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As you look around the posts below or in the archives, you probably learn a bit about life, ministry, and even some things about endurance sports (I use to write a lot more about that.)
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Social Media: Distraction, Drama, and Danger
It’s no secret that social media has taken over the lives of many people. Everywhere you look, students (and adults!) are glued to their screens, “doom scrolling”, and increasingly disconnected from the real world around them. When social media was taking off in the late 2000s, it was promoted as a way for people to…
Teaching Disciple-Making Principles for Future Leaders
For the fourth time, I have the incredible opportunity to serve at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Berlin, Germany, by teaching a week-long intensive course to a small group of dedicated students who are preparing to serve the Lord in Germany and throughout Europe. My prayer is that this time will not only…
MTD and Kids Ministry
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Now that’s quite a term if I’ve ever heard one. But arguably this is the number one religion amongst youth in America today.1 So the question is, what is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD for short)? And where did it come from? What is MTD? MTD is a vaguely religious worldview in which…
Nate Deck 