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Leadership

2011, Oct 21 - How leading a team shapes me - Comments (2)

Missions

2011, Apr 4 - Are we unintentionally teaching our students that all minorities need help? - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 23 - Steps of Justice - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 12 - Samaritan Aviation: Papua New Guinea and my wife is a long ways away - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 5 - 7th graders to 70 year olds: Multi-Generational Summer 2011 - Comments (1)
2010, Sep 3 - Steps of Justice: October - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 12 - Quick Update: A week of being Lars - Comments (1)
2010, Jun 10 - Steps of Justice: My friend Phil Cunningham - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 28 - Haiti- Great things are still happening. - Comments (1)

Non-Believer

2010, Dec 2 - I’m tired of talking to Christians - Comments (7)
2010, Dec 1 - “Millions of Americans are Good without God” - Comments (9)

NYWC

2011, Nov 21 - National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (0)
2011, Nov 15 - Let’s Connect: National Youth Workers Convention Atlanta Nov 18-21 - Comments (0)
2011, Oct 25 - Youth Ministry Educators are Good people - Comments (2)
2011, Apr 19 - Youth Specialties: Some good change - Comments (1)
2011, Feb 23 - YS Palooza Dallas March 25-26 - Comments (1)

On a Shoestring

2011, Aug 24 - Go check out the YM360 Blog - Comments (1)
2011, Aug 16 - Buy this for your Youth Pastor - Comments (2)

Parents

2011, Nov 8 - A Sticky Web of Relationships - Comments (6)
2011, Apr 26 - Joshua 1:9 “Be Strong and Courageous” - Comments (0)
2011, Apr 19 - Parents: You have issues. Deal with them. - Comments (1)
2011, Apr 18 - Digital kids need face time - Comments (6)
2011, Apr 5 - What’s worse Peer Pressure or Parental Pressure? - Comments (3)
2011, Mar 11 - Parents:5 Youth Ministry Areas to Think about - Comments (2)
2011, Mar 9 - XP3 Orange Student ThinkTank - Comments (2)
2011, Jan 13 - Youth Ministry: How do you minister to parents when you don’t have kids? - Comments (6)

Pastor

2012, Feb 14 - Pre-Ordained PCUSA: Me and things I’m wrestling with - Comments (2)
2012, Jan 16 - Sometimes Saying “Yes” also means Saying “No” - Comments (5)
2012, Jan 3 - A Season of Change - Comments (5)

PCUSA

2012, Feb 14 - Pre-Ordained PCUSA: Me and things I’m wrestling with - Comments (2)
2012, Jan 24 - Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry #iym12 - Comments (1)
2012, Jan 16 - Sometimes Saying “Yes” also means Saying “No” - Comments (5)
2012, Jan 9 - My Life Update Part 2: We’re heading to Bellevue - Comments (9)
2012, Jan 3 - A Season of Change - Comments (5)
2011, Mar 7 - Is it right to pressure students to “save” their friends? - Comments (10)
2010, Dec 1 - “Millions of Americans are Good without God” - Comments (9)
2010, Jul 12 - Quick Update: A week of being Lars - Comments (1)
2010, May 30 - My Church: Great things happened on Pentecost - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 6 - Introverted Youth Pastor - Comments (7)
2010, Feb 23 - 1Chr. 16:11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. - Comments (1)

Social Media

2011, Apr 18 - Digital kids need face time - Comments (6)
2011, Feb 8 - I’m so Digitally Close to you - Comments (3)
2010, May 26 - Lifechurch.tv Trying to figure out what to say - Comments (0)
2010, May 20 - Andy Root and Lars Rood talk about Plural Identities and Youth Ministry | Youth Specialties - Comments (0)
2010, May 15 - Connecting: A Neat Facebook Trick for Ichat - Comments (0)

Spirituality

2011, Oct 28 - Musing about how we connect with God. - Comments (0)

Teaching

2011, Oct 25 - Youth Ministry Educators are Good people - Comments (2)
2011, Oct 11 - Missions as a Crutch - Comments (3)
2011, Jul 20 - Israel Blog #1: North from Tel Aviv towards the Sea of Galilee - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 11 - Parents:5 Youth Ministry Areas to Think about - Comments (2)
2011, Jan 9 - Immerse: A Journal of Faith, life and Youth Ministry - Comments (0)
2010, Oct 28 - Feeling so fly like a Cheese Stick like a Cheese Stick. - Comments (0)
2010, Oct 4 - NYWC/Youth Ministry and Ecclesiological Identity #nywc - Comments (23)
2010, Jun 22 - Youthfront: Storytelling and family vacation - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 4 - Youth Ministry Training: dreaming and scheming - Comments (4)
2010, Mar 22 - Enter into the Starchamber - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 19 - Princeton Pathways Event Feb 20, 2010 - Comments (1)

Travel

2011, Jul 21 - Israel Blog #2: Around the Sea of Galilee - Comments (0)
2011, Jul 19 - Israel 2.0 - Comments (2)
2010, Dec 12 - Samaritan Aviation: Papua New Guinea and my wife is a long ways away - Comments (0)
2010, Aug 6 - On Vacation - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 12 - Quick Update: A week of being Lars - Comments (1)
2010, Apr 28 - Haiti- Great things are still happening. - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 18 - Heading to Orcas - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 11 - National Youth Workers Convention and a Cruise? - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 19 - Haiti: Some videos that express hope. - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 18 - Haiti- Back in the US. A short thought - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 15 - How You Can Help Haiti - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 14 - Repost: Haiti. Turn our mourning into dancing - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 13 - Haiti: The difficult side of providing food. - Comments (6)
2010, Feb 12 - Haiti Day #2: Hearing and Seeing stories. - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 10 - The Generosity of a Neighborhood - Comments (3)
2010, Jan 26 - Why I’m going to Haiti. - Comments (6)
2009, May 3 - Olympia one more time. - Comments (1)
2008, Dec 20 - Dec 20, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 21 - Sep 21, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 2 - Back and ready to rock. - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 31 - Stuck in Bucharest - Comments (2)
2008, Jul 24 - So much rain so little Germany. - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 21 - Jul 21, 2008 one more Munich post - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 21 - Jul 20, 2008 - Comments (1)
2008, Jul 20 - Jul 20, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 20 - Jul 20, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 19 - Jul 19, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, May 23 - Memorial Day in the past - Comments (0)
2008, May 20 - Hello World - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 29 - I miss the beach - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 24 - Back from Colorado - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 20 - Flying through the Black Canyon and Ouray Hot Springs. - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 15 - Vacation in Colorado day 1 - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 3 - Segway Polo - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 30 - Still in Seattle - Comments (1)
2006, Oct 26 - Flying to Seattle - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 20 - Thank you Carlsbad - Comments (0)

