Sign Out

So I was playing basketball at lunch today and there was a weird free-for-all game going on at one of the corner hoops. They said I could join whenever. It was called "sign out". Basically I'm on my own team and whenever someone makes a basket the person closest to them or the person guarding them is out. The basket maker then goes to the free throw line and it he makes it there calls someone out, takes a step back and if made again calls another person out until he misses or wins. Holy cow, I had a blast. I only wish I'd known the game was happening a week and a half ago while I was not playing basketball during my lunch hour.

Thoughts on Subbing

So I've been subbing in Houghton Lake High School for two weeks straight. It's definitely one of the most stressful things I've tried to do on top of being the only pastor within 1,200 miles of our church. Everyone else besides my wife with twins are on vacation, which means my senior pastor (my dad) left saying, "Number 2, you have the helm". Star Trek terms always make him feel better.
Anyways, I've only had to write up 2 kids and kick one out to the hall to yell at (I never raised my voice). Teenagers can really make your blood boil, I would know, I was one. Some of these kdis obviously demonstrate that their home lives are less than perfect, which is not unusual. Many are already demonstrating that they are making very primary decisions at an age that should not require that.
In short, I have realized that we are raising a generation at war against itself both individually and among peers. A split to which I have never observed in teens before. Anyone who reads this should be gravely concerned about the future for our kids. They will face challenges similar to us and yet some are unbelievably beyond anything we've had to deal with before. Pray hard.