Christmas 2009 at the Cromers

Merry Christmas!  As I sit down to write this letter, I have the daunting task of looking back over the past year & try to decide what moments have been most noteworthy.  Colton is now 3, so the number of stories I have on a daily basis could fill a...

My Take On Holiness

I had the dream of anyone who’s ever taught a group of teenagers happen to me last night. One of the girls, a 16 year old (or maybe she’s 15, I can’t remember now, but I’ll guestimate on the high side to give her a moral boost when she reads...

Night Vision

This is an extended excerpt from a newsletter I received yesterday from The Noble Heart. It’s an excellent picture of walking with God through the dark times. Night vision.  It feels like night vision is required when looking into our own life or the life...

What holds young men back?

What holds men back, from opening up, from stepping out, from going to a retreat? Confrontation with wife Busyness / career / distraction What about teenagers? Feer of fitting in. Lack of money / job No transportation

The Bigger Story

Finding Your Place in the Bigger Story  A lesson for youth on freedom and significance Tonight (10/14/2009) I’m leading our youth group,and want to start talking about “The Bigger Story.” This is actually much more than just what could be...

Visioneering, by Andy Stanley

I’m reading a book by Andy Stanley called Visioneering. Excellent book about not just leadership, but finding out who God made you to be, and what He made you to do, and how to get from “here” to “there.” Right now I’m reading all...