Original tagline from 2009 still applies to life

West Orange High School Ninth Grade Center
Surrendering the innocence of youth to a Ninth Grade Center with 1.4k students.

 

Original tagline from 2009 still applies to life:

Surrender • Self-control • Service

The ultimate sophistication is simplicity.

In a rush? This post is hazy.

Pausing in solitude, i have this notion that surrender is the key that holds all my future gratitude.

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He says it’s getting harder to be honest

Sunday 6pm Mass Palm Sunday
Youth Ministry begins after the 6pm Mass on Sundays.

 

He is not a fan of Youth Ministry. At all.

We talked about it yesterday at dinner. Then we drove for another Sunday night session.

Suggested that he go into the session pretending he’s going to High School – the focus being on making friends, being friendly, being accepting, having fun.

Let go of feeling like “religion” is the goal.

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Serve like you mean it: Why it’s so challenging

West Orange High School 9th grade center
Caught the baseball on the 2nd try. West Orange 9th grade center in background.

 

Dear Son, we talked about the obvious, common, and glaring Christian faults – the stereotypical definition by which non-Christians view the Christian world (this sentence is a perfect example of my own stereotype).

This means people like me, a quiet, open-minded Christian who doesn’t profess faith and love with words, are labeled and grouped in without consideration.

Labeled the same way gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgenders are stereotypically labeled – without consideration.

Two wrongs do not make a right.

We talked about how those who label are guilty of the very thing they despise – labeling.

Is there an antidote?

Serve like you mean it is done through our observable behaviors and the first victory is over self. The second ministry is won at home, in the kitchen, the garage, the hallways of our dwelling.

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Name calling and stereotyping come with the territory

Disney keynote Speakers
The halfway point during yesterday’s 11-mile run.

 

Running is easier when we are not over heated. Running shirtless in high humidity helps. You may get called a show off though.

Praying is easier when we are not overly distracted. Praying constantly helps us overcome distractions. You may get called self-righteous though.

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