Tonight, as I do quite often, I taught the high school students at Youth Group. The lesson itself was on the basic Gospel message. After trying to summarize the story and importance of Jesus, I brought up Acts 2:38, where Peter shares a simple message of what to do after hearing and believing this story … Continue reading How Much Do We Have to Hate…?
Boldness in Prayer
Recently, I started reading The Circle Maker, by Mark Batterson. We are also going through the video-driven study with a small group of our high school students. I have only read the first four chapters so far, but it has already challenged me in many ways. The first of which involves being more bold in … Continue reading Boldness in Prayer
A Stats Review of My Blog in 2012
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 7 years to get … Continue reading A Stats Review of My Blog in 2012
People Come and People Go
Every year at Christmas, it seems that people struggle with emotional issues. My wife tells me that immediately following Christmas is even the highest rated time for suicides. Why is it that when things should be going well, as we gather with friends and family to celebrate, we often get hit with bad news? Sure, … Continue reading People Come and People Go
We are Obsessed with the End of the World
One of my best friends was in town last night, so we went out to eat and watched The Hobbit movie. Overall, the movie was great. I highly recommend it. Perhaps I will blog more about it at a later time. For now, I'd like to focus on the pre-movie trailers. Yep... As my friend, … Continue reading We are Obsessed with the End of the World
Twenty-Nine Part 2
The inevitable is about to happen. In just a couple days, I will say goodbye to my "twenties" as I move forward to the next decade of my life. Recently, I have somewhat joking about this birthday, calling it "29 Part 2" instead of its more common name. While this has been what most people … Continue reading Twenty-Nine Part 2
Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee
As I sat at my desk eating my lunch today, I looked down to read the label on my lunchmeat container -- Sara Lee. This reminded me of something I learned a few months back. I had always thought the company's tag line was, "Nobody does it like Sara Lee." I mean... it makes sense, … Continue reading Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee
Building the Team
A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to chat with a college student, who was just hired as a part-time youth minister. He began asking about the "Orange" family ministry philosophy we have jumped into here at RCC, but the discussion turned to more over time. Before long, I found myself actually providing wisdom … Continue reading Building the Team
Presidential Election 2012
My wife and I were talking this morning about the election. We talked about a lot of things, but there are two ideas I would like to share as we move forward as a country. First, why are we still voting the same way and time as we always have? Maybe 7am-7pm on a Tuesday … Continue reading Presidential Election 2012
Soccer: What I Learned My First Day Back
Tonight, I joined my first soccer team since college. It has been a long time coming, and something I have always wanted to do, but never had the opportunity until now. It is an indoor co-ed league for anyone over 18. Our team is made up of 10 guys and 2 girls. We won our … Continue reading Soccer: What I Learned My First Day Back
Steve Cullum 