Category Archives: Faith

Topography of Faith

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

The subject of evangelism has been on my mind a lot this week and I’ve been playing with a lot of fun resources… you’ll like this one. It’s an interactive map. You see, I’m always curious when I see studies … Continue reading →

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Can The World Deal With Tebow’s Zeal?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

It’s not often that we hear positive words about Christians on national TV. But Tim Tebow is making a more than a few people scratch their heads and wonder, “Is this whole Christianity thing actually working for this guy?” Those … Continue reading →

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Using Tebow to Provoke Discussion

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

My buddy Lane Palmer just wrote a great new free discussion for our website using an interview from Tim Tebow, quarterback of the Denver Broncos. Lane contends, “Like Tim Tebow, we have all been given a platform by God to … Continue reading →

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A Movie That Provokes Conversation

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

Young people love media. Thus… I love using media as a springboard to conversations about real life issues. Sadly, the grab-bag of appropriate media isn’t very full these days. Remember the good ol’ days when the good guys on movies … Continue reading →

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When Sports Becomes God

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

“… and then we have a tournament Thanksgiving weekend. We expect everyone to be there.” I turned to my wife. “Did he really just say ‘Thanksgiving Weekend’?” My daughter Ashley played ‘select soccer’ for a few years. We had heard … Continue reading →

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16 and NOT Pregnant

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

It’s funny. In all my years hearing powerful testimonies of young people at camps and conferences, I have frequently heard solid Christian kids actually say something like, “I’ve never done drugs or had sex… sometime I think I should, just … Continue reading →

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This is the Way; Walk In It

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

When’s the last time you saw a secular feature film, Rated G, that opened with a Bible verse? When the lights go down in the theatre this Friday, and the previews finish… these words appear on the screen: “Whether you … Continue reading →

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Pre-Blessed Food

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

It’s funny how this generation of young people actually will just sit around and watch You-Tube videos. My daughters will frequently just hang around the computer with their friends saying, “Oh wait, have you seen this one!” And then they … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Humor, Media, Prayer, TV | 2 Comments

Sharing Your Faith Without Being Pushy

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

My daughters announced to me last week that they were going to downtown Sacramento on Saturday morning with some of their friends to give homeless people coffee and donuts. This wasn’t an official youth group activity; this was just a … Continue reading →

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My Prayer for Lil Wayne

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jonathan McKee

Last night I had the most vivid dream about rapper Lil Wayne. Don’t worry… I’m not gonna get weird on you, but for some reason I had a dream that I met Lil Wayne and we engaged in an intriguing … Continue reading →

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