by Samantha Tidball | Dec 17, 2019 | Moments of Grace
When I was a teenager, all bad things in the moment felt like the end of the world. My Grandma was a fantastic listener so I often complained to her about the troubles I was facing. She would always listen to me as if I was the center of her world in that moment. When...
by Chris Coggins | May 30, 2019 | Moments of Grace
I saw a video clip of a woman going before a judge to address a ticket she received for a moving violation, and in this exchange, the lady’s 3-digit license plate became the focal point of their discussion. Apparently, you have to be somebody special to have a...
by Cheri Brock | Feb 22, 2019 | Moments of Grace
This is probably the hardest article for me to write as it pokes at a pain that runs deeper than anything I have encountered as a youth leader. The problem: My children in youth group are the kids that are the hardest to lead and those that I fear I am failing. As I...
by Jose Trejo | Sep 13, 2018 | Moments of Grace
When I started youth ministry about 7 years ago I thought I could do it all. I had great ideas for games, sermon series, etc. I did what most of youth pastors would do. I would think outside the box. I even had a sermon about shaping your character and I cut my hair...
by Andrew Edwards | Sep 7, 2018 | Moments of Grace
Typically, at least for me, this “job” of being a student pastor is never ending. I always hear at our staff meeting around May that our slow season is about to start, and I’m always thinking, “Nope!” Now I’m sure I can blame some of the busyness on myself and my...
by Wes Watkins | May 7, 2018 | Moments of Grace
I try to be healthy. Sometimes I feel like everything is crashing in and I can’t do it anymore. God seems to always encourage me and revitalize me, sometimes gently sometimes surprisingly and often right when I feel like I am done or can’t go on. I remember a few...
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