Uncategorized

2012, Jan 9 - My Life Update Part 2: We’re heading to Bellevue - Comments (9)
2011, Dec 15 - Merry Christmas from the Roods - Comments (2)
2011, Nov 9 - The Future “of” Youth Ministry is less important than my future “in” youth ministry - Comments (0)
2011, Jun 3 - Youth Ministry Falsehoods #3: You must be Single/Married - Comments (1)
2011, Mar 22 - Experiencing Peace - Comments (3)
2011, Mar 17 - Spring Break 2011 - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 2 - Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor - Comments (1)
2011, Jan 25 - NYWCruise 2011 - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 26 - Skateboarding in Texas - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 14 - Turkey Bacon and Eggs: Part 2 - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 5 - Inspiration: Would you be able to live like this guys does? - Comments (0)
2010, Mar 11 - Meeting Michelle: A Mothers story in Haiti - Comments (0)
2010, Mar 5 - Writing - Comments (0)
2010, Feb 1 - Compassion and Chaplaincy - Comments (2)
2010, Jan 31 - Making Some Changes - Comments (4)
2010, Jan 22 - What does it mean to be called? - Comments (4)
2009, Dec 29 - - Comments (1)
2009, Dec 23 - Merry Christmas Cowboys - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 17 - More about Lars - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 16 - Speaking Events - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 8 - Goodbye Santa Claus - Comments (3)
2009, Sep 10 - Join me on a run - Comments (0)
2009, Jul 23 - Roughriders baseball game with my kids. - Comments (0)
2009, Jun 29 - Shutting it down for a while - Comments (0)
2009, Jun 22 - Dallas weather this week - Comments (0)
2009, Jun 2 - Dog Bites and my community - Comments (1)
2009, May 11 - The Ordination process in the PCUSA can be rough. - Comments (9)
2009, Apr 29 - Where am I - Comments (0)
2009, Mar 25 - Update - Comments (0)
2009, Mar 23 - Sitting on a deck - Comments (1)
2009, Mar 9 - New post will be up on Tuesday - Comments (0)
2009, Feb 10 - Tuesday Update - Comments (0)
2009, Feb 3 - Empty inbox, cheaper gas bill and communication is hard. - Comments (0)
2009, Jan 22 - Looking for Danielle - Comments (0)
2009, Jan 20 - Our new puppy - Comments (1)
2009, Jan 14 - I have a dead ipod - Comments (0)
2009, Jan 10 - David Crowder wants to be Kanye West - Comments (0)
2009, Jan 6 - New Running Shoes? - Comments (2)
2009, Jan 2 - My New Mixed Tape - Comments (1)
2008, Dec 25 - Merry Christmas everyone. - Comments (0)
2008, Dec 21 - Dec 21, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Dec 19 - Dec 19, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Dec 17 - A great cold day. - Comments (2)
2008, Dec 13 - Dec 13, 2008 - Comments (1)
2008, Dec 9 - Update on my life. - Comments (0)
2008, Dec 7 - Things changed today - Comments (1)
2008, Dec 5 - Bono says it in a great way. - Comments (1)
2008, Dec 3 - Contentment - Comments (1)
2008, Nov 29 - I am the muscle Danielle is the skill. - Comments (0)
2008, Nov 28 - Thanksgiving in Texas - Comments (1)
2008, Nov 24 - One of the best moments of the convention - Comments (0)
2008, Nov 14 - NY Times: Finding Jesus on Facebook - Comments (0)
2008, Nov 12 - Nov 12, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Nov 6 - James, Josh, Brett and Me. - Comments (1)
2008, Oct 30 - What is a Ferry Boat? - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 29 - Ok I’ll post something about it - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 29 - Don’t forget to water your foundation - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 26 - Weekend Update - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 22 - Coach to Cure MD - Comments (1)
2008, Oct 21 - I’m on a bit of a sabatical - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 17 - Weekend Carnivals and Robin Hood. - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 15 - Turkey Bacon, Eggs and who am I becoming - Comments (3)
2008, Oct 9 - 30th floor - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 1 - Coming to an end - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 30 - Sep 30, 2008 - Comments (4)
2008, Sep 26 - Entertainment Books - Comments (2)
2008, Sep 24 - Jesus is my friend is catching on. - Comments (1)
2008, Sep 22 - Sep 22, 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 20 - Blogworld and New Media Expo GodBlog.com - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 18 - Out of town - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 17 - Justice, the PCUSA and the 20-something generation. - Comments (2)
2008, Sep 14 - Pray for my mom - Comments (1)
2008, Sep 11 - What I did tonight - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 5 - Dangerous Relevancy - Comments (1)
2008, Sep 4 - Presbyterian.me - Comments (1)
2008, Sep 2 - Fuller Youth Institute - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 29 - McCain/Palin 2008 - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 25 - Donald Miller at the Democratic Convention - Comments (1)
2008, Aug 22 - Presbyterian.me - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 17 - PGF and me - Comments (1)
2008, Aug 11 - Were have I been - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 3 - Hot Texas afternoon - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 10 - Danielle’s Birthday - Comments (1)
2008, Jul 2 - Facebook is so 2002 - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 1 - Big trip - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 28 - 30-Minute Worship on the freeway - Comments (2)
2008, Jun 23 - Part 5: Better Safe than Sued. - Comments (2)
2008, Jun 19 - Will get back to the Youth Ministry stuff tomorrow. This was too good. - Comments (2)
2008, Jun 16 - Will get back to this on Tuesday - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 14 - Part 3: Perceived vs. Real Needs - Comments (1)
2008, Jun 10 - Baby Girl turns 3 - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 6 - This was just too crazy in love - Comments (0)
2008, May 26 - Great weekend and last week of school. - Comments (0)
2008, May 23 - My Favorite Theater - Comments (1)
2008, May 8 - Castle Rood Day #5 no Mama - Comments (0)
2008, May 5 - Danielle gone day #2 - Comments (0)
2008, May 3 - Swimming Lessons and a Crawfish Boil - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 29 - What the heck - Comments (2)
2008, Apr 24 - Pastors retreat - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 20 - Continuing to look elsewhere - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 19 - New Media tutorial - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 16 - It’s still me - Comments (1)
2008, Apr 16 - A great post about Millenials - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 11 - RelevantPew - Comments (2)
2008, Apr 9 - A good Youth Culture Blog - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 4 - April 4th - Comments (1)
2008, Apr 2 - I’ve never paid - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 1 - PresbyMEME - Comments (1)
2008, Mar 27 - What I’ve been spending too much time doing. - Comments (1)
2008, Mar 26 - Axl Please - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 26 - Preparing for a new Series - Comments (2)
2008, Mar 23 - Happy Easter - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 22 - No Name Saturday - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 21 - Sometimes I get over my geek head - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 18 - The best Idea France ever had - Comments (1)
2008, Mar 16 - Too many conferences - Comments (3)
2008, Mar 14 - Collaboration and the Starfish - Comments (3)
2008, Mar 12 - Tell me what you think. - Comments (3)
2008, Mar 10 - Romanian friends and plans coming together - Comments (1)
2008, Mar 8 - Ypulse - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 8 - Good Morning - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 6 - The Tension - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 6 - Rain Rain go away - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 4 - No caffeine day 30 and 15 lbs - Comments (3)
2008, Feb 26 - Quarterlife - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 26 - The next big thing - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 25 - Glad it’s over - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 23 - Things that make me smile - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 21 - All my posts are about being sick: sad - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 19 - Being sick sucks when your seven, five or 2. - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 18 - Decaf Day 7 Detox Day 3 - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 18 - Texas Weather and the Sick House - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 16 - No caffeine day 6 - Comments (2)
