You never know what you are going to walk into each week at group. This week was full of energy! We had a problem getting the guys to calm down so we started group with sprints and push ups in the parking lot. That did the trick. Sprint 30 yards, drop down and give us 10 push ups and sprint another 30 yards...then another set of 10 push ups...then another...then another. We managed to get all that energy out in the parking lot and then had a great conversation around rel

This week in group we covered a couple of topics. The first was what it looks like for each student to pray on a daily basis and go beyond just praying for themselves. To have on their radar to look out for others who need their prayers. The next thing we talked about in group was Honoring Women. We touched on this in our Ceremony last Sunday - basically how I feel dating is really not something that needs to happen in 8th grade. I mean why single out a girl now when you

The Silver Cross is not meant to be a competition. It can certainly feel like when we are awarding this honor. It is meant to be something bigger. It is meant to be something that inspires the guys in the group to a higher standard. When Christ dwells in us, we cannot help but see fruit. When we Know Christ and thereby Follow Christ - the fruit just appears. It is truly an amazing phenomenon. Granted, some guys are going to take the Silver Cross more seriously than othe