Black Friday is an event that people wait for ALL year long. It’s a chance for people to buy all those things they “really need” at a “great deal.”  People wait outside in frigid temperatures, all night long,...

Wow!  It's been a LONG time since I've blogged on here!  But better late than never!  So much has happened in 12:11 Youth Ministries over the past 7-8 months since I blogged last!  Last spring (April) we had a high school...

This past weekend’s Middle School Encounter Retreat was nothing short of miraculous. Around 25 middle school students sought and encountered God. The transformation that happened in these students was remarkable as well as...

The word "ambition" keeps coming up in my own prayer life and encounters/conversations with others.  Defined as an "earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction," ambition is a very fragile ...