2008, Feb 16 - The Dallas scene - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 15 - Thinking about Seattle - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 14 - Positive Progress in the PCUSA - Comments (2)
2008, Feb 13 - A good thing: Money - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 11 - Everything Must Change - Comments (3)
2008, Feb 7 - The pace was crazy - Comments (0)
2008, Feb 5 - What does it mean to be Pastoral? - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 4 - Kaije is 5 - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 3 - Superbowl and my day - Comments (0)
2008, Jan 31 - A dirth of lackluster writing - Comments (2)
2008, Jan 28 - “Come and get us…it’s an emergency” - Comments (2)
2008, Jan 23 - I love my neighborhood - Comments (0)
2008, Jan 19 - Staff retreat - Comments (0)
2008, Jan 17 - Texas is Cold - Comments (1)
2008, Jan 15 - Kitchen done - Comments (4)
2008, Jan 14 - Still no laptop so I decided to crash my car - Comments (1)
2008, Jan 9 - The apple in the sky - Comments (1)
2008, Jan 8 - Stop with the hassle - Comments (1)
2008, Jan 7 - Golden Teaser - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 31 - A short update - Comments (0)
2007, Dec 26 - Colorado is cold - Comments (0)
2007, Dec 24 - Merry Christmas - Comments (0)
2007, Dec 20 - Go Jesus It’s your birthday - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 20 - Holiday disaster avoided - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 18 - Hard to complain - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 14 - Iphone Ringtones - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 11 - Babysitting and Texas weather - Comments (0)
2007, Dec 8 - What a day - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 7 - A weekend of crazy - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 5 - Church Planting - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 4 - Jon Foreman - Comments (1)
2007, Dec 2 - A sad day - Comments (2)
2007, Nov 30 - It’s amazing to me how things work - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 29 - Home and Decorating the Bell Center - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 27 - Kingdom and College - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 26 - The Kingdom of God - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 25 - In the Middle of East Texas - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 23 - A study week - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 22 - Snowing - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 22 - Another reason to love my iphone - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 21 - Ferry Boats and Thanksgiving - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 21 - Alone and loving it - Comments (1)
2007, Nov 20 - Because a spy might be watching - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 19 - Not feeling particularly thankful right now - Comments (2)
2007, Nov 17 - Kitchen update - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 17 - Football—Friday—–Freezing - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 14 - Watching brothers fight - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 12 - Ending my blogging hiatus - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 5 - Writers Strike - Comments (2)
2007, Nov 4 - Daylight Savings is Funny - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 3 - Many Welts - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 3 - Paintball - Comments (0)
2007, Nov 1 - Mac OSX Leopard - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 31 - Halloween - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 30 - grrr I’m a leopard - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 29 - My Childhood and JP Patches - Comments (2)
2007, Oct 27 - Switchfoot and stoked high school kids - Comments (4)
2007, Oct 25 - Homecoming, Bubbas and being with students - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 24 - Amazing Youth Staff - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 23 - A short Post - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 21 - Conviction - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 20 - Again the Francis - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 20 - National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 19 - Here and good - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 18 - 6:10am - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 17 - Going back to Cali to Cali to Cali……… - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 16 - A great thought from Mark Driscoll - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 15 - National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 15 - Give me a break - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 14 - Trampoline - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 11 - Finally I am famous - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 10 - So scared - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 9 - Too much time - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 8 - Why Disneyland is better than the Texas State Fair. - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 7 - Falling Down - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 5 - Crowder Band Tonight - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 4 - Hi - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 3 - Another Rainy day - Comments (1)
2007, Oct 2 - When does a bad week become a good week. - Comments (0)
2007, Oct 1 - Spontaneous Party and what not to do in San Diego - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 29 - Yardwork - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 28 - 6 year old booty - Comments (1)
2007, Sep 27 - Kitchen Update - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 26 - So close - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 25 - Can you eat with me? - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 22 - What did you do today Lars? Sat in meetings. - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 21 - Comfy Chairs are not always a good thing - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 20 - A bittersweet day - Comments (1)
2007, Sep 19 - Back from Seattle - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 17 - In Seattle - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 14 - Apple a few years later - Comments (1)
2007, Sep 13 - Fall Part 2 - Comments (1)
2007, Sep 10 - Patterns of fall - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 5 - Sticking it to Apple - Comments (2)
2007, Sep 5 - What is going on? and….funny. - Comments (0)
2007, Sep 2 - Anneliese dresses herself - Comments (2)
2007, Sep 1 - I bought one today - Comments (2)
2007, Aug 30 - In my own backyard - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 28 - No kitchen or bathroom - Comments (1)
2007, Aug 26 - Promotion Sunday - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 22 - Sometimes I forget God is in control - Comments (1)
2007, Aug 20 - I’m a landlord - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 17 - Today was fun. - Comments (2)
2007, Aug 15 - Back from Nashville - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 14 - In Nashville - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 13 - A new Job - Comments (1)
2007, Aug 10 - Youth Ministry - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 8 - So Hot - Comments (0)
2007, Aug 3 - Remodeling Woes - Comments (1)
2007, Aug 2 - A great quote - Comments (1)
2007, Aug 1 - Home - Comments (0)
2007, Jul 29 - Stuck in Burbank - Comments (3)
2007, Jul 21 - It’s like a blur - Comments (1)
2007, Jul 18 - Back from Europe - Comments (0)
2007, Jul 4 - 4th of July - Comments (0)
2007, Jul 3 - A fun week. - Comments (1)
2007, Jul 1 - Back - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 23 - 10 Years………and 7 days. - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 22 - It is finished!!!! - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 18 - Not Blogging Too Much Writing - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 13 - Kaije Kaije wooping butt at Wii tennis - Comments (1)
2007, Jun 12 - A new Show - Comments (2)
