There's a lot of craziness in the world today. Have you noticed? How could you miss it, right? Earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, war... lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

It might seem like it's time to panic. But think about it: how many times in the Bible did scary, unimaginable things happen? Plagues, famines, people being swallowed by GIANT FISH?! Okay, that was just that one dude. Still, God has been known to use unnerving situations to benefit Him and His Kingdom. Maybe that's because scary moments get our attention.

What is a bully? I mean, when you really get down to it? A bully is a thief. His or her goal is to rob you of yourself. To make you feel like less of the person God created you to be. That's enough to make me angry!

And even as I type that, I realize that God loves bullies. He does! He created them as sure as he created you and me. But by acting mean and ugly toward other people, a bully is doing what we all do: trying to pump himself up... to get praise for himself. Man... I've certainly been guilty of that, even if I didn't do it as a "bully".

Neal's excitement over what we were doing in Expedition Kids was obvious. He wanted to effectively communicate to the kids during the Bible lesson of each large group time, and he quickly found his voice. To this day I feel that Neal is the most gifted communicator among us. And Neal was the first to say it out loud: "we should take this ministry on the road!"