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Event Recap-Columbus Day is for Scavenger Hunting

Our youth group kids are hilarious – a couple weeks ago we had (for Columbus day) a Video Scavenger Hunt around Huntington Village. It seemed like an appropriate way of honoring a famous explorer. I’m really thankful to the leaders, especially EmLam who made it all happen – but enjoy these – our kids are [...]

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Just Talking-the easiest form of bullying.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 Every spoken word is an attack in a battle that is a War of Words between God and Satan. For the last two weeks I’ve been trying to teach students that their words have incredible [...]

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God gives growth

The longer I work with students the more I am aware of how much we need to trust God. I think St. Paul says it like this – “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase” (1Cor 3:6). Obviously he’s referring to a specific group of people that he had a relationship with, [...]

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resolutions for women, by women

Check out this picture of one of my sister in law — whenever I see it I feel inspired to do something awesome. Did anyone else notice the  facebook news feed today? January has others feeling inspired too. Everyone was squawking about their new year’s resolutions, everything from reading through the Bible in a year [...]

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auld lang syne

I regret I didn’t live up to my word.  I promised a blog post by 2010 and here I am, almost 3 days into January and just getting around to a hasty update.  As I get used to my new planner, I am thinking about how fast the years have gone since 2000.  I rang [...]

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Maurice Chevalier once sang “Thank Heavens for Little Girls”

I have to be awake in a couple hours…the problem is I’m awake now. I have a lot running through my head – everything from my lesson for small group tomorrow night to what I should get my nephew for Christmas…oy vey. Speaking of Small Group – let me give you a sneak peak of [...]

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Look Mom, I wrote in a book.

The Complete NEW TESTAMENT resource for YOUTH WORKERS. Jack Crabtree and some of his youth ministry friends (like Me, Kevin and EmLam and Jimmy)  wrote a bunch of youth group lessons complete with games application, etc – and finally the first volume is published. It’s a pretty huge publisher (that’s right dad, you will probably [...]

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Dix Hills Youth Group Update

Here’s some quick updates on Events for this coming weeks – Go Karting Is ON!!! For Saturday, January the 24th! That’s right – meet at church at 10AM, and we’ll hit up www.karts1.com – cost is $15 for three crazy races. Drivers Ed not required – This is a great event to invited a friend [...]

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