2007, Jun 11 - It’s a little Ironic….yea I really do think. - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 9 - An Epic Day and then I killed a turtle. - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 8 - No Meaningful Posts - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 5 - Long Beach Washington - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 3 - Flying to Seattle - Comments (0)
2007, Jun 1 - Ferry Boats and Pismo Beach - Comments (1)
2007, May 31 - A busy couple of days - Comments (0)
2007, May 26 - A whole lot of nothing - Comments (0)
2007, May 23 - On a Jet Plane - Comments (0)
2007, May 22 - Blake? No Jordan - Comments (0)
2007, May 20 - Off to Austin - Comments (1)
2007, May 16 - Lifechurch.tv - Comments (0)
2007, May 13 - Second LIfe and Lifechurch.tv - Comments (0)
2007, May 9 - Don’t Shoot - Comments (0)
2007, May 6 - Busy But Fun - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 30 - Can’t think now - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 28 - Back - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 25 - Winging It - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 23 - Charlie the Dog - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 18 - Troy Aikman and Perry Farrell - Comments (2)
2007, Apr 15 - Seniors Impress me - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 13 - My Day - Comments (2)
2007, Apr 11 - Another difference between San Diego and Dallas - Comments (2)
2007, Apr 11 - So sick - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 9 - Shane Claiborne - Comments (1)
2007, Apr 7 - Snowing in Dallas - Comments (2)
2007, Apr 6 - Something is Dead at Castle Rood - Comments (2)
2007, Apr 1 - Trees in Texas - Comments (0)
2007, Apr 1 - High School Students amaze me - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 29 - Google and Me - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 26 - Switchfoot too soon - Comments (2)
2007, Mar 24 - I just realized something - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 21 - Thanks Brian - Comments (2)
2007, Mar 15 - A brief thought - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 12 - The Youth Pastor Challenge - Comments (1)
2007, Mar 11 - Country - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 10 - New Orleans - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 8 - The continued Saga - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 5 - Oh Snap - Comments (1)
2007, Mar 5 - Funny response to the new washer - Comments (0)
2007, Mar 2 - Neurosis or just good shopping. - Comments (1)
2007, Mar 1 - Finally Stuff - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 27 - Finally a Move - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 19 - Still Adjusting - Comments (3)
2007, Feb 15 - This picture tells it all. - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 14 - I’m overwhelmed - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 12 - Where is Lars? - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 7 - The Birth of Magnus - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 7 - Incongruence bothers me - Comments (0)
2007, Feb 6 - Ok you got me - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 4 - Craigslist and the pool - Comments (1)
2007, Feb 4 - Happy Birthday Kaije - Comments (0)
2007, Feb 4 - Superbowl Sunday - Comments (0)
2007, Feb 3 - In a whirlwind - Comments (0)
2007, Feb 2 - MC Lars - Comments (0)
2007, Feb 1 - 3 great things have happened today. - Comments (1)
2007, Jan 31 - What was I thinking? - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 30 - Texas - Comments (2)
2007, Jan 28 - A great day - Comments (1)
2007, Jan 23 - Best Camp activity ever - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 22 - The Rare 2nd post - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 22 - Too tired to think - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 18 - Weird Site stats - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 17 - I suppose I should post - Comments (2)
2007, Jan 9 - Can’t write…… new mac stuff….. - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 8 - Back - Comments (0)
2007, Jan 4 - Another crazy trip - Comments (2)
2007, Jan 2 - I’m a crazy chef - Comments (3)
2006, Dec 30 - An Amazon surprise - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 30 - Taking a short break - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 27 - I traded my sweaters - Comments (1)
2006, Dec 21 - 5 Things you don’t know about me - Comments (3)
2006, Dec 21 - A new post coming - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 18 - Christmas Break - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 15 - When you know it’s wrong. - Comments (2)
2006, Dec 13 - A new direction - Comments (5)
2006, Dec 11 - My brain hurts - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 8 - Skate PE - Comments (0)
2006, Dec 7 - Home from Texas - Comments (1)
2006, Dec 6 - An Update - Comments (1)
2006, Dec 4 - In Seattle with Danielle - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 30 - Happy Feet - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 29 - Cold and thoughtful - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 27 - Snow in Seattle - Comments (2)
2006, Nov 27 - Rain - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 25 - Knuckling Down - Comments (2)
2006, Nov 24 - Uggghhh I’m Full - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 21 - Spongebob - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 20 - 30 then 2 - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 17 - Why the Cohort model works. - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 15 - Why I like Wednesdays - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 14 - Two times $50 - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 7 - 90210 - Comments (1)
2006, Nov 2 - How beauty is made - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 2 - It’s a Star Wars Halloween - Comments (3)
2006, Oct 24 - Why Lobster is not worth it. - Comments (1)
2006, Oct 23 - Hard to post when the weather is sweet - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 21 - Soren is 6 - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 20 - Why I love “my” coffee shop - Comments (2)
2006, Oct 10 - Pumpkins and more Pumpkins - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 9 - Nothing Like It - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 8 - StarWars is taking over my life. - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 6 - A short Trip - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 5 - Just a few thoughts - Comments (1)
2006, Oct 2 - Something to think about - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 26 - A tough day - Comments (2)
2006, Sep 24 - The Tent - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 22 - Getting Away - Comments (1)
2006, Sep 21 - What’s that cost? - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 19 - Goodbye fun little car - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 17 - My friends Brian and Steph - Comments (1)
2006, Sep 14 - When organization isn’t enough - Comments (1)
2006, Sep 12 - West of Jesus - Comments (1)
2006, Sep 11 - A thought - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 7 - A dry time - Comments (0)
2006, Sep 4 - College Briefing - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 29 - Slow times = good times - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 28 - Back to School - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 25 - How to turn a cup of coffee into a kyak - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 24 - Toad Times Two - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 19 - Beverly Hills 90210 - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 18 - This deserves much more - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 16 - At Forest Home - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 12 - I wish I was a rockstar. - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 11 - A sad day - Comments (2)
2006, Aug 10 - Slowing Down - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 7 - What I learn when I hang with High school students - Comments (0)
2006, Aug 1 - Another Trip - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 31 - It’s not often that I praise me - Comments (2)
2006, Jul 28 - Why so few posts and I’m a super dad - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 27 - Why we get sucked in - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 26 - Tough day - Comments (2)
2006, Jul 24 - Back Attack - Comments (1)
