I've been thinking about the phrase "give thanks" a lot recently. We hear it all over the place, especially in this Thanksgiving/Christmas time of year. God commands it about a million times in Scripture. Often that looks like a quick "Thank You, Jesus for this food" before each meal and not much more. In the… Continue reading To GIVE thanks
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The Presence of God
As I was hanging out with Jesus this morning, I was reminded of our current Advent/Christmas sermon theme at First Trinity: "The Presence of God". Here are a couple things Jesus pointed out to me this morning as I read Psalms 15 & 16: In the Presence of God.... ... I will never be shaken… Continue reading The Presence of God
Myths about Young Adult Church Dropouts
As a Director for Young Adult Ministry, one of the most common things I hear about or get asked about is what we're doing to "keep kids from leaving the church after high school." While the "what we do" part is a constantly a work in progress, I found this article put out by Barna… Continue reading Myths about Young Adult Church Dropouts
In Awe and in Prayer on a Tuesday Morning…
Students from AT LEAST 10 churches and 22 schools from all over WNY gathered at First Trinity Saturday night to watch a movie that proclaimed the gospel of Jesus and challenged them to make a difference in the lives of people around them. As I sit here in my office on Tuesday morning, praying for… Continue reading In Awe and in Prayer on a Tuesday Morning…
Crossroads (High School) Ministry
I'm going to combine a few of my blog posts from my "To Much to Write About List" into one an just give a brief overview of what's happening at First Trinity in Crossroads Ministry: 1. Crossroads CONNECT - This is our Thursday night program for high school students. I am so blessed this year… Continue reading Crossroads (High School) Ministry
Longer than The Road I Travel – Part 2
When I wrote Part 1 of "Longer Than The Road I Travel" I was simply overwhelmed with the idea of community in life. And I haven't stopped being overwhelmed sense. If you remember back to the first part of this series of posts, I was sharing about a break-out session I lead for a group… Continue reading Longer than The Road I Travel – Part 2
College Road Trip
I'm not exactly sure where the idea came from but I recently decided to visit as many of First Trinity's college freshmen as possible. I've met up with a few of the students studying in the Buffalo area, but what about the ones that went away to school? So, two weeks ago, I fueled up… Continue reading College Road Trip
Too Much to Write About…
Sorry for the silence on here for a while. Besides the random post a couple days ago, I think there has just been so much to blog about that any time I tried to start I just got overwhelm. So, in attempt to get myself going again, I am giving myself 30 minutes this morning… Continue reading Too Much to Write About…
My Changing View of Grace
Living in grace doesn't give me an excuse to do whatever I want simply because "God will forgive me.", but it also removes my excuses to live a cautious, risk-less life. Grace calls me to action. Grace gives courage to try, even if failure may follow. Grace is not about having it 'right', but rather… Continue reading My Changing View of Grace
Longer Than the Road I Travel (Part 1)
This next line of the song just has so much meaning to me that it may end up being about 10 posts. One of the biggest ways God's been showing me that his love is longer than the road I travel is through the people he's given me as traveling companions in life. Since I… Continue reading Longer Than the Road I Travel (Part 1)
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