pointed us in the right direction and I thought … Continue reading

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Conferences, Connections, Churches and Chapels…

Like any good Pastor I am sticking with a single letter theme for this post. The last week of my life has been bombarded by Christians of every kind, here is a quick review of my Thursday to Thursday and … Continue reading

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LIFT- Concert :: Worship :: Training in PDX!

Ahhh yeah! It was highly successful in the greater Seattle area, so why not give it a go in Portland? Spread the word for this great one-evening training event that includes great worship and a kickin’concert with Everfound! LIFT is … Continue reading

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Gospel Conversations… Living/Speaking Mission51

Do you find it difficult to bring up Jesus, the gospel or spirituality in your conversations? I believe that which is difficult now, could become addictive soon (addictive in a good way of course)! Launching Youthmark a few years ago … Continue reading

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Three-For-Thursday: Vacation Pics with Kids

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a 3-for-Thursday, but today, I couldn’t resist the challenge of posting a few of my favorite pics from our vacation. I’ll probably do another post or two about the vacation/speaking/meeting tour, but … Continue reading

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Some Great Stuff Happening

Every now and then my blog takes an unannounced vacation. This was one of the times. Over the last couple weeks we were able to take “Speak-ation Meet-union!” (one part speaking, one part vacation, one part Youthmark meetings and one … Continue reading

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One Week In Evangelism

WARNING: The following is a longer post, but will have you standing an applauding Jesus if you take the time to read through a one-week window of what He did! Some say “social justice” is the new “evangelism.” I say … Continue reading

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The Other Blog!

I’m not a blog-cheat… but I am certainly two-timing! My hope is that I will be updating our staff blog at Youthmark a couple times a week. In addition to me, you may hear from Alon, Kirk or Buzz! I … Continue reading

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Steering the Titanic!

Last week I was in “The O.C.” Orange County California is a fun place to visit and it was even more fun to be there as an invitee to the Youth Ministry Executive Council (YMEC). There were about 45 people … Continue reading

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Our Mission51 Field!

Sunny and upper 70′s in Houston! More sunny and low 90′s in San Diego! Sun, Clouds, Snow and Winds (temperatures ranged from 23 to 73) in Colorado Springs! This weekend I feel completely at home, because I am at home! … Continue reading

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