2006, Jul 17 - Hello Cabo - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 15 - I’m growing up - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 13 - Why I like Podcasts> - Comments (1)
2006, Jul 11 - 10 hours at the beach - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 10 - Zidane flipping out - Comments (3)
2006, Jul 10 - It’s a Happy Birthday - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 9 - One Last Pearl Jam Post - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 8 - Pearl Jam Part 2 - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 7 - Something I’ve always wanted - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 5 - A great Thinker - Comments (2)
2006, Jul 5 - 20something part 2 - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 3 - What’s happening in our churches - Comments (0)
2006, Jul 2 - Anniversary in Nicaragua - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 30 - Back and wiped out - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 25 - Nicaragua Update - Comments (1)
2006, Jun 18 - Adventure for Family Rood - Comments (1)
2006, Jun 17 - God makes bad guys good guys. - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 14 - Surfing is sweet - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 12 - Flipside Announcement Video - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 12 - Back to Life…Back to reality - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 10 - I’m home - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 7 - Singapore airport rocks - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 2 - So Big, So Hot - Comments (1)
2006, May 31 - “Look out Phil” - Comments (0)
2006, May 30 - Singapore is a long ways away - Comments (0)
2006, May 28 - Cambodia - Comments (0)
2006, May 26 - Flipside Summer Calendar - Comments (0)
2006, May 24 - Finally a laptop - Comments (1)
2006, May 23 - Rafting Update - Comments (1)
2006, May 21 - A weekend to remember - Comments (0)
2006, May 14 - Rafting this weekend - Comments (0)
2006, May 11 - Still Grumpy - Comments (1)
2006, May 10 - Computer Dead - Comments (0)
2006, May 4 - Still Learning - Comments (1)
2006, May 1 - I’m different now - Comments (2)
2006, Apr 29 - Marshall McLuhan on Media - Comments (1)
2006, Apr 26 - My new favorite snack - Comments (0)
2006, Apr 26 - California Adventure - Comments (0)
2006, Apr 24 - Trying to write - Comments (0)
2006, Apr 21 - Soren Skateboarding - Comments (0)
2006, Apr 20 - My little girl can walk - Comments (0)
2006, Apr 20 - Great Friends and the Wired World - Comments (1)
2006, Apr 18 - Sitting next to Soren - Comments (1)
2006, Apr 17 - What I’m learning - Comments (2)
2006, Apr 15 - Happy Easter - Comments (1)
2006, Apr 13 - San Francisco - Comments (1)
2006, Apr 2 - My Roots - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 29 - EJP - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 27 - I like Small towns - Comments (1)
2006, Mar 23 - I win I win - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 22 - What’s that in my mouth - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 20 - Crabs, Crocks and San Diego Beaches - Comments (1)
2006, Mar 19 - Sunday Long Day - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 18 - Turtles in a Half Shell…..Turtle Power - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 15 - Another Book - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 13 - God loves us warts and all. - Comments (1)
2006, Mar 9 - Mmmm New Carpet - Comments (0)
2006, Mar 5 - Ninja Turtles, 3-hour naps and Apple Crisp - Comments (2)
2006, Feb 26 - “The Medium is the Message” - Comments (0)
2006, Feb 20 - Forest Home Weekend - Comments (3)
2006, Feb 11 - What is the chief and highest end of man? - Comments (0)
2006, Feb 9 - Things I like Part 2 - Comments (2)
2006, Feb 5 - Go Seahawks - Comments (2)
2006, Feb 3 - Laying in Bed - Comments (1)
2006, Feb 1 - Where have I been? - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 24 - Snowboard Student Manual - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 21 - I am a Geek…part I. - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 20 - Breakfast and Church - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 16 - A busy season - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 11 - A big struggle - Comments (1)
2006, Jan 8 - Really I’m freaked out - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 6 - Seattle and How things Never Change - Comments (0)
2006, Jan 4 - People that impress me - Comments (1)
2006, Jan 2 - Rain Rain Rain - Comments (0)
2005, Dec 30 - Showers in Mexico - Comments (1)
2005, Dec 24 - Merry Christmas - Comments (1)
2005, Dec 22 - Christ and Culture - Comments (1)
2005, Dec 19 - What was I thinking? - Comments (0)
2005, Dec 18 - Abandoning Change - Comments (2)
2005, Dec 15 - 13 degrees - Comments (0)
2005, Dec 12 - Hey Colorado what’s up? - Comments (1)
2005, Dec 10 - Christ Culture and Colorado - Comments (0)
2005, Dec 6 - Google me, come on do it. - Comments (3)
2005, Dec 4 - A Busy Week - Comments (0)
2005, Dec 1 - You might be Emergent - Comments (2)
2005, Dec 1 - No longer so angry - Comments (1)
2005, Nov 30 - Boy am I angry - Comments (3)
2005, Nov 28 - My Treo 650 - Comments (0)
2005, Nov 23 - A family Trip - Comments (0)
2005, Nov 19 - Teaching Tonight and screaming like a girl. - Comments (0)
2005, Nov 16 - What gets the most hits. - Comments (3)
2005, Nov 14 - When I look at the Stars - Comments (0)
2005, Nov 10 - An interesting thing - Comments (0)
2005, Nov 8 - Daylight savings is a crock! - Comments (2)
2005, Nov 6 - How Sick am I? - Comments (1)
2005, Nov 4 - 18 hours of sleep - Comments (0)
2005, Oct 29 - On a lighter Note - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 26 - FCUK ALPHA - Comments (6)
2005, Oct 24 - Putting it all back together - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 18 - Dry Right Now - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 15 - No more Tech Posts - Comments (2)
2005, Oct 13 - Putting Downloaded Video on new Ipod - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 13 - IPod Video - Comments (0)
2005, Oct 10 - That’ll be $1300 - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 10 - A sad day - Comments (1)
2005, Oct 4 - Two Little boys and a lot of rocks. - Comments (0)
2005, Oct 2 - DCB - Comments (1)
2005, Sep 30 - Slowing Down a little - Comments (1)
2005, Sep 29 - “God is in my heart” - Comments (1)
2005, Sep 26 - A North County Experience - Comments (2)
2005, Sep 25 - Switchfoot Today - Comments (0)
2005, Sep 22 - U2 - Comments (1)
2005, Sep 19 - Google is scary - Comments (0)
2005, Sep 17 - The Swell shapes our Community. - Comments (0)
2005, Sep 15 - Jack FM and the future of the church - Comments (2)
2005, Sep 9 - Vonage - Comments (0)
2005, Sep 8 - Pop Culture Relevancy - Comments (1)
2005, Sep 7 - Today at 10am - Comments (2)
2005, Sep 5 - College Briefing - Comments (1)
2005, Aug 26 - Some new books - Comments (1)
2005, Aug 25 - Scary but good - Comments (5)
2005, Aug 23 - Sitting in class - Comments (0)
2005, Aug 20 - Back from camp - Comments (1)
2005, Aug 14 - Rafting - Comments (0)
2005, Aug 9 - Who teaches me to Lead? - Comments (2)
2005, Aug 6 - Fiji Two years later - Comments (0)
2005, Aug 5 - Still thinking about Seattle - Comments (0)
2005, Aug 4 - Back from Seattle - Comments (0)
2005, Jul 30 - On a Trip - Comments (0)
2005, Jul 24 - Slow to Update - Comments (0)
2005, Jul 21 - I like my youth group - Comments (0)
2005, Jul 17 - Back from Houseboat trip - Comments (1)
2005, Jul 9 - My Parents amaze me - Comments (0)
2005, Jul 7 - A great day - Comments (1)
2005, Jun 27 - Glen Phillips - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 23 - Slow Go - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 19 - A night to remember - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 15 - Knowledge vs. Experience - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 11 - A great Student Radio Station - Comments (1)
2005, Jun 10 - A baby is born - Comments (1)
2005, Jun 9 - Baby on the way - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 3 - Nothing Like it - Comments (0)
2005, May 31 - Rafting Weekend - Comments (0)
2005, May 25 - What I’m learning - Comments (0)
2005, May 22 - I’m back - Comments (0)
2005, May 18 - Marketing Models and Business plans. - Comments (0)
2005, May 17 - larsrood.com - Comments (0)
2005, May 17 - I’m glad its over - Comments (0)
2005, May 14 - “Give me a B—–iola” - Comments (0)
2005, May 10 - Whats going on in my life? - Comments (0)
2005, May 6 - What I’m not. - Comments (0)
2005, May 5 - Who Am I? - Comments (2)

