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12 Feb Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

Your Heart is Big Enough

Have you ever experienced one of those moments in life that just stop you dead in your tracks… the kind that will always stay with you no matter what you do or where you go? I’m sure you have… tonight, I had one of those moments as I finished praying with my son. After we...

03 Jan Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

My one word

I recently laid out my goals for 2011, which I felt were challenging yet obtainable with lots of effort. Then I read a blog that added a new dimension to my goals. www.myoneword.com challenges readers to define their year by choosing one word to live by for 365 days. This was a challenge since my...

27 Dec Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

The end of a calendar

On my desk sits one of those desktop calendars… the kind you tear off each day as it passes. Dilbert has provided me with many awkward laughs throughout the year, but I finally realized today that the fun of tearing off pages is nearly over. I’m a little depressed with losing my comic calendar, but...

13 Dec Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | 1 comment

Jesus is… (pt. 4)

I like examples. Show me how to do something and I will do it. Unless, of course, it requires building things with hammers and nails… Anything I attempt to build will surely fall on someone’s head, which reminds me when I built my shelves in my garage. I drew out the best plans I possibly...

11 Dec Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

Jesus is… (pt. 3)

“Here you go Daddy,” Liam says as he hands me my Target slushy. This has been a teaching moment since we started our tradition of getting a slushy each time we visit the store. And now in this moment I feel my parenting is finally paying off… My son is sharing my slushy with me. ...

07 Dec Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

Jesus is… (pt. 2)

Over the summer we began a new tradition of sharing the duties of putting our two year old son to bed at night. Mommy reads a book or two and then daddy comes in to pray. What I enjoy most is his response. I’ll begin by asking him if he wants to pray with Daddy...

04 Dec Posted by Justin Simmons in think//Student Ministries | Comments

Jesus is… (pt. 1)

Have you ever taken a personality quiz that supposedly tells you what you are like? Every time I take one, I always look at it like, “do you really know who I am?” I never really see the person the results tell me I am so I just brush off the results and continue on...