Milk and Manure // Simple Thought Devotion

Proverbs 14:4 – Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Youth Workers

As I  look over the landscape of youth workers I often wonder… What makes an effective youth worker? Here are a few Simple Thoughts I’ve come up with from my observation. Please note that this list is not comprehensive, and some are more obvious than others. Highly Effective Youth Workers: 1. They Plug-in: Plug yourself [...]

Follow // Simple Thought Devotion

For this Simple Thought Devotion we will visit a familiar passage from the book of Luke. In this passage Jesus simply lays out a process by which we can “Follow Him”. Luke 9:23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, [...]

Treasure // Simple Thought Devotion

Matthew 6:19-21: Jesus gives us clear direction what to do with our “treasure”. As a Youth Pastor we get a better understanding that it’s not about the corruptible things, but the incorruptible – the soul of youth. – Brandon

Forgive // Simple Thought Devotion

Today I just wanted to share this Simple Thought Devotion on forgiveness. Matthew 6:14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. – Brandon

Rubber Duck Saves Woman’s life

I came across this article awhile back and found it very interesting. This 90 year old woman survived three days trapped in her bathtub by drinking water from a rubber duck. WHAT! This was amazing to me. What a tragedy it would have been for this woman to have died while surrounded by the very thing that can [...]

Teens can do anything!

I am a believer that when teenagers get determined they can do anything! Adrian Bliss, Benjamin Robbins and Toby Stubbs say they have already raised upward of £100,000, or about $149,000, from more than 10,000 donors, on their way to a goal of £1 million. That is what they say they need to make the [...]

How much do you have to hate someone?…

My good friend and mentor Richard Bishop showed this clip to me a couple of weeks ago, and it really bothered  me. Keep in mind while watching this that Penn Jillette is a self-proclaimed atheist. Normally he is smooth, but in this video he is a little scattered. Hang with him till about 3:00. Did you [...]

Limitations

This is for all my youth pastors friends out there. Please use this simple devotional thought to talk to your youth. Challenge them to live for God in spite of there limitations. Limitations Jim was born in Southfield, Michigan and moved to Flint, Michigan shortly afterwards. He graduated from Flint Central High School in Michigan [...]

I Hate Pigeons!

 I hate pigeons! Pigeons have been called the “Rats of the air”. If you have ever been to San Francisco, these pervasive birds are one thing you are trying to forget. They are everywhere you look. Ordinarily I have a negative attitude toward these fowl creatures (pun intended). However there is one pigeon I would like to meet someday. [...]