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This Friday and Saturday Student Life Ministries is sponsoring a yard sale to raise money for students to attend MOVE.  If you would like to drop stuff off at the Church we are accepting donations until Thursday at 10 AM.  If you would like to stop by on Friday or Saturday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM to buy something that would be fantastic!!!

This morning I had one of “those” meetings.  It was with a group of parents that are concerned.  In Youth Minister circles, these are the things we dread because they very commonly don’t end well.  However, one of the things I love about Suncrest is the fact that those conversations typically end well.  Today was no exception. Things went really well.  These guys came with genuine concern for their children.  However, they also brought listening ears and hearts and were sympathetic to all of the different things that are pulling on me in my role as a youth minister.  We were able to have a candid conversation about Student Life Ministries and how we can partner together to create the best ministry possible for the teens at Suncrest.   I just wanted to take a moment and thank them for their attitudes and genuine concern for what is going on in the lives of their teens.

I talk to parents all the time that are looking for help, advice, support, or just someone to talk to about the struggles they are facing with there teens.  This Sunday is a special event designed for parents of teens or parents of pre-teens looking for advice and support. Here are the bullet point facts for the evening.

• Sunday, May 17th
• 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Guest Speaker: Jeremy Brown with 16 years of youth ministry experience
• Free Event
• Childcare is provided
• There will be large group teaching, small group discussion, and interactive activities
• You can just show up at the door

I look forward to seeing you there!!!

As I sit at my desk today, another famous baseball player, Manny Ramirez, has been caught using performance enhancing drugs.  For those of you that don’t follow sports or baseball, I understand that this might not mean much to you.  However, I think it still speaks to the state of humanity in our country and world.  Manny has been an amazing hitter throughout his career, however his personality has overshadowed any statistic he has ever put up.  In fact, last year the Boston Red Sox traded Manny, even though he is one of the most feared hitters in the game because they grew weary of dealing with him.

However ridiculous he is as a person, I have never heard even the slightest hint or speculation that he is a cheater.  I think his name being revealed as a cheater is going to further change the landscape of baseball and a cloud of doubt will be forever cast over every player.  It reminds me of how people in the 80’s began to doubt televangelists.

It is a sad day for true baseball fans.