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December 21, 2010

The Wave is Over

There is always a big wave of hits around Christmas time here on Nailscars.com. But as normally happens those hits sort of taper off as we approach the actual holiday. Most people have either found a creative idea to use for the Christmas gatherings or have just decided “this year we will just go simple and traditional.” Which either means that they want to go simple and traditional or they want to follow tradition and simply not put the time into finding something new. I have fallen into both camps from time to time.

I have been working behind the scenes for a few weeks now on a total Nailscars.com site redesign. To say I have been working on it is a bit of a stretch. I am currently learning how to work with WordPress themes so that I can make this site (and the 2 other personal sites that I work with) look and function the way that I want. This means I have spent a great deal of time staring at this computer screen without a whole lot of actual changes, but change is coming. I will be making the migration from Squarespace to WordPress slowly, but I think that it will happen within the next month or so.

One quick question: Did anyone download and look at the “Gross, Weird, True” Bible study? I am looking to add more of these complete studies, but I want to make sure that 1) people can use them and 2) the format and presentation work because I am planning on keeping it pretty much the same. You can post a comment or email me your feedback, either positive or negative if you would like.



About the Author

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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.




3 Comments


  1. Billy

    Downloaded the study, but haven't used it yet. I really appreciate you being so willing to share your creativity with the rest of us! Thanks!


  2. T.J.

    I just wanted to let you know that I just finished doing the 4-week GWT series this past Wednesday. It was easy and incredible. The youth LOVED it. I used the majority of it; however, changed a few things and added some of my own stuff. We've had a big increase in participation and a small increase in attendance, I know because of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you! It was nice not having to think too hard about what to do for the following week. I can't wait for more, we are always looking for the next "big" thing.


  3. The Average Youth Minister

    Thanks for the great comment. I am inspired to try to get the next one up here now.



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