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By Thom McKee

Have you ever had something happen so traumatic that you can’t sleep? Maybe you made a mistake, or you found out someone you care about is hurting.  Or even worse, maybe you have lost someone you love.

Whenever something difficult has happened in my life, I try my hardest to stay busy, because it is usually the times when you stop and think when you are reminded of your trauma.  But unfortunately, we all have to sleep, and that is usually the time when you can’t avoid thinking about what you don’t want to think about. So you usually

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invite-depth
Inviting depth really revolves around one idea: authentic presence.  As a youth worker, I am authentic in my care for my teens and genuine about my desire to be in relationship with them. They see that, and they...
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10,000 Hours

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The message of the song was a simple one: they were willing to spend the rest of their lives trying to become the best husbands they could be for their wives. But that naturally raises some questions: What are you and I willing to spend 10,000 hours trying to perfect? And, Is the goal for our benefit…or someone else’s? Is...
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By Thom McKee

Have you ever discovered that an authority figure in your life doesn’t practice what they preach? Essentially they are saying to you, “do what I say, not what I do.”  Maybe it is a teacher or a pastor.  Or maybe even a close family member.  Any way you look at it, it becomes really hard to respect that type of leader.

This week on The Walking Dead, we find out that Alpha is that type of leader

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By Thom McKee

Have you ever felt like your life just no longer has purpose or meaning?

Maybe you have a job that you hate. Or maybe you are having a difficult time in a friendship, relationship or marriage. Perhaps you just have a hard time finding a reason to get out of bed in the morning. 

This week on The Walking Dead, it seems like many of the characters are struggling with finding purpose in life (I might even argue that the writers of The Walking Dead might be struggling with finding purpose for the show). Despite the awesome training sequence at the beginning of the show, most of the season ten pilot was about

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Most youth workers would love to connect with other youth workers for encouragement and ideas...but most youth workers don't make the time to actually do this. Here's what it looks like when youth ministries actually network together for Kingdom-minded ministry...
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