Jeremy
The Bridegroom.
The second chapter of the book Echoes of His Presence is about the bridegroom. It followed a story of a young man who was preparing a home off of his father's house for his bride....
The Blood Covenant.
The first chapter of the book Echoes of His Presence is about the blood covenant between God and Abraham. When two parties would make a "treaty" they would each slit a goat's throat and...
The “Two-Party Transfer” Idea in a Discipline Moment
Winters can be harsh in Hayward, WI. A combination of lots of snow and below zero temperatures can begin to wear on people. That's why Spring is so welcome to us. We love the...
How I Handled a Disruptive 6th Grader // A Template
One night at Youth group there was a 6th grade guy that got in trouble during a small group.
The small group leader can take care of most discipline issues themselves, but when they come...
Discipleship // Empowered by the Holy Spirit
I read an amazing ebook recently called:
Discipleship: Empowered by the Holy Spirit
The Spirit has to do the work. Apart from the Spirit of Jesus, you can do nothing. I can do nothing. So often...
Five Stages of Spiritual Growth // Infographics
These infographics describe in more detail the Five Stages of Spiritual Growth as mentioned in the Real Life Discipleship Manual.
I created 5 separate infographics that are designed for 11x17 paper.
The Spiritually Dead
Ephesians 2:1-5
The Spiritual...
A Crown, a Throne, and Freedom
Every year at the Easter Eggstravaganza, we always do some fun music, a simple story about the Jesus of Easter, send the kids and their families out to do the egg hunt, and then...
Mark 12:1-12 // Parable of the Tenants
About a year ago, I taught the parable Jesus shared called the Parable of the Talents found in Mark 12:1-12. During the small group time afterward, I had a phenomenal and productive time with...
Regrets You’ll Never Have Video
When parents are in the thick of life with their children, they often take little time to stand back and reflect on the big picture. The big picture being: engaging with your children in the...
The Problem with Adolescents? Other Adolescents!
I was listening to NPR's All Things Considered and I came across a report called, The Teenage Brain: Spock vs. Captain Kirk.
Are adolescents impulsive?
Researchers created a scenario to test adolescents' impulsiveness. Will an adolescent...
It’s Their Hill!
Every winter I create a sledding hill of of the stairs of our deck by clearing the deck of snow and slowly creating a mound higher and higher as the winter months progress. Sari...
Scientific Humility
I was listening to NPR a while back and there was a segment about the Great Dying 250 million years ago.
There is a new theory that purports the die-off of the dinosaurs wasn't as...