Video

2011, Dec 7 - Nativity Dance one more time - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 2 - Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor - Comments (1)
2011, Feb 19 - One Reason I love Youth Ministry: Junior High Retreat - Comments (3)
2010, Nov 19 - Little Town of Bethlehem Movie Screening Nashville: @NYWC Friday Night @ 10:15pm #nywc - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 15 - Switchfoot: The Sound - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 7 - Youth Ministry Video: Watch some of what I love about Youth Ministry and Youth Specialties. - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 3 - Rob Bell Resurrection - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 14 - The Nativity Story in a whole new light - Comments (3)
2008, Dec 31 - I think my wife’s a Calvanist - Comments (0)

Who I am...

2012, Jan 11 - Dads: Another quick Wednesday thought - Comments (1)
2012, Jan 9 - My Life Update Part 2: We’re heading to Bellevue - Comments (9)
2011, Nov 30 - Letting the cat out of the bag: I’m ordainable and searching - Comments (8)
2011, Nov 27 - Expectations and Advent - Comments (0)
2011, Oct 21 - How leading a team shapes me - Comments (2)
2011, Oct 11 - Missions as a Crutch - Comments (3)
2011, Sep 22 - Heading to Yosemite - Comments (0)
2011, Sep 14 - Been Blogging 6 years: what this is all about - Comments (1)
2011, Jun 27 - I’ve decided to not feel guilty when I don’t blog: Gone Fishing see you soon - Comments (0)
2011, Apr 27 - YouthPastor Job Description: Be an Advocate for Teenagers - Comments (3)
2011, Apr 26 - Joshua 1:9 “Be Strong and Courageous” - Comments (0)
2011, Feb 6 - Struggling with understanding how grace works - Comments (5)
2011, Feb 5 - Finding my voice - Comments (9)
2011, Jan 31 - Ordination Exams are supposed to be hard - Comments (2)
2011, Jan 25 - Surrounding yourself with great people - Comments (0)
2011, Jan 20 - I have great hope in teenagers. - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 22 - Merry Christmas - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 16 - Where do your dreams die? - Comments (3)
2010, Dec 2 - I’m tired of talking to Christians - Comments (7)
2010, Oct 1 - My Tribe: The Youth Ministry World. #nywc - Comments (0)
2010, Sep 25 - Youth Ministry: My Community and NYWC - Comments (0)
2010, Sep 14 - Run Fat Boy Run!!!! - Comments (0)
2010, Aug 27 - It’s official I’m writing a book: Hope it doesn’t suck - Comments (3)
2010, Aug 6 - On Vacation - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 20 - Who’s the Theology Nerd Now? - Comments (1)
2010, Jul 14 - Car Maintenance Win: Don’t mess with me - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 12 - Quick Update: A week of being Lars - Comments (1)
2010, Jun 22 - Youthfront: Storytelling and family vacation - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 16 - Listening to a heartbeat stop: No one should die alone. - Comments (8)
2010, May 28 - University Park new slide and my son. - Comments (3)
2010, May 26 - Lifechurch.tv Trying to figure out what to say - Comments (0)
2010, May 12 - Domain Names and Youth Ministry. - Comments (5)
2010, May 6 - A week in review: yes I know it’s only Wednesday. - Comments (1)
2010, Apr 11 - Amazing family time - Comments (1)
2010, Apr 6 - Introverted Youth Pastor - Comments (7)
2010, Mar 31 - Looking for a Youth Ministry Job? Let me help. (I’m not a coach or a consultant) - Comments (16)
2010, Mar 29 - Hospital follow up. Today was good. - Comments (0)
2010, Mar 26 - Hospital Chaplaincy difficulties today. - Comments (0)
2010, Mar 22 - Enter into the Starchamber - Comments (2)
2010, Mar 18 - Heading to Orcas - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 15 - What is there besides a cruise? - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 11 - National Youth Workers Convention and a Cruise? - Comments (2)
2010, Mar 9 - Being Fully Present is Tough for me. - Comments (7)
2010, Mar 8 - I’m Thinking about Growing up. - Comments (2)
2010, Mar 3 - You’ve got to stay off the skateboard….. - Comments (0)
2010, Feb 28 - Youth Ministry Longevity - Comments (0)
2010, Feb 23 - 1Chr. 16:11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 19 - Princeton Pathways Event Feb 20, 2010 - Comments (1)
2010, Jan 26 - Why I’m going to Haiti. - Comments (6)
2010, Jan 18 - 2010 Committment - Comments (2)
2009, Dec 16 - Merry Christmas I’m tired - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 9 - California Here I come Right back where I started from. - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 8 - Thanksgiving break took two weeks - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 24 - A short Hiatus - Comments (1)
2009, Nov 17 - Twitter is making me Wide but not Deep. #nywc - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 2 - Love is an Orientation - Comments (0)
2009, Oct 20 - A crazy fall - Comments (0)
2009, Oct 8 - Working on a book proposal - Comments (1)
2009, Sep 25 - National Youth Workers Convention Los Angeles - Comments (0)
2009, Sep 22 - I’m a Youth Pastor let’s get some coffee. - Comments (1)
2009, Sep 18 - Back to the writing - Comments (0)
2009, Jul 31 - The End of Bible Study…Or at least the phrase in my vocabulary. - Comments (3)
2009, Jan 5 - Power out at Castle Rood. - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 13 - It’s been a long week - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 2 - Switchfoot, Soren and Super Solution - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 29 - Not much to say - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 22 - Tall Skini Kiwis, Smart Christians, Rhett and me - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 11 - Jesus is a Friend of Mine. - Comments (2)
2008, Sep 3 - Dear August - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 1 - Penultimate Draft - Comments (2)
2008, Aug 29 - A spike in productivity - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 25 - A Ahh Haa moment - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 23 - 20-Year Reunion - Comments (1)
2008, Aug 19 - Patterns of Fall - Comments (1)
2008, Aug 18 - Sometimes routine is good. - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 6 - Making good choices and a reality of change - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 11 - Blogging from my phone - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 25 - Funny Connection - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 24 - Part 6: Find friends outside of youth ministry. - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 8 - Sunday Sabbath? - Comments (0)
2008, May 31 - It’s about time - Comments (0)
2008, May 29 - Haven’t blogged much - Comments (0)
2008, May 11 - Texans like their guns and their President to shoot one. - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 27 - Rain, coffee and darkness - Comments (1)
2008, Apr 21 - I know I know - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 13 - Secret Sunday - Comments (1)
2008, Apr 8 - Hard not to have a heavy heart - Comments (0)
2008, Apr 7 - Why I grill - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 13 - Decaf: Day 3 - Comments (1)
2008, Jan 23 - Every part of me cringes at this - Comments (3)
2007, Nov 7 - A Great Witness - Comments (1)
2006, Nov 19 - A great day - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 7 - Things that are crazy - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 1 - Still Thinking Through - Comments (1)
2005, Aug 30 - Linear thoughts hurt my brain. - Comments (1)

