Congratulations to South Carolina on a perfect season. Congratulations to @CaitlinClark22 on a dream season. My 10 year old daughter loves basketball and wears the number 44. She says now it’s because she will be twice as good as #22.
@espn if you are going to show the foul call at the end of ku game you also need to show the travel before the big dunk from Samford and the timeout that was not given to ku when Hunter clearly called one. #MarchMadness2024
@BBFIpresident I have a praise from yesterday…
we had right at 700 yesterday! What the heck. (That's a record for a non Easter Day) our highest non Easter attendance this year was 600.
I got to lead a guy by the name of William to Christ in between services.
Go God! Stay faithful!
The church plays way to much defense when it comes to dealing with teenagers.
We rant and rave about the drugs, depression, social media and violence that are ravaging our youth. And, yes, these are critical issues that must be faced head on and dealt with.
But, as the church we often forsake “playing offense” when it comes to #YouthMinistry.
It’s not just about taking vapes out of their hands or Smartphones out of their rooms.
It’s about calling them to something bigger, something better, something Biblical.
We must help our teenagers grasp the glorious reality of the Gospel, that salvation is more than a ticket to heaven, it’s a train ride through life that reveals their true identity, belonging and purpose in Christ.
We must inspire them to be used by God to be change agents on their campuses and ambassadors of Christ in their communities.
We must treat the teenagers in our churches, not as youth rooms full of apathetic narcissists waiting to be entertained, but as a missionary force waiting to be unleashed.
Thoreau once said, “For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, one strikes at the root.”
Only the Gospel can strike at the root of evil.
It’s time to strike!
It’s time to play offense!
It’s time to energize the Church to mobilize youth to Gospelize their world.