The Harding Experience

30 Monday Jan 2012

Posted by Seeking Peace in Harding, heart, passion, young hearts, young people

I spent the past weekend at Harding University and had a fabulous experience. I love being around young people and this was a few days filled with young people – seeing their lives and hearing the dreams and passions. On Thursday, I sat in on interviews for a summer youth intern at our church and was uplifted by hearing these kids desire to serve God and work with other young people. What blew me away was their willingness to share some of their own struggles and how they were working through them. It was encouraging to experience their transparency and their mission for living more righteous and holy lives. Friday and Saturday were spent in discussions on plans for teachers (I’ll be one) for UPLIFT 2012. That consisted of several hours with youth ministers and youth ministry volunteers and, again, it was encouraging to hear their heart for reaching young people with the good news. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-12356560-1”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}

I’ve got a child going to Harding next year and I’m so pleased that is the school of choice. There is good and bad in every place but the students I met encourage me about what the future holds.

Grace and peace to you.

Blogging Blah’s

06 Wednesday Jul 2011

Posted by Seeking Peace in Colorado, Harding, Uplift, vacation

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Last week I was in Searcy, Arkansas at Harding University as a sponsor for our youth group and a teacher and it was an incredible and uplifting experience. They brought in some great speakers each night and kept the kids busy and active in both learning and burning energy. I taught 3 classes on Tuesday and 3 classes on Wednesday and had a blast doing it. I love talking to young people who are getting ready to embark on so many new adventures of life. It’s an honor and a challenge to try and share some life lessons in a way that meets them where they are. I know I am ineffective on my own and pray always that God speaks through me so they will hear his message for their lives and not mine.

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I leave for Colorado on Thursday and will reach my destination on Friday where the high temperature is predicted to be 77. Sweet! I can’t wait to be there, relaxing, fishing and spending some time with my son. It’s a little bittersweet in that my daughter is still in Arkansas attending a two-week college program and won’t be with us but I know it’s a great opportunity for her and I’m glad she’s able to do that too. I still miss her though.