Youth Ministry

2012, Jan 24 - Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry #iym12 - Comments (1)
2012, Jan 5 - Winter: The Toughest Season in Youth Ministry - Comments (1)
2011, Dec 7 - Nativity Dance one more time - Comments (0)
2011, Nov 21 - National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (0)
2011, Nov 15 - Let’s Connect: National Youth Workers Convention Atlanta Nov 18-21 - Comments (0)
2011, Nov 14 - Slant33: How do you know when it’s time to consider moving on from a youth ministry role? - Comments (0)
2011, Nov 7 - Sticky Faith Parenting - Comments (0)
2011, Oct 11 - Missions as a Crutch - Comments (3)
2011, Oct 5 - National Youth Workers Convention Recap and thoughts - Comments (0)
2011, Sep 16 - Youth Ministry: Stop filling your closets - Comments (0)
2011, Sep 15 - Desperation forces Innovation - Comments (2)
2011, Sep 14 - Been Blogging 6 years: what this is all about - Comments (1)
2011, Sep 8 - YouthWorker Journal: They’re Still Here! A Positive Look at 25-year-old Christian Guys - Comments (0)
2011, Aug 31 - Reframing Relational Youth Ministry with Andy Root - Comments (0)
2011, Aug 26 - First pep rally of 2011 - Comments (0)
2011, Aug 24 - Go check out the YM360 Blog - Comments (1)
2011, Aug 23 - Barefoot, Slant33 and Me - Comments (2)
2011, Aug 22 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #9: You must be willing to be poor - Comments (4)
2011, Aug 16 - Buy this for your Youth Pastor - Comments (2)
2011, Aug 15 - All the Seniors are leaving: It’s a tough week for us - Comments (1)
2011, Aug 11 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #8: You must be wild and crazy and a kid magnet - Comments (2)
2011, Aug 11 - Youth Ministry Falsehood: timeout - Comments (0)
2011, Aug 10 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #7: You must be a great upfront communicator - Comments (0)
2011, Aug 4 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #6: You must be an Extrovert - Comments (3)
2011, Aug 3 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #5: You must be theologically trained - Comments (8)
2011, Aug 1 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #4: You must be irresponsible and fly by the Seat of your pants. - Comments (2)
2011, Jul 27 - From Calling to Career: 13 steps to becoming a youth ministry Professional - Comments (2)
2011, Jul 24 - Israel Blog: Would love to have you follow along - Comments (0)
2011, Jul 20 - Israel Blog #1: North from Tel Aviv towards the Sea of Galilee - Comments (0)
2011, Jun 1 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #2: You must be young - Comments (2)
2011, May 30 - Houseboats 2011: Act Like Men - Comments (0)
2011, May 30 - Youth Ministry Falsehood #1: You must be with students 24/7 - Comments (13)
2011, May 20 - New Series: Youth Ministry Falsehoods - Comments (2)
2011, May 16 - Youth Ministry as a Stepping Stone to “real” ministry - Comments (2)
2011, May 1 - Going Deeper with Pamela Erin’s: Reclaiming the Beautiful - Comments (0)
2011, Apr 27 - YouthPastor Job Description: Be an Advocate for Teenagers - Comments (3)
2011, Apr 19 - Parents: You have issues. Deal with them. - Comments (1)
2011, Apr 19 - Youth Specialties: Some good change - Comments (1)
2011, Apr 18 - Digital kids need face time - Comments (6)
2011, Apr 12 - There is no augmentation without an amputation. -McLuhan - Comments (1)
2011, Apr 5 - What’s worse Peer Pressure or Parental Pressure? - Comments (3)
2011, Apr 4 - Are we unintentionally teaching our students that all minorities need help? - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 30 - Don’t compare your Ministry with others. Compare with your potential - Comments (2)
2011, Mar 28 - Youth Ministry: I only know one way to do it “Stoked” - Comments (1)
2011, Mar 25 - Not Isolation but Insulation - Comments (1)
2011, Mar 23 - Steps of Justice - Comments (0)
2011, Mar 11 - Parents:5 Youth Ministry Areas to Think about - Comments (2)
2011, Mar 9 - I’m writing a new book. Gonna make some parents angry. - Comments (1)
2011, Mar 9 - XP3 Orange Student ThinkTank - Comments (2)
2011, Mar 7 - Is it right to pressure students to “save” their friends? - Comments (10)
2011, Mar 2 - Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor - Comments (1)
2011, Feb 28 - Regional Youth Ministry Differences? - Comments (2)
2011, Feb 23 - YS Palooza Dallas March 25-26 - Comments (1)
2011, Feb 19 - One Reason I love Youth Ministry: Junior High Retreat - Comments (3)
2011, Feb 8 - I’m so Digitally Close to you - Comments (3)
2011, Feb 6 - Struggling with understanding how grace works - Comments (5)
2011, Jan 25 - Surrounding yourself with great people - Comments (0)
2011, Jan 20 - I have great hope in teenagers. - Comments (0)
2011, Jan 18 - Is it really a sin to bore a student with the Gospel? - Comments (11)
2011, Jan 13 - Youth Ministry: How do you minister to parents when you don’t have kids? - Comments (6)
2011, Jan 10 - The next big Youth Ministry Revolution is Ministering to Parents - Comments (12)
2011, Jan 9 - Immerse: A Journal of Faith, life and Youth Ministry - Comments (0)
2011, Jan 6 - I’m a Youth Pastor Here’s What I did Wednesday Night. - Comments (4)
2011, Jan 4 - Young Life and the Church - Comments (14)
2011, Jan 3 - Has Youth Ministry Changed in 10 years? What do you think? - Comments (5)
2011, Jan 2 - What’s the Metaphor that describes your worship service? - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 28 - A New Challenge in Youth Ministry - Comments (2)
2010, Dec 15 - Youth Ministry: Are the Consequences for admitting their sin the same as if they got caught? - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 7 - The Nativity Dance one year later. - Comments (0)
2010, Dec 6 - Youth Ministry: How do you free students to dream? Hint: Hand them your credit card. - Comments (3)
2010, Dec 5 - 7th graders to 70 year olds: Multi-Generational Summer 2011 - Comments (1)
2010, Dec 1 - Youth Ministry 2025: How one Futurist is making us think. - Comments (6)
2010, Nov 29 - Youth Ministry Planning: Sometimes I obsess a little bit - Comments (0)
2010, Nov 22 - Youth Ministry Unconference in Dallas Dec 6-7 - Comments (0)
2010, Nov 19 - Little Town of Bethlehem Movie Screening Nashville: @NYWC Friday Night @ 10:15pm #nywc - Comments (0)
2010, Nov 17 - Teaching at the National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (2)
2010, Nov 15 - Opening up the doors to the National Youth Workers Convention. - Comments (1)
2010, Oct 28 - Feeling so fly like a Cheese Stick like a Cheese Stick. - Comments (0)
2010, Oct 27 - On a Shoestring book: let’s collaborate - Comments (2)
2010, Oct 13 - Great Video from Fuller Youth Institute: Reconnecting with Students. - Comments (0)
2010, Oct 11 - Welcome Back College Students: You are now visitors at your home church. - Comments (4)
2010, Oct 7 - Youth Ministry: Follow up to NYWC/Ecclesiology and musing about how to disagree. #nwyc - Comments (4)
2010, Oct 6 - A new Youth Ministry Resource: YM Shorts - Comments (2)
2010, Oct 5 - OCD MTD and Youth Ministry - Comments (0)
2010, Oct 4 - NYWC/Youth Ministry and Ecclesiological Identity #nywc - Comments (23)
2010, Oct 1 - My Tribe: The Youth Ministry World. #nywc - Comments (0)
2010, Sep 25 - Youth Ministry: My Community and NYWC - Comments (0)
2010, Sep 20 - Connecting the dots: do you network to “get” or “give”? - Comments (2)
2010, Sep 17 - College Tour and a great weekend of youth ministry - Comments (0)
2010, Sep 8 - God’s Judgement or not: Crazy Youth Group Tornados. - Comments (1)
2010, Sep 3 - Steps of Justice: October - Comments (0)
2010, Aug 27 - It’s official I’m writing a book: Hope it doesn’t suck - Comments (3)
2010, Aug 24 - Quick Update: Youth Ministry The Fall is here. - Comments (0)
2010, Aug 17 - My Amazing Youth Staff Team: Floating the River - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 26 - The Dead Sea is a crazy place. - Comments (1)
2010, Jul 22 - Israel Updates - Comments (2)
2010, Jul 20 - Who’s the Theology Nerd Now? - Comments (1)
2010, Jul 19 - Tel Aviv Day 1 - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 17 - Heading to Israel - Comments (1)
