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“epiphanot”

Word of the day from Urban Dictionary: epiphanot An idea that at first seems like an amazing insight (at least to the conceiver) but later turns out to be pointless, mundane, stupid, or incorrect, and often is the root cause of bad decisions. Mostly occurs under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Taking Youth Ministry Seriously

Just a few months after I tried to sign up, my details have finally come through and I can now reveal that I’m the newest and freshest* member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry. The IASYM is the association “for everyone who takes youth ministry seriously”: Our aim is to support and develop the professionalisation of… 

Rules: less is more…

Sound advice from an excellent article at Youth Specialties by Mark Marshall: “…broad rules encourage the development of wisdom rather than mere rule following.”Source: Rules: less is more… Advice I’ll be taking as we explore and define the rules for Friday Frenzy after Easter.

Happy Easter…

I know that I’m in danger of turning this site into a re-blog of the Savage Chickens website, but as long as Doug keeps producing excellent cartoons, I’ll keep posting my favourites here: Happy Easter!

Ouch!

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6CnK7O9QNM]

Advice for life…

As we travel through life we all learn lessons which should inform the rest of our time on the planet – and the longer we live the more we learn. To assist the younger members of the audience check out this list of ‘16 things it takes most of us 50 years to learn‘. Read and inwardly digest it or… 

Cryogenics

Whatever your personal position on cryogenics (or cryonics to be more precise), you have to concede that Doug Savage is a genius:

Wardrobe Repairs

I just noticed today that the t-shirt images on the Threadless page have been broken since I moved my site over to WordPress.com (you didn’t even notice the transition did you?).  Anyway, I’ve corrected the problem and they’re now working.I also noticed that I haven’t updated it with my latest batch.  Now that’s not a major problem, except that I…