http://www.brickhouselife.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:15:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What does a tower in ancient times built to reach the heavens and a cell phone have in common? A lot more than you think. The people responsible for the tower of Babel, the uh Babel-ers we’ll call them, took the technology, the tools of their day and used them ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/08/25/babel-series/ FC Round 2 Begins September 12th. New 9th grade students welcome! We'll gather at the FC Trailer directly following bh at 7:30. FC lasts until 8:30. See you there. ~ Todd http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/08/23/fight-club-round-2/ Jr. and Sr. High Fall Retreat Camp Manitoqua September 24, 25, 26th 2010 Total Cost $130 Per Student This year our fall retreat is all about "getting off the ground" and "reaching new heights" spiritually, and relationally with others.  At LIFT 2010 you'll be challenged to climb higher than you've ever been before! Here's what ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/08/09/lift2010-fall-retreat-sept-24-25-26th/ Beginning Sunday Night August 8th. Sometimes you can stand in a room or walk down a hallway or sit in a chair and no one notices you. It’s not that you have some type of special ability that makes you invisible—people just don’t see you. They know nothing about you—nor do ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/07/26/the-invisibles-series-brickhouse/ FYI... No Brickhouse on Mother's Day, May 9th! Happy Mothers Day Moms! More FYI... we will not have Brickhouse on Memorial Day Weekend, May 30th. Even More FYI...No Brickhouse again on Father's Day, June 20th. We will welcome our New 6th Grade Class on the evening of June 6th! New 6th graders ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/05/05/just-for-parents/ I could spend weeks talking about my own challenges in working with parents during my 25+ years in youth ministry. For example, one time a parent called on a Saturday night at dinner time to let me know of her “concerns” related to her daughter’s overall experience in our youth ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/04/19/share/ For Sr. High Guys Round 2 Begins with a Fight Club Reunion in September!  More details to come! Every male heart yearns for a battle to fight, an adventure to live for, and a beauty to save, and the battle for sexual purity lays all three before you at once. ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/03/29/fight-club-for-sr-high-guys/ Below is a list of some of the books and other resources that I have found helpful as I am preparing for the "Boy Meets Girl" Series this year at Brickhouse.  There are a  lot of great Christians who are doing great work when it come to sharing the truth ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/02/11/dating-and-relationship-resources-for-parents-and-teens/ MiGroup ~ Interest Based Small Groups For Jr. and Sr. High Students Groups are created around a common interest such as; basketball, scrap booking, ball room dancing, bowling, flood relief, photography, video games, etc. MiGroup leaders are adults from Crossroads Church who have been approved to work with students. ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/01/27/what-is-a-migroup/ We had an awesome year at Brickhouse! Here are a few pics that are worth a 1000 word blog entry. Thanks to Josh S. and Jeff N. for putting this together for us! I'm looking forward to making more memories as we allow God to lead us into 2010! BH ... http://www.brickhouselife.com/2010/01/04/2009-review/