2010, Jul 12 - Quick Update: A week of being Lars - Comments (1)
2010, Jul 7 - Youth Missions: San Francisco YWAM trip - Comments (0)
2010, Jul 4 - Why Working at a church can be lame. - Comments (10)
2010, Jul 1 - The revolving door of youth ministry: why it makes me angry. - Comments (26)
2010, Jun 29 - Youth Pastor with Free Time - Comments (2)
2010, Jun 22 - Youthfront: Storytelling and family vacation - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 10 - Steps of Justice: My friend Phil Cunningham - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 8 - Youth Ministry/Chaplaincy: an intersection of hope and grief - Comments (4)
2010, Jun 7 - Youth Ministry Video: Watch some of what I love about Youth Ministry and Youth Specialties. - Comments (0)
2010, Jun 5 - SoberVirgins: I just got punked - Comments (3)
2010, Jun 4 - Youth Ministry Training: dreaming and scheming - Comments (4)
2010, May 30 - My Church: Great things happened on Pentecost - Comments (0)
2010, May 20 - Andy Root and Lars Rood talk about Plural Identities and Youth Ministry | Youth Specialties - Comments (0)
2010, May 15 - Connecting: A Neat Facebook Trick for Ichat - Comments (0)
2010, May 12 - Domain Names and Youth Ministry. - Comments (5)
2010, Apr 21 - Chaplaincy: The second half - Comments (0)
2010, Apr 10 - A Right of Passage: Double Double - Comments (1)
2010, Apr 6 - Introverted Youth Pastor - Comments (7)
2010, Mar 31 - Looking for a Youth Ministry Job? Let me help. (I’m not a coach or a consultant) - Comments (16)
2010, Mar 26 - Hospital Chaplaincy difficulties today. - Comments (0)
2010, Mar 23 - Two options to get to my old house - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 20 - Book Review: Enter the Story - Comments (2)
2010, Mar 15 - What is there besides a cruise? - Comments (1)
2010, Mar 11 - National Youth Workers Convention and a Cruise? - Comments (2)
2010, Mar 9 - Being Fully Present is Tough for me. - Comments (7)
2010, Feb 28 - Youth Ministry Longevity - Comments (0)
2010, Feb 23 - 1Chr. 16:11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 19 - Princeton Pathways Event Feb 20, 2010 - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 19 - Haiti: Some videos that express hope. - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 18 - Haiti- Back in the US. A short thought - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 15 - How You Can Help Haiti - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 14 - Repost: Haiti. Turn our mourning into dancing - Comments (1)
2010, Feb 13 - Haiti: The difficult side of providing food. - Comments (6)
2010, Feb 12 - Haiti Day #2: Hearing and Seeing stories. - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 10 - The Generosity of a Neighborhood - Comments (3)
2010, Feb 7 - A Lesson in Contrasts - Comments (2)
2010, Feb 2 - I’m not going to Haiti to blog - Comments (3)
2010, Jan 26 - Why I’m going to Haiti. - Comments (6)
2010, Jan 25 - Why Networking is Important. - Comments (1)
2010, Jan 21 - Bringing Educators and YouthWorkers together - Comments (5)
2010, Jan 19 - Relationships Unfiltered with Andrew Root - Comments (0)
2010, Jan 7 - Tic Long back at Youth Specialties. - Comments (4)
2009, Dec 16 - Merry Christmas I’m tired - Comments (0)
2009, Dec 14 - The Nativity Story in a whole new light - Comments (3)
2009, Dec 9 - California Here I come Right back where I started from. - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 17 - Twitter is making me Wide but not Deep. #nywc - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 13 - Deep Justice Journeys: Before - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 11 - Fuller Sticky Faith Summit - Comments (4)
2009, Nov 5 - Networking can suck. - Comments (5)
2009, Nov 2 - Love is an Orientation - Comments (0)
2009, Nov 1 - The Future of Youth Ministry Training - Comments (3)
2009, Oct 30 - Youth Specialties: Change is hard. - Comments (1)
2009, Oct 29 - Heading to Cincinnati for the National Youth Workers Convention - Comments (0)
2009, Oct 27 - Youth Specialties, Marko and the future of Youth Ministry as we know it. - Comments (1)
2009, Oct 8 - Working on a book proposal - Comments (1)
2009, Sep 29 - Something to Chew on. - Comments (0)
2009, Sep 26 - National Youth Workers Convention Day 1 - Comments (0)
2009, Sep 25 - National Youth Workers Convention Los Angeles - Comments (0)
2009, Sep 22 - I’m a Youth Pastor let’s get some coffee. - Comments (1)
2009, Sep 18 - Back to the writing - Comments (0)
2009, Sep 14 - Parenting and Technology Seminar Sept 20 - Comments (0)
2009, Aug 14 - What did you learn from me? - Comments (1)
2009, Aug 10 - A new blogging adventure - Comments (0)
2009, Jul 31 - The End of Bible Study…Or at least the phrase in my vocabulary. - Comments (3)
2009, Jun 20 - No Problems - Comments (0)
2009, May 26 - Nashville and Youth Ministry Education - Comments (0)
2009, Apr 21 - Part 5: First Impressions Matter - Comments (0)
2009, Apr 14 - Part 4: Boundaries you will learn them easy or hard. - Comments (0)
2009, Apr 13 - Part 3: Relational Equity - Comments (2)
2009, Apr 10 - Part 2: First day on the job - Comments (0)
2009, Apr 9 - Part 1: How to do this Youth Ministry thing in a healthy way. - Comments (1)
2009, Mar 13 - Part 4: Negotiation 101. All the things you should consider. - Comments (0)
2009, Mar 1 - Part 3: Tips for Interviewing: there are 8 different interviews you need to be prepared for. - Comments (0)
2009, Feb 24 - Part 2: Approaching the Church. Tips to get your resume read. - Comments (3)
2009, Feb 23 - Part 1: Looking for a job - Comments (2)
2009, Feb 20 - New Series: How to Negotiate with a Church - Comments (5)
2009, Jan 4 - Jan 4, 2009 - Comments (1)
2008, Nov 21 - Nov 21, 2008 - Comments (1)
2008, Nov 20 - Heading to Nashville - Comments (0)
2008, Oct 23 - Teaching today - Comments (1)
2008, Oct 6 - Monday Meetings - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 17 - The Youth Community comes together - Comments (0)
2008, Sep 8 - Repost from Jeremy Zach - Comments (1)
2008, Sep 2 - New Series: Leadership in Youth Ministry - Comments (0)
2008, Aug 27 - American Teen Movie - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 14 - Spotty internet and Camp Talks - Comments (0)
2008, Jul 9 - Part: 11. Fall in Love with God Again. - Comments (2)
2008, Jul 7 - Part 10: Have a life outside of Ministry. Marriage/Family/Relationships - Comments (2)
2008, Jul 3 - Part 9: What you feed grows what you starve Dies. - Comments (1)
2008, Jun 29 - Part 8: It’s not about you - Comments (3)
2008, Jun 25 - Part 7: Stick to it - Comments (1)
2008, Jun 20 - Part 4: Learn to say you are sorry. - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 13 - YM part 2: You won’t like every kid and every kid won’t like you. - Comments (2)
2008, Jun 12 - YM part 1: Parents are your best friends or worst enemies. - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 11 - What we need to know part #2. - Comments (1)
2008, Jun 5 - Youth Ministry Think tank follow up. - Comments (0)
2008, Jun 3 - What do we need to know? - Comments (3)
2008, Jun 2 - Apprenticeship vs. Internship - Comments (1)
2008, May 11 - Heading to Bolivia - Comments (0)
2008, May 1 - A new Curriculum idea - Comments (3)
2008, Apr 6 - Senior Sunday Craziness - Comments (1)
2008, Apr 3 - Why connections matter. - Comments (0)
2008, Mar 31 - Quantifying results and a busy day of ministry. - Comments (1)
2008, Feb 1 - Mighty to Save - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 12 - It’s changing. - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 9 - Feeling for Ted - Comments (2)
2006, Nov 8 - Base hits still score runs - Comments (0)
2006, Nov 5 - The best part - Comments (1)
2006, Nov 4 - The Dream Center - Comments (1)
2006, Nov 4 - National Youth Workers Sat - Comments (2)
2006, Nov 3 - Light in the darkness - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 16 - Hello men - Comments (0)
2006, Oct 12 - One reason I like Thursday Mornings - Comments (0)
2006, Jun 13 - So Much Work - Comments (0)
2005, Jun 2 - When do I make a difference? - Comments (0)
2005, May 5 - Here we go - Comments (0)

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