Category: Personal Adventures
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Let’s Get Some Books on Your Christmas List
Once upon a time, I reviewed books like it was going out of style (as in, 72 in one year). It has since actually gone out of style, but I’ve had a nice break and am resurrecting an old habit. In years past, I’ve done a kind of “books you should add to your Christmas…
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Our School Was Featured on Local Fox News!
On Tuesday, the local Fox News station was at our school for a story about the hybrid model ICS uses. We knew they would be interviewing our head administrator and filming in one of the 6th grade classrooms. But, the also interviewed that teacher’s daughter who is in one of my 11th Grade Bible classes.…
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Giving Tuesday: SHIFT @ UCF
I wish this was a picture of our on-campus student organization. This gathering in the student union at UCF was a vigil I attended for the victims of the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. I didn’t know this until the tragedy, but Central Florida Hillel (which serves not just UCF, but other nearby…
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Our SWOT Analysis and Where it Led
I’ve spent the better part of the last 10 years engaged in student ministry of some sort. In 2008, it was leading some Bible studies and gatherings with college guys. In the more recent past, it’s been with both high school and college students. It perhaps helps that I’m a high school teacher at a…
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After the Retreat…Now What?
Last week, I went on my 8th annual fall retreat for the high school where I teach. Having worked at Christian summer camp through high school and early college, I’m no stranger to the mechanics. They take their cue from the Second Great Awakening’s playbook. Get away from it all. Disconnect. Experience powerful worship and…
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Book Reviews: A Way Forward
I have a long history of reviewing books on this blog (see the list here, although I’m way overdue to update it). I’ve been on something of a hiatus for a while, partially because of life events. More so, it was because I was bored writing them, and thought it fair to assume others would…
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17 Years Later
I don’t consider myself old, but I did just turn 34. Given that today is September 11th, that means the original 9/11 is almost the midpoint of my life so far. It was also a Tuesday, just like today. 9/11 is the most distinct memory I have of a single day in high school, and…
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SHIFT @ UCF Ephesians Bible Study Starts Tonight!
Just when you thought I might not blog again, I’m back. After spending June splitting the difference between work and rest (and so not doing either well), I took the better part of July off (minus auditing an RTS class, and then teacher training/orientation). I have been thinking through what re-booting the blog would look…
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90 Day Summer Fitness Challenge
You might remember my post from back in January about New Year’s resolutions. There, I mentioned trying to switch back and forth between bulking and cutting. The good news is that the cut worked for the month of January. The bad news is that I slacked off as the semester wore on and the bulk…
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New Year’s Rhythms Rather than Resolutions
2018 is in full swing it seems. We’re one week down, and this is usually when the rubber meets the road on resolutions. If you’ve never read through Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions, now’s a good time to do so. But, I’m not going to be talking about them, or that I’m reading The Religious Affections and…