“God teaches us through circumstances, both good and bad. He wants to use them as teaching points so others can see His work in you.” – That Makes Two of Us What do you think of when you hear the word mentoring? Is it the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization? Maybe you’ve seen commercials for …
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Girl Talk: Finding Ways (When Time Feels Like It’s Slipping Away)
Finding time and finding your way can be a little stressful wherever you are in life right now. I started college in August and am going part time and working part time. To say the least my life has been very busy. For the first few weeks all my mind could comprehend was school, work, …
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Get Real: Be Real, Be Honest, Be Open, Be YOU!
In this article Jaret Alvis picks up where we left off with our series; “Get Real.” It’s time to be real, honest and open. It’s time to be YOU! I was there looking into their eyes, several teens were down praying to Christ. Tears filled their eyes and mine. The thoughts raced through mind why …
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Girl Talk: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it what God sees or what the world sees? About a year ago I had the honor and privilege to lead a bible study of 15-20 teen girls. The study we were doing was “Designed to Shine” by Christina DiMari. We really dove into …
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Unmotivated? Doubtful? Disconnected?
What to do when you are Unmotivated, doubtful, disconnected, and negative? Let me address all these real feelings… Unmotivated–these feelings usually come from lack of vision. Because vision motivates you. A vision is a picture of the future that produces passion in your life. What is your drive? Or what drives you? Should be a …
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School Prayer & Bible Study…No Special Training Needed, Just Passion
It finally happened. It finally came. After lots of prayer, meeting with administration, more prayer and getting the support of parents, a new breakfast club kicked off at Terre Haute South High School. This past Monday myself and two other youth pastors sat in on a bible study with about 15 students before school started. …
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Claim Your Campus
How would prayer change your campus? Claim Your Campus unites students in prayer for their schools on every campus every day. Join the Movement! The mission of Claim Your Campus is simple: students praying on every high school and middle school in America every day by 2013, 50 years after the Supreme Court ruling on prayer in public …
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I Feel So Alone…God Must Be Mad at Me.
“I feel so alone. God must be mad at me.” This is a phrase I hear all too often from students as I travel speaking at camps, retreats, and youth events. It’s a phrase usually followed by a conversation with a student sharing a struggle with a particular sin. “I’ve been cutting and my parents …
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We Are Overcomers!
I went outside for a walk one night discouraged and felt God asking me again why I think He put me on this street. He took me to the end of the street to remind me of the reason why we live on this street! At the end of my street is the typical green …
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Sunday Reflections: Baptize Them…
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” – Matthew 28:19 The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 was today and all across the country communities took time to remember the victims and heroes. For some, memories of that day are still painful. …
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9/11 – I Remember…Because I Was There.
On September 11, 2001 I was working for Kinko’s as a Commercial Sales Rep. as well as a part-time youth pastor and visting a client just a few miles from Ground Zero. I remember standing on the street in shock watching as the second plane flew into the second tower and then the buildings collapsing. …
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Get Real: It’s Time to Rest
Stressed. Tired. Worried. Frustrated. For most of you school started about two weeks ago and around here I’ve heard these four words muttered from several students. To be honest, I’ve been muttering them myself lately. Between school, homework and sports activities you’re finding yourself wishing…no craving time to rest. But not matter what you do …
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