Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
This year I decided I really wanted to go back to my confirmation retreats although I have been confirmed for about 2 years now. It was a great decision. The weekend was fun and a great change of pace. Although I enjoyed and looked forward to going on the retreats when in the program there was still... Continue Reading →
A whole week of deep discussions and of lots of play time, of time to breath and making new friends. In the midst of what is turning out to be a very long and fairly tiring summer, this one week in Gettysburg was just what I needed. Along with 17 other pretty cool Lutheran teenagers... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've posted anything, but it isn't due to not knowing what to write. I've written many posts...in my head. I'm going to start with writing about Generation Z. I've seen a lot of articles pop up on my Facebook page about my generation. We are either the doomed generation or we... Continue Reading →
Here it is. My final confirmation homework assignment from my last confirmation retreat. Its been a long 3 years at times, but they have all been good and fruitful. In this assignment we had to create a single Belief statement after looking at the Apostle's Creed. It was kind of challenging to narrow down to... Continue Reading →
As part of our confirmation program we have 6 one weekend retreats. I have always had fun on these and I love the challenges that they provide, but they do take up a bit of time and can sometimes become long and tiring. This cause my last one to be somewhat bittersweet. However, as part... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make. It's not something of which I'm terribly proud. It is, however, a part of who I am. I am a racist. I am a homophobe. These are not statements you normally hear someone say about themselves. These are not goals to which most (civilized) people aspire. And, if you... Continue Reading →
In the last few weeks, the same question has come at me from a couple different directions in a couple different forms. In a recent tete-a-tete I had with a Facebook friend and fellow scouter, he postulated that his morality was based on biblical teaching while mine was based on nothing but my feelings, and... Continue Reading →
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