Middle School and the Good Life

Middle School and the Good Life

Is it possible to experience The Good Life while sleeping on a tile floor on a deflated air mattress in the basement of a church, leading a group of middle school students 24/7 for a whole week? I stand to confess that yes, it is possible–not easy–but...
One Chapter Ends, Another Begins

One Chapter Ends, Another Begins

Our new youth director–Kristi Larson–starts on Monday. I defend my dissertation next Friday. This is a big week that marks the end of a five-year chapter in my life. Grace was in a crisis in 2010. They were desperately looking for a youth director as the...
Middle School and the Good Life

Reflecting on Five Years at Grace

This past weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the first time I ever preached at Grace Lutheran Church. I had tentatively signed on as a consultant with the church to help them think through the implementation of adult spiritual formation in the wake of their Focus...

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