Faith – Page 3 – JPSERRANO

The “Work” of Lutheran Spirituality

Posted onJanuary 23, 2012January 23, 20123 Comments

Within Christianity I have learned that there are three realms to spirituality. Our connection to God. Our connection to others. Our connection to ourselves. If we only have one or two of the three, our spirituality is missing something. This article is primarily about the first realm. Recently, I have come across several people who identify themselves as “spiritual.” However, when prompted further, they couldn’t identity what makes them so. I understand that within various Read More …

On Remembering

Posted onJanuary 20, 2012January 20, 2012Leave a comment

When times are tough it’s difficult for me to remember the blessings I’ve received. Sometimes I get so caught up in the here and now that I simply get tunnel vision. With stress, I tend to get focused in on what is causing that stress ignoring the bigger picture of my life. It could be finances, school, work, any of a hundred different causes. I’m sure that I’m not the only one guilty of Read More …

Theme Park Youth Ministry

Posted onJanuary 2, 2012October 30, 2012Leave a comment

Going on trips is a necessary part of any youth ministry. After my first couple years of taking youth to Christian Family Night at Magic Mountain, I learned that something freeing seems to happen on these trips–youth talk waiting in lines. At theme parks young people open up in ways that they just don’t do when sitting in an office. This applies to being in your office as well. I’ve found that if a youth Read More …