Laundromats and Love
Youth Department About a year ago I was doing my laundry at a laundromat in Blue Island, IL, and was neglecting some reading that I needed to do. So I resolved to…
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Like A Man In A Cemetery, Or A Kneeling Drunk
I am told that my great grandfather was an orphan. He lived at an orphanage in Canada, and in those days the orphanage would organize what’s called an Orphanage Train.…
St. Charles February 2010 P&PN Podcast
Click here to listen to the February 2010 St. Charles Prayer & Praise Night. St. Charles Feb 2010 P&PN
Ministry and Internship Job Fair
Are you looking for a ministry job or internship, or are you a ministry looking for applicants? Well, on Saturday, February 20, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, North Park University will…
ONE Campaign “Drop the Debt”
There is a little debate one wether or not dropping Haiti’s $890 million international debt would contribute to re-building a strong or weaker country. While you should research the issue,…
Reload: An Urban Youth Worker’s Conference
Dear Fellow Urban Youth Workers, Ever wish you had more training on how to disciple urban youth more effectively? Allow me to tell you about RELOAD; a one day urban…
Going on Autopilot
It can be pretty easy to fall into a trance of sorts, to go on what some of my friends and I like to call, “autopilot.” It’s a sad condition…
Agape the World
So, for the past few weeks, I’ve been reading an incredible book by Rob Bell, called Sex God. It’s a book that is, as the subtitle plainly states, “Exploring the…
CFOT P&PN Overnighter Recap
So, the CFOT P&PN Overnighter was awesome! We missed our friends from MYGA dearly, and others that were unable to make it out. But, we still enjoyed a great night…
Apply for Band of Survivors 2010!
The time has come to apply for Band of Survivors 2010! Band of Survivors is a month long summer mission school that aims to see youth love God and serve…