http://citylife.org.au/youth Wed, 05 May 2010 03:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_95" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="my joy face, in harajuku"][/caption] So, in case people were starting to think I’d backslidden because I haven’t been at church for so long, its ok, I’m just still in Japan. If you want to see some photos, check out my facebook. Everything’s going really well, and ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2010/05/05/japan-3/ [vimeo 10683793] Hey everyone! Mitch makes amazing coffee every Sunday morning here at Citylife. (I think the best in Wollongong!) So, just for fun, we made a short video of him explaining how to do some latte art. If you want to see more, just come to church, how easy ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2010/04/06/latte-art/ I've been thinking about culture a bit lately. That is, what is the cutlure of our youth ministry, and what's the culture that we are called to have as followers of Christ. I started writing down words that i thought described what we could be like, and what we're supposed ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2010/01/21/we-are-citylife-youth/ In the gospel of Matthew, we read this story of Jesus starting out his ministry. He’s been going around, teaching, healing, doing all sorts of amazing stuff, and he’s starting to draw a big crowd. Lots of people are drawn to him, wanting to hear what he’s got to say, ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2010/01/12/the-end-of-my-rope/ God’s way is love. Love for him and love for others. And in 1 john 2, it says “It’s the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God’s light and doesn’t block the light from others.” (MSG) I hadn’t thought about this heaps from this angle before. If ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/12/17/dont-block-the-light/ Who's ever shot their mouth off in a moment of anger or frustration? I know I have. Have you ever gone off and wondered why you got frustrated with the situation, why you became angry at the person or people you were conversing with? Quite often if we go away and reflect ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/12/08/slow-to-speak/ Sorry about the late post, but here are some pics from last friday night at ONE. despite the weird name, we had a rad night, and a lot of jelly was made, and then trampled in. [gallery] http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/11/20/one-jelly-wrestling/ Last Sunday night at Explosion, I preached a message on Gifts as part of our Purpose 2010 theme. The whole series has been great, and I really hope people are discovering their gifting; the unique mix of things that make them up, so that they can do what God’s called ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/11/12/our-gifts-together/ Hey, in two saturdays time, so that's the 21st of November, NEON and CYA are teaming up for an epic day at Jamberoo Action Park! It should be an awesome day, and a whole lot of fun. plus, if you pay $45 (the normal admission is $37) you get your ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/11/12/jamberoo/ I’ve just finished building my very own fixed gear bike. What was once an old rusty green Apollo ten speed road bike is now a bright yellow fixie. That’s a bike with one gear, and with the pedals ‘fixed’ to the rear cog, so there’s no coasting. When you stop ... http://citylife.org.au/youth/2009/11/06/fixed/