https://kmyoung.com/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:51:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5797209 The One Thing Your Pastor Isn't Telling You https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/the-one-thing-your-pastor-isnt-telling-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-one-thing-your-pastor-isnt-telling-you https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/the-one-thing-your-pastor-isnt-telling-you/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:51:00 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/the-one-thing-your-pastor-isnt-telling-you/ It’s time someone speak up for the “hired hand” October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Your pastor needs you to notice.Your pastor needs you to celebrate.Your pastor needs you to make it a big deal.Your pastor needs to know that you … well, that you care. There, I’ve said it. Finally. For more than a decade […]

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]]> https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/the-one-thing-your-pastor-isnt-telling-you/feed/ 4 41289735 Weariness, Work Ethics, and the Witches of Salem https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/weariness-work-ethics-and-the-witches-of-salem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weariness-work-ethics-and-the-witches-of-salem Mon, 06 Sep 2021 02:53:30 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/09/weariness-work-ethics-and-the-witches-of-salem/ Whatever happened to Labor Day? It’s Labor Day Weekend. The one day a year where we honor our national labor force by giving them the day off. Well, not all of them. We still want to be able to shop those end-of-season retail sales and rush over to WalMart to grab some extra beer or […]

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]]> 40948100 What is the Greatest Threat to the Church? https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/what-is-the-greatest-threat-to-the-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-greatest-threat-to-the-church Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:49:45 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/what-is-the-greatest-threat-to-the-church/ How the modern church’s response to pandemics breaks with 2,000 years of tradition In 1983, Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority released a shocking cover of their monthly newsletter. Founded 4 years earlier, the Moral Majority sought build a coalition among a new voting segment—the “religious right”—in order to impose “traditional family values” on the politics of USAmerica. […]

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]]> 40342520 When a Meme Makes You Rethink Your Childhood https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/when-a-meme-makes-you-rethink-your-childhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-a-meme-makes-you-rethink-your-childhood Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:20:05 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/when-a-meme-makes-you-rethink-your-childhood/ There’s a meme that I’ve seen make the rounds on social media over the last 6 months. I saw it a lot, then it went away for awhile, came back for a season, then snuck away again… until this week, when I saw it resurrected itself on the page of a childhood hero. Perhaps you’ve […]

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]]> 40056011 How Should a Christian Respond to COVID? https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/how-should-a-christian-respond-to-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-should-a-christian-respond-to-covid https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/how-should-a-christian-respond-to-covid/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:53:10 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/how-should-a-christian-respond-to-covid/ The Church’s most important defining moment in generations is upon us A few months ago, the highly respected Pew Research Center found that 45% of white evangelical adults had made a decision to not be vaccinated.1 45% ! That number amounts to 14 million people refusing the vaccine, or a whopping 14% of the U.S. […]

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]]> https://kmyoung.com/2021/08/how-should-a-christian-respond-to-covid/feed/ 1 39803594 All Lives [Don’t] Matter https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/all-lives-dont-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-lives-dont-matter Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:38:06 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/all-lives-dont-matter/ The Current Cancer Overtaking the Church I’ve seen varying versions of this advertisement—as well as the sentiment behind it—a lot over the last year, but the frequency is growing. Most concerning to me, though, is the strong uptick in deeply-churched people posting such “All Lives” sentiments. On the surface, the message is one of unity. […]

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]]> 39044911 No Assembly Required https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/no-assembly-required/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-assembly-required https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/no-assembly-required/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:04:29 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/no-assembly-required/ The hottest behind-the-scenes battle in the church today: Online Church “Online church is a great supplement, but should never be a substitute.” Last month, a preacher with a blue checkmark next to his social media profile name made this sweeping statement on his social media account. “Church on the sofa will never be the same […]

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]]> https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/no-assembly-required/feed/ 3 38732418 Fitness as a Sacred Act https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/fitness-as-a-sacred-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitness-as-a-sacred-act Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:23:55 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/fitness-as-a-sacred-act/ How to find peace, hope, and salvation at the bar I just marked my 600th workout since the decision to make my physical temple a priority. That means I have spent more time at “the bar” than almost any other activity. Over the course of picking heavy things up and putting them back down again, […]

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]]> 38496209 A Pastor’s Journey From Evangelical to Affirming https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/a-pastors-journey-from-evangelical-to-affirming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-pastors-journey-from-evangelical-to-affirming https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/a-pastors-journey-from-evangelical-to-affirming/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:54:23 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/a-pastors-journey-from-evangelical-to-affirming/ My Long Hard Road to LGBTQI Ally Not too long ago, I purchased a rainbow watchband for my Apple Watch. I rarely wore it, though, because… you know… people judge. But as I looked at it in one of those rare wearings in early June, something clicked. I decided not to take it off. It […]

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]]> https://kmyoung.com/2021/07/a-pastors-journey-from-evangelical-to-affirming/feed/ 1 37960910 Thoughts from the margins for those hungry for something different https://kmyoung.com/2021/06/thoughts-from-the-margins-for-those-hungry-for-something-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thoughts-from-the-margins-for-those-hungry-for-something-different Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:45:27 +0000 https://kmyoung.com/2021/06/thoughts-from-the-margins-for-those-hungry-for-something-different/ Welcome to Food for Thought by me, Kevin Young. Pastor. Speaker. Writer. Avid Lifter. Father to 4. Husband to 1. Doctorate. Early Church Scholar. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the meantime, tell your friends!

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