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	<title>Comments on: It Takes A Counterculture Lifestyle To Connect With Culture</title>
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	<description>Understanding the intersection of...Evolving Culture...Relevant Ministry....Empowering Leadership....and Intentional  Facilities</description>
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		<title>By: The Church Bartender</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week I visited my high school for the first time since I graduated.  I was there for my niece&#039;s graduation - my niece that was born when I attended that high school.  Walking into the school I caught eyes with my former basketball coach - excited to connect, he asked what I was doing there.  I shared who I was there to see and that she was born while I was on his basketball team.......he smiled and laughed, then said, &quot;Oh, you&#039;re there now....&quot;  - &quot;Yep, I&#039;m there now.....&quot;  You can imagine the moment.

I&#039;m crazy blessed, God has allowed me to have some really great impact on the next generation in my family, despite the miles that might seperate us now.  Being back &#039;home&#039; - I was reminded of all I learned and didn&#039;t learn growing up.  Which made me really consider what I am and am not teaching my children.  We absolutely must be INTENTIONAL about our time and investments when it comes our children, wheter biological or serogate (which might just be a mentoring situation).

I believe that many young people turn on the TV and other devices because too many people have unfairly written them off.  We must be INTENTIONAL with our time, our conversations, our opportunities, and our responsibilities to the next generation(s).   TRUTH IS - they would rather be spending time talking with adults than staring at a TV - yeah, I said it.  They won&#039;t say that, but I promise it is true.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past week I visited my high school for the first time since I graduated.  I was there for my niece&#8217;s graduation &#8211; my niece that was born when I attended that high school.  Walking into the school I caught eyes with my former basketball coach &#8211; excited to connect, he asked what I was doing there.  I shared who I was there to see and that she was born while I was on his basketball team&#8230;&#8230;.he smiled and laughed, then said, &#8220;Oh, you&#8217;re there now&#8230;.&#8221;  &#8211; &#8220;Yep, I&#8217;m there now&#8230;..&#8221;  You can imagine the moment.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m crazy blessed, God has allowed me to have some really great impact on the next generation in my family, despite the miles that might seperate us now.  Being back &#8216;home&#8217; &#8211; I was reminded of all I learned and didn&#8217;t learn growing up.  Which made me really consider what I am and am not teaching my children.  We absolutely must be INTENTIONAL about our time and investments when it comes our children, wheter biological or serogate (which might just be a mentoring situation).</p>
<p>I believe that many young people turn on the TV and other devices because too many people have unfairly written them off.  We must be INTENTIONAL with our time, our conversations, our opportunities, and our responsibilities to the next generation(s).   TRUTH IS &#8211; they would rather be spending time talking with adults than staring at a TV &#8211; yeah, I said it.  They won&#8217;t say that, but I promise it is true.</p>
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