Epworth United Methodist Student Ministries

Epworth United Methodist Student Ministries

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Ponder this..... May 19, 2007

It's Summer time...

Well my friends, summer time is upon us.

Our Seniors are graduating and everybody else has just a few short weeks of school left. I am sure you are ready to get started in some great summer-time activities like, sleeping in, earning some coin at a part time job, or maybe fitting in a few all night video game sessions with your buds --- and of course, going on one of the Epworth Youth Summer Mission Trips. Another way you might want to get your summer on this year is to grab a beach towel, some sunscreen, a great book and head to the pool. Yes you heard right -- I said grab a great book! I know, to some the term “great book” is an “oxymoron” and to others, you're not quite sure what “oxymoron” means. Regardless, you may want to think about putting down the video game controller, grab a good book and give it a serious read.

Think about it….. during the summer you have 3 months to do what you want. That equals over two thousand hours of free time. Why not use just a few of those hours to learn a little bit more about some areas of your life? For example, if you have a little problem with a mean girl in your life there are two books by Hayley DiMarco titled Mean Girls and Mean Girls Gone, that will give you some real insight on how to deal with this monster of mean.

Maybe you’re the type of person that is hoping to jumpstart a little summer romance or prepare yourself for next school year when you see that special someone in your 4th hour Social Studies class. If that is you, I would seriously consider picking up The 10 Commandments of Dating by Ben Young and Sam Adams, Datable Rules a Guide for the Sexes by Justin Lookadoo and Hayley Morgan, or Rating Your Dating while waiting for Mating by Ed Young Jr. Any of these books will give you some sweet tips on how to really be sure you have found your sweetheart.

If you are thinking that over the course of the summer you want to go a little deeper in your Christian faith, you may want to put your spiritual scuba gear on and dive into a book titled God’s Outrageous Claims by Lee Strobel or if you want to be able to talk with and better understand your Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist friends from school, read Christianity & World Religions: Wrestling with Questions People Ask by Adam Hamilton. These books will help you get out of the kiddy pool and start swimming in the deep end of your faith.

Whether you are a reader or not – think about picking up a couple of these books and give them a quick once over. You’ll be glad you did.

Have a Rockin Summer --- I can’t wait for the burritos in Chihuahua! Be certain to check out the Epworth Summer Youth Happenings…… I’ll see you there!