Monday Rundown
The weekend… a quick sidetrip to Roanoke. We drove up after work on Thursday, I went to YS One Day on Friday, had a mini-photoshoot and then dinner with friends Friday night. A quick lunch with the fam on Saturday,…
Aaron
A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City.
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Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
Saw this in the R-TD this morning: The coach never considered any other option. It didn’t matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited…
02.2008: week 3
I’ve seen this style for a while and wanted to try, but didn’t have a chance until today. This is Kim’s cousin, and then Kim with both of the cousins. Fun times!
Why I’d Rather Separate Jr. and Sr. High in Youth Ministry
Tim Schmoyer posted “Why I’d rather combine Jr. And Sr. High at Youth Group,” and outlined his reasoning. I want to respond with the opposite position. 1.) High school kids can leave a huge impact on jr. highers. I don’t…
Sunday Recap
ATTENDANCE: Wow, way, WAY down. A combination of factors, I think. Sickness: everybody and their brother around town is sick. Long weekend: no school tomorrow, so some families are out of town. And Valentine’s Day: a bunch of parents took…
Caring for the Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell tells stories. And he tells stories well. Lots and lots of stories. That is the premise of his writing style, drawing the reader along his journey to discovery. Discovery, in this case, is the phenomenon of outliers, those…