A smorgasbord of links for everyone…
A dog shoots Man Funny story about a dog who shot a guy
Time Magazine on TV Show GLEE An interesting look at teen hit show “Glee” and whether or not it’s anti-christian. Interesting that TIME did this…
Early Bedtimes for teens protect against depression An interesting scientific study about the effects of sleep and teenagers
Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Dip We made this for our snow day… amazing!
Taco Logo App There’s an app for that… to find your closest mexican taco stand!
25 New High Quality Free Fonts We can always use free fonts!
Cryingwife.com A hilarious collection of videos of a husband who films his wife after she cries in movies
10 Foods you Should Add to Your Diet
Francis Chan Teaching Notes Francis Chan’s message at a conference on taking Jesus literally… good stuff!
Monday Morning Update: February 8th
THE WEEK THAT WAS:
The first part of the week started out busy and then we got hammered with snow on Friday night and all of a sudden we were snowbound in the house. It turned out really good. Some time to relax, watch a movie, read and of course eat bad food with an excuse. Because of being snowed in I was able to get a lot of reading done and future planning.
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ON MY TO-DO LIST THIS WEEK:
March Madness. March Madness. March Madness…. oh and our student leadership retreat is this weekend. Lot’s to do!:)
BOOK I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF:
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus
By Ann Spangler & Loius Tverberg
The Great Emergence
By Phyllis Tickle
MUSIC THAT SEEMED TO CATCH MY ATTENTION THIS LAST WEEK:
Vampire Weekend
Contra
Brian Johnson
Love Came Down
MY UPDATED SUPERBOWL PREDICTION:COLTS. Ok… so I was wrong! Good job Saints!
JW
Twentyfourseven Week in Review: Volume 18
Weekly Teaching Series:
Another incredible Wednesday night… so much fun and so much that happened. We had 10 students make decisions to follow Christ… Yeah, 10! Transformed lives just get me EXCITED! This was my week back teaching after taking a break last week to have Caleb teach. I had a blast! You would think that after 12 years of doing youth ministry that it would get old… NOPE, it’s quite the opposite!
Early in the week we pumped up a special band that was coming to visit for 1 song on Wednesday. If you haven’t seen the video… well, it was hilarious! Here it is:
Facebook | Videos Posted by Twentyfour Seven: P3 BAND!!!! [HQ]
Message in a Sentence:
We find out who WE are, when we find out who HE is.
Element of Fun:
Of course we had the P3 Band live and played a crazy animal identity game… that was pretty similar to the LA riots in the 90’s.
This Week’s Scale of Difficulty:
7 out of 10. Lot’s of elements that came together for Wednesday night. Thanks to our amazing youth staff team and student leaders who make each Wednesday night possible!
Service length:
90 minutes
Attendance:
Up 150% from the same week last year.
Music Playlist:
Break Free
No Reason to Hide
He Loves Us
Wednesday Night Movie:
JW
Book Review: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Well, I just finished Ramsey’s book “Total Money Makeover” and I have to say it was amazing. Like reading an Andy Stanley book, it’s very simple and very practical. This book simply lays out a process for getting out of debt completely and achieving a money makeover, while dismissing some popular money myths that most people believe today. Ramsey’s reputation speaks for itself, from millionaire to bankruptcy he explains what he, and thousands of others have learned in the process of rebuilding their money.
I loved it. I loved it so much that Kim and I are beginning the process explained in the book of getting out of debt COMPLETELY and preparing for our future. My only regret is that I wish I would have had some of this wisdom when I first got married… or in high school. I would highly recommend this book to ANYONE who thinks they know little or a lot about money.
Monday Morning Update: February 1st
THE WEEK THAT WAS:
This last week was a busy one. I was in desperate need of some recharging. So Friday and Saturday my family did absolutely NOTHING. We watched movies, Biggest Loser, read books and just had fun with each other. I didn’t even bother showering Saturday… it was glorious and much needed.
FAVORITE VIDEO OF THE WEEK:
One of the funniest shows on TV now is Modern Family… we love it. Here’s a clip.
ON MY TO-DO LIST THIS WEEK:
There is a lot of preparing for March Madness next month and looking for to preaching Wednesday night from our new series “Identity Theft”.
BOOK I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF:
7 Practices of Effective Ministry
by Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner and Lane Jones
The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
MUSIC THAT SEEMED TO CATCH MY ATTENTION THIS LAST WEEK:
Muddy Waters
Blue Skies: The Best of Muddy Waters
MY UPDATED SUPERBOWL PREDICTION:
Ok… so I’m betting everything on the Colts for the Superbowl win in 2 weeks. Why? Because the AFC is that much better than the NFC
JW
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