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I just got this from Harry…
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”
To stress his point he said to another guest; [...]

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I’m preaching this weekend - Ray is enjoying the great So Cal weather. Right now in So Cal it’s pouring down rain. Sun is out here.
Granted - its 17 degrees here and you don’t have to shovel rain.
But I digress…this weekend I’m continuing our series through 1st John. [...]

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Yesterday was AWESOME. James Caldwell and I took off at 5.30 am. We dropped Ray off at DIA then headed to Copper Mountain.
[That's in the morning for all my youth pastor comrades. I know many of you will find this shocking but people are actually awake at this hour and able to [...]

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Tim asks the question is Youth ministry biblical? Should we pay youth pastors?
It reminded me of this letter I wrote back in 2005. I guess I’m still a little torqued because it erupted a ton of emotive responses from my soul that I’m not sure I can print here.
I know a couple of [...]

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