Posted on April 12, 2008 by christiangowan
rethinkingyouth; youth ministry frustrations
1.) Having to constantly balance keeping youth entertained while slipping in Bible study and worship when they aren’t paying attention.
2.) Parents who see youth group as a privilege to be granted only if homework is already done on Sunday night.
3.) Youth who wait until Sunday night to do their homework and use [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2008 by christiangowan
How much of our lives are spent pretending? What a shame. Indeed, what a sham! What showy, pretentious propaganda we live with on a daily basis, our own personal bodies incessantly silhouetted behind a smoke screen of illusion and misapprehension. Of course pretending doesn’t have to be a bad thing, for I spent some of [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by christiangowan
Let me bring out the dimpolmatic and highly irregular side of me and just throw it right out there. Where does true Christian morality stem from?
I mean, hear me out: Why is North America not among the same soil, because I’m sick and tired of living un-biblically. Biblical Christianity (the book of acts) and it’s morality is [...]
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