I just found this article about a high school student who stripped naked, smeared himself with oil and ran amok in the school’s canteen. He was eventually ‘tasered’ and arrested for his trouble, but what cracked me up was his explanation to the police: “It just seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Archive - January, 2007
Influential Youth Ministry Books
I forgot to link to Marko’s post about the top 10 most influential Youth Ministry books when he posted it a couple of weeks ago (so here it is now). Many books I’ve picked up recently have come as recommendations from other bloggers, so it’s well worth checking out the list on his blog including [...]
Coffee and iPods
For those of us who can’t live without a daily dose of caffeine or music, there may be some good news coming up. The current speculation is that you could soon walk into Starbucks, buy a caramel macchiato and download the latest U2 release onto your iPod. Full rumor-mongering here. Update: On a similar note, [...]
Going WIRE-less
A Great Quote
I have a volunteer called Fran who does a fantastic job of helping out with some of our activities. She is always willing, helpful and enthusiastic. Today she was wearing a knitted jumper with a picture of an owl on the front which could only be described as a “Splendid Sweater” (see Joe Fisher). One [...]
Stalling
Why is it that sometimes, simple tasks become such a burden that you find yourself doing anything else except what you need to? I usually find writing assignments, tidying the house, or doing the banking fall into this category. Right now I need to finish the 11-14′s teaching notes for Spring Harvest. They were due [...]
The power of shared experience
Spiders on Drugs
High Praise
Kitchen disaster
