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Confessions of an Average Youth Minister



Random Thoughts

January 4, 2008

Piddling

Have you ever been fooling around on the internet–you know, just reading a few blogs, checking some email commenting on a couple of MySpace pictures–and looked down and realized that you had wasted an hour? I am hoping I am not the only person who has this problem.

I have been at the church past midnight for a couple of nights this week and I am glad to be finally done with those type things. I miss my house. Most of my free time these days has been spent on Creative Prayers as I try to get it ready for print. I have decided that it would benefit from 2 more weeks worth of material, but I used most of my creative ideas already. I have been trying to stimulate my thinking today by just walking around the house and trying to think about how each thing could be used to help someone pray. I have a couple of new ideas, but my creative brain just feels tired for some reason. 

O well, that is about all that I have to say today. Maybe I will have something original tomorrow.  



About the Author

nailscars
nailscars
I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. I am an average youth minister.




One Comment


  1. Diana F

    Nice to see you’re back. I read your poem "The Cost" – it is heart stopping. Can you imagine sacrificing yourself that way for another person? I’ve been reading Matthew a lot – especially Matthew 26:36-46 – where he asks God if he must take the cup – he could have stopped it, but he didn’t. Amazing that he oves us that much – I’m glad he does.



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