There have been a lot of questions about our upcomming Youth Conference “Omega Summer Slam” (Yeah I know it’s a cool name). So I though I would take a moment to get you the details so your in “the Know”. The dates are Aug. 5th-8th. It starts Wednesday night at 6:45p in the main church building. (105 West Redoubt Ave. Soldotna AK) & it ends Saturday at 11:00a out at Alaska Christian Retreat. (End of Deville rd. Mile marker 89 on the Sterling HWY.) The cost is only $25, you can’t beat that deal anywhere. Your student will need clothes for the 3 days (we will be playing paintball so dress appropriately), sleeping bag, personal items i.e. Toothbrush toothpaste and deodorant (No stinky kids please!), & we will have a snack bar open so they may purchase snacks if they wish. Also they will need a bible, the permission slip and a great attitude! All the main meals are included, transportation from the the church Wednesday night is included, and all the activities are included! We will have a registration table at the church Wednesday night, that is when all money and permission slips are due. If you have other questions or need to talk please feel free to call us (907) 262-4729 is our office number. Or you can email me direct HERE, or connect on FACEBOOK.
I’m so looking forward to spending time with our student as we play, worship, and grow together at this event!
Ya not been very good at updating my blog lately… It’s summer in the great AK! There is a lot going on. Anyway, most of you know about my love for twitter, so in honor of twitter and one of the greatest bands on the planet I give you “twitter will kill you” by David Crowder. Their new record comes out in Sept. I can’t wait!!
I have been reading and studying Romans 12 for some time now. It’s one of the greatest chapters in bible. Take 3 minuets today and read this chapter, 3 minuets will do an eternity of good. Pay close attention to verse 9-20 it says a lot about love and a standard by witch we should live.
Romans 12:9-20 (New Living Translation)
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. 13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.14 Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
20 Instead,“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”
If I had to wrap up the whole of following after Christ I think this would be a fair way to do it. Often times I think Christians focus so much on just loving God that they don’t allow for other people’s mess ups. They forget that Jesus said, ” The greatest command is to love the Lord with all your hart, soul, and mind, BUT there’s a second that is equal to it, love your neighbor as your self.” Please don’t hear me wrong! We have to love God first and foremost but equal to our love for God we must love people. I think this is were maturity comes in. Verses 9 – 20 are all about maturity. If your live a petty life it’s next to impossible to honor someone over your self, or bless those you persecute you. I’ve never meet an immature person that was patient. Paul in his letter here is tell us to grow up and get some maturity about us. This is what a real follower of Christ looks like. There are a lot of people who claim to know God but until our life’s look like theses versus do we really have this Christianity thing down? My prayer is that as followers of Christ we start to learn to love people in instead of judging them out! We need to start our own love revelation! You can do it right where your at. We have amazing opportunity every day to love someone. In the store or restaurant, or how about even in your own family. Gaining maturity isn’t about a situation but it’s a life style. So let’s grow up together!
I’m not sure how it happens but when I get busy my blog get neglected, and my email inbox overflows. So if your waiting for a reply it’s coming I promise! Anyway just wanted to post an answer to a question I’ve been asked a few times now… The last 2 messages I’ve spoke are recorded and you can get a copy by emailing HERE. I think the cd costs a couple bucks. The message titles are “Church” and “Live Free” get a copy I know it will help you!
Also I have started a “Lunch Devo” thing that you can get either of two ways. I post to twitter, you can follow me HERE. Or you can “friend” me on facebook HERE. Either way you’ll get a quick thought and a scripture around lunch time most days.
Hope this stuff helps you! Please feel free to leave comments or email me anytime. I really do respond as quickly as possible. Hope to hear from you!!
Alright peeps here’s how we’re gonna do this! Just got my hands on 2 tickets to the Kutless show this week, $20 a ticket if you do the math that’s a $40 value. I’m giving them away! That’s right, Free tickets for you and 1 amazing person of your choice. All you gotta do is tell me why I should give you the tickets in the comments section at the bottom of this post! Be creative… best comment wins. The concert is this coming Friday May the 15th, so I’ll give the tickets away on Tuesday the 12th. Just think, you could be enjoying Kutless courtesy of www.thadw.com. How awesome would that be???
Free Kutless Tickets
UPDATE:
Jeremy got the tickets! Thanks for the comments! Enjoy!!!
