Merry Christmas!

Asleep In The Light

Several weeks ago while I was on vacation, I sent a tweet out saying that we were going to turn up the heat this year on evangelism.  As I spent time with the Lord on vacation, I felt Him laying on my heart that we needed to get more serious about reaching the lost with [...]

What Would You Die For?

Read this today on Seth Barnes’ blog (Radical Living In A Comfortable World).  What is your answer? I often ask people, “What would you die for?” Most people are unable to answer with conviction. And that’s a shame. It’s particularly a shame for those of us who say we’re Jesus followers, but who fill our [...]

Acting suprised when God doesn’t seem close

Read this today by Jon Achuff on his blog, Stuff Christians Like. “Are you OK?” That’s my wife’s polite way of saying, “Why are you being such a distant, distracted jerk right now?” She said that to me about a week ago and she was right. I was distant. I was distracted. I was a [...]

Thoughts To Start The New Year

I read this on Seth Barnes’ blog today and thought it was well stated.  And since it is a key part of our purpose and mission as a student ministry, it is worth posting for all of us to read. Your Purpose on Earth by Seth Barnes on 12/31/2009 Tomorrow starts a new year – time to [...]

Steve Taylor Week – Day 2

This song by Steve Taylor, On the Fritz, was prophetic.  A short time after this song came out in the late 80s several well known TV evangelists fell morally.  Around the same time, so did my youth pastor.  And it hasn’t slowed down since then.  If only we all would take to heart the words [...]

Sobering Thought

I’ve just started reading Francis Chan’s latest book, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit.  Chapter One hits with a question that is a sobering.  Take a look at these words and allow them to sink in a few minutes. And this is the question I just can’t get around:  If It’s [...]

Eyes Locked

Eyes LOCKED! by Perry Noble I took Charisse to her crib the other night–but before I put her down I decided to spend a few minutes with her in the rocking chair. I am not even sure what I was saying–but all of a sudden she opened her eyes really big and just stared at [...]

What It’s Really About

The church doesn’t need another history lesson…people need to be shown that following Jesus impacts EVERY area of our lives! Contrary to popular belief…God isn’t obsessed with our happiness…He’s obsessed with HIS holiness, and when our happiness is based in our sinfulness and collides with his holiness…we lose!

Crazy

Posted on Twitter @aucyouth . . . “Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.  Something is wrong when our lives makes sense to unbelievers.”  - Francis Chan