Game night!!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to remind all of you Life 101 agers (grades 7-12) that you are welcome to come over to Alanna and my house this Friday for a night of games, music, and popcorn! bring your favorite games and your favorite music. It's going to be a great time! We're starting at 7pm and we'll probably go until 9:30 or 10. If you need to come late or leave early, that's fine. We'd love to have you there.

Email or call me with any questions or if you need directions!

This week at HYPE we learned about the parable of the Compassionate Father and His Two Lost Sons (AKA the parable of the Prodigal Son). We had a good time acting it out and talking about God's amazing love and grace that He offers us. And of course, there was the usual amount of craziness and insanity!

In Life 101 we are continuing our Rhythm theme. This last Sunday we discussed how we can refocus our sense of Wonder where it needs to be: on God. Unless we are in Wonder of God first and foremost, we can't be in rhythm with Him - it throws off the groove of our whole life!

The challenge for the week was to read Psalm 145 and reflect on the Wonder and Greatness of God. We'll recap that on Sunday, as we dive into what it means to be in rhythm with ourselves... and how we can focus our need for Discovery! See you on Sunday at 6:30.

Rhythm, Wonder, Halloween, and a Game Night...

Hey everyone!

It's good to be back around after being gone for

two weekends. Last weekend, Brendan and I traveled with the

Kent Covenant youth group to Cascades Camp for the Jr. High retreat. The theme was Disco for Jesus, so there were afros and dance parties in abundance. These pictures are just a peak into the crazy weekend. (And for the record, it was not my idea to go swimming/blobbing - that was all Brendan!)

In HYPE this week, we celebrated Halloween with a bit of Ghosts in the Graveyard, some bobbing for apples, and, of course, the Halloween classic, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Here are a few of the shenanigans captured on camera.

Life 101ers - Come this Sunday for the continuation of our Rhythm series.

.. We'll be exploring how we can regain our wonder of God as part of getting back into rhythm with Him.

HYPErs (how fitting a name...) - We'll see you on Tuesday for more games and a new parable. You don't want to miss it!

And coming up soon - at 7:00pm on Friday, November 6th, the Life 101 crowd is invited over to Alanna and my house for a game night! Let me know you're coming and bring your favorite game!

That's all for now... Hope that you're doing well!

Life 101 | Rhythm

This week in Life 101 we're diving into a new series called Rhythm. Here's a little teaser of what's to come this week...

As we look at the world, there seems to be a common thread, a structure, a "way that things are meant to be." And when things aren't as they should be, we notice it. Maybe it's even within ourselves - we can often tell that something is wrong inside of us without knowing what it is or how to fix it.

There is a rhythm to our world - a rhythm set into motion by God, conducted by God, that reaches deep into the heart of God. Just like the rest of creation, we were meant to be in sync with that rhythm. And when we're not, things just don't work and something seems wrong.

We're going to be looking at how we can be in rhythm with God, ourselves, and even other people. Come and contribute to the conversation. We can all learn from each other.

Come. 6:30-8:00ish on Sunday night at the Upper Room. Hope to see you there!