If you’ve known me for any amount of time then you know that I love to study the bible and learn from it. The 3 main guys in the bible that are my personal hero’s are Jesus, David and Paul. Between these 3 guys there is more content and stuff to study then any one human could handle. But today I want to talk about Paul and one of his “rules to live by.” In 1 Corinthians 1:11 Paul is getting ready to make a statement and an accusation, but he sets it up by siting his source of information. He says,
“For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters.”
Did you catch that? Paul stated exactly where he heard his info from. Now I don’t know about you but I’m not a big fan of drama, rumors and playing the he said she said game. I have a hunch Paul wasn’t either. That’s the purpose of what he’s doing by siting his source. As I think about it, if you take something someone else said and don’t give them credit for it in the literary world they call it plagiarism. Plagiarism is punishable by law in most cases. Don’t you find it funny that we want our written facts and the information in the books we read to be true with the source sited to be verified, but in casual conversation it acceptable to just say, “well, I heard the other day…” with no verifiable source? Now I know from time to time we read things and hear things that we can’t remember where we heard it, but when it comes to passing along information and especially if there is an accusation involved it is absolutely imperative that we site our source. This does a couple very positive thing for us. First, it keeps you honest. When you site your source you can’t add to or subtract from the message. Second, it stop potential gossip dead in it’s tracks. When people know that your going to say where you heard something they’ll think twice before telling you a juicy rumor. Always siting your source is just a good rule of thumb. It worked for Paul, I’m sure it will work for us! So take some time today to read the first chapter of 1 Corinthians and notice how Paul communicated with the church, we can learn a lot from his example.
I love this day! It’s my third favorite holiday.It’s the perfect reason to stuff your self with Mexican food and not feel guilty! I love this day so much I never want it to end, so we’ll be celebrating at 3PY tomorrow night with FREE Taco’s for all who come. How exciting is that? Anyway, I bet you don’t have any clue what we’re celebrating. So here is a history lesson and some interesting facts in a fun video… enjoy!!!
Well I made it… 100 posts in 1 year! It’s been a great ride! Thanks to everyone who left comment, I wish I could afford to give everyone a shirt but I’m not that rich yet! So now with out further ado the free shirt winners are:
1.Vanessa Early – I want a t-shirt! Once again, Saturday night was AMAZING.
It was great having you here in Juneau.
2. Kelsie Remsen -I want a t-shirt too! Good luck on your 7 more posts!
Kelsie
3. Darryl Nelson – I LOVE FREE SHIRTS!!!!!
4. storm – 100 blogs in ayear, very impressive. I don’t know if I’ve written that many checks over the last year.
5. Marz, Destroyer of Evil – Thad = Cool. Keep up the good work, you rock!
P.S. Thanks for all the advice, on behalf of the worship team!
OK winners here is what I need from you:
1. Your Size of shirt
2. The address you would like the shirt to be sent to.
If you would email me thadw@me.com these 2 bits of info I will get your shirt in the mail to you as soon as they come in from the printer. Also, it would be way cool if you took a pic of your self in the shirt and sent it to me. If you didn’t win a shirt you can still have one! I know it’s not the coolest shirt on the planet but for $17 bucks you can help support Omega Summer Slam Youth Conference and get a shirt for doing it! Now that’s a great deal! If you would like to buy a shirt email me and I’ll get it out to you asap! Thanks again to everyone who commented and check back often and always leave your comments!!
It’s finally here, the 1 year mark of this blog. Exciting isn’t it? This is the last few hours you can comment on this blog to get the free shirt. Ohh and for the shirt here it is:
Prov. 14:4
You have till 11:00p Alaska time to comment and then we will choose 5 random people to get a free shirt. Winners will be posted by 12:00p, thus making 100 posts in 1 year! If your not chosen but would like to have one they cost $17.00 and all the proceeds will go to Omega Summer Slam Youth Conference. I don’t make any money on this… it’s for the kids!! It’s an awesome cause that helps students of the Kenai Peninsula. So if you don’t get one for free help the kids and buy one anyway! I only have a limited number being made so first come first serve. Thanks every one for reading I think it’s cool to be able to share some of the things going on in my head. I hope you are challenged by reading and I hope you laugh a few times too. So here’s to another year at thadw.com!!!
Thad White is the Youth Pastor of Third Place Youth Ministry at the Soldotna Church of God, produces the Alaskan Christian TV show "A Hope For The Future" on KYES channel 5, Loves meeting people, anything made by apple, Guitars, and my family.
Thad White is the Youth Pastor of Third Place Youth Ministry at the Soldotna Church of God, produces the Alaskan Christian TV show "A Hope For The Future" on KYES channel 5, Loves meeting people, anything made by apple, Guitars, and my family. 
