Running for Home

Hey, Here’s Some Gold … Now Run!!

jasonc128 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:24:29 +0000

Reading through Matthew 2 today, the story of Jesus birth, the coming of the Magi, and Joseph and Mary running to Egypt for safety. As I’m thinking about the timeline, an interesting point came up. Mary and Joseph are in Bethlehem, we’re not sure how long. It is most likely quite a while since Jesus [...]

Hookers, Lost Girls, and Cheaters Change the World

jasonc128 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:49 +0000

I’m reading Matthew 1 today. It’s the genealogy of Jesus, which means it’s telling who his family line comes from. For the most part, we tend to skip through these lists as fast as we can to get on to the good stuff. Today, I caught a detail I hadn’t caught before. Check this part [...]

10 Reasons You Should NOT Think Orange

jasonc128 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:02 +0000

We all like lists comprised of ten points, right? Okay, even if you don’t, I’m plowing forward with this one. Here, I present Ten Reasons You Should Not Think Orange, in no particular order. You Should Not Think Orange if: You believe parents are the enemy of youth ministry and youth pastors everywhere. You know that [...]

Getting Past the Old Testament

jasonc128 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:48 +0000

I’ve been reading through the Old Testament this past year, and finished it today. You can not understand how relieved I am. Now understand, I’ve read through it several times before. But this time, it really had an effect on me I had not predicted. I have been so beat down by the story of [...]

Work It Till It Works

jasonc128 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:33:19 +0000

One of the funny things about the Orange philosophy that we are finding is that God gets involved with us. Now I fully realize that doesn’t sound like a surprise. Actually, it seems more like a statement by a person with no faith. But let me explain. My children’s pastor and I have been praying, [...]

Days Later

jasonc128 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:07:22 +0000

It’s been a week since I last posted. I hardly ever go that long without writing something. Usually I feel like I’ll burst if I don’t write a little. This week has been different. Since Isaac passed a week and half ago, everything has been a blur. Those of you who either have walked this [...]

These Dark Days Can Be Hardest

jasonc128 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:25:18 +0000

Yesterday, I found out that one of our middle school guys had unexpectedly passed away. He had been sick over the weekend, and it rapidly progressed until yesterday afternoon, when he went Home. I love this kid. I hate these times. My heart is sick for the family, who are all friends of mine. My [...]

God, Old Testament Prophets, and the Jackson 5

jasonc128 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:59:13 +0000

Today I was reading in Zechariah chapter 1, and the book opens with God telling Zechariah “Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.” No big deal. This is what God always says. He’s always ready to take us back. We [...]

Why You’re a Dynamo and That’s Not as Good as It Sounds…

jasonc128 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:17:29 +0000

I’ve been thinking about the idea of energy and ministry. Ok, so there’s a thousand different types of energy in youth ministry. There’s the “12-year-old boy who drank three Monsters then came to youth group and wants to punch people” energy. There’s the “we have three girls in a group and each one is trying [...]

Why You Can’t Change Like Andy Stanley

jasonc128 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:27:08 +0000

I’ve been in a series of discussions on “change” this week, and it’s always such an interesting issue in ministry. Yesterday, our staff joined with several other church staffs to view some of the sessions from Catalyst on the issue of change and momentum. They were great! Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel do what they [...]