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Sunday Recap | March 29
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 29th, 2026! We opened with a game I created, Mind Reader Easter. I love this particular game series; it involves a kid up front … and the rest of the room. For our teaching time, we wrapped up the series from Coleader preparing for Easter called Done. We had…
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Sunday Recap | March 22
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 22nd, 2026! We changed it up a bit this year with our worship team leading in the main worship services; instead, we heard from Jeremiah Glavin about a mission trip he took in January and we opened it up for students to share what they learned…
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Sunday Recap | March 15
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 15th, 2026! We played Last One Standing: St Paddy’s, a game I made. I was preaching so Melissa was running point this week. She gave away some Ben Bender cards to the winners; he’s a player with Philadelphia Union that will be speaking at Renew this weekend!…
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Sunday Recap | March 8
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 8th, 2026! We played Cheesy Pickup Line Showdown, an oldie but a goodie. We gave away Renew Student Conference t-shirts to the participants! We also kicked off a new series from Coleader preparing for Easter called Done. We had a few announcements/reminders: We kicked off a new…
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February Reading Recap
This year I’ve decided to be more intentional with tracking my reading … which means I’ve started logging everything on Goodreads. I read seven books in February. Here’s the list in order of when I finished them and my quick thoughts on each one: Anxious for Nothing (Young Readers Edition): Living Above Anxiety and Loneliness…
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January Reading Recap
This year I’ve decided to be more intentional with tracking my reading … which means I’ve started logging everything on Goodreads. I read six books in January, a solid start to the year. Here’s the list in order of when I finished them and my quick thoughts on each one: The Tangle Box (Magic Kingdom…
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Sunday Recap | March 1
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 1st, 2026! We had a few announcements/reminders: This week we had some special guests and stayed combined for the hour. The YWAM Orlando team came as part of their Stateside Tour to share with our group about YWAM, their missions experience and training. Kira Mercer, daughter…
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Sunday Recap | February 22
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for February 22nd, 2026! We played Boomer Say What?, an oldie but a goodie. We gave away Renew Student Conference t-shirts to the winners! We had a few announcements/reminders: Today was a stand alone lesson called ‘What Does the Bible Say About Diversity?’ Eden Foester taught high school, Noah…
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Cruelty of Compassion?
A phrase I have found deeply troubling in recent years is that of ‘toxic empathy.’ It’s usually used as a criticism, that people are using empathy to take advantage of Christians or manipulate people into doing things they don’t agree with. My frustration? The cries of toxic empathy feel more like an excuse to not…
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Sunday Recap | February 15
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for February 15th, 2026! In honor of the Winter Olympics we played Curling, Curling or Curling, a game Heather and I made. We gave away a Renew Student Conference t-shirt to the winner! We had a few announcements/reminders: We continued with our fourth of four weeks in Isaiah; while…