Today, you get to call someone judgmental when they have an opinion on something. Even if that opinion isn’t really an opinion but is backed up by facts and truth. To declare anything—of a negative value—is to be deemed judgmental.… Continue Reading
I read a helpful illustration somewhere about the nature of pastoral ministry. The illustration likened ministry to mowing around a troublesome stump in your yard. Ultimately things would be easier if the stump were removed and you could just mow… Continue Reading
I just finished reading a fun little book on the history of Monopoly. Actually the book is more about the obsession of Ralph Anspach. Anspach was a professor and creator of the board game Anti-Monopoly. When Parker Brothers went after… Continue Reading
I doubt you’ll ever find this in a “how-to” guide for doing youth ministry, but it’s worked pretty well for me for over a decade. I have two rules. I announce the two rules at every single event and refer… Continue Reading