Monthly Archives: June 2009

Barbershop Banter Blog

Posted on June 11, 2009 by jon in random thoughts, youth ministry | Leave a comment

I’m a strong believer in the power and effectiveness of casual conversation, so much so that I dedicated an entire chapter to it in my book, “Where’s the ‘Why’ in Youth Ministry?” called “Youth Ministry and Dental Assisting.” Casual conversation can be one of the greatest social tools as well as ministry aspects you have. Id like to share three situations that I’ve witnessed over the past two days that have really made this more evident to me. Right now, … →

super cool youtube video

Posted on June 7, 2009 by jon in internet findings | Leave a comment

Awesome video, especially the ending. This is a video of a hawk with a camera attached to it – it’s amazing, and slightly surreal, to watch. Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious

Sunday update 6/7

Posted on June 7, 2009 by jon in random thoughts | Leave a comment

What I did this weekend: Saturday morning, I decided to get up early and take on the task of cleaning out/setting up our pool. We have one of those above-ground, canvas-style pools, and we took it down last year, but didn’t put it away. So, it got filled with pine straw, grew tons of “pool scum,” and attracted quite a few slugs and nightcrawlers. I got in and spent about 4 hours cleaning like crazy. It now looks as though … →