Jeremy
Calvin Wonders about the Mystery of Santa Claus (and God)
A sense of mystery is built in to many parts of our "secular" culture (i.e. Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy). Do we wonder where we get that mystery?
Perhaps its built in to the...
Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers: a Review
The Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers series by Joey Allen are fantastic books for preschool children that help begin the formation of good doctrinal truths into their lives.
The most foundational teachings of the Christian...
Saks Holiday 3D Video Projection Show on a Building!
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Saks is responsible for amazing Christmas season decor, and this year they have not disappointed. As an amateur tech guy, I know making something like this work commercially was not easy or cheap!...
The Rich Young Man
A rich young man approaches Jesus and asks him: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Now we often read that in a timeline sense, like "how do I live forever?" This...
The Dreaded Chin-Up Bar
There are two iconic images of middle school: the chin-up bar and the climbing rope. These images conjures up pleasant feelings in some and dread in others.
I thought I would take this opportunity to...
The Rich Young Ruler Asks Jesus an Important Question
I'll be using this clip for teaching the story of The Rich Young Man in Main Street. It's informative to "see" the emotion of the characters as they interact, especially the actor that plays...
Global Poverty: Living on Less Than $2 a Day
I've been thinking a lot lately, as I'm sure the rest of the inhabitants of the USA are in these uncertain economic times. We don't know what to do about the declining economy because...
A Social Network Christmas (video)
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HT Rachel South
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
"Just who is my neighbor?"
We've (humans) been asking this question for millenia. And this was the very question posed to Jesus back 2,000 years ago:
"Who do I have to LOVE?"
And it was just like...
The DONE Manifesto
Are you passionate about getting things done?
Do you find yourself procrastinating and NOT getting things done?
Well then consider joining "The Cult of Done." This "cult" recently released a "manifesto" that's worth a look:
HT Lifehacker
via...
Answering Kids’ Tough Questions
Jenny Funderburke over at KidMin Thoughts has been blogging recently about "Answering Kids' Tough Questions." I thought it would be useful to share her posts answering the questions that routinely plague young minds (and...
I’m Cool. An Adolescent “Social Experiment”
The Calvin & Hobbes comic strip does a great job capturing the human condition (particularly with kids and parents) in a variety of ways.
This one highlights the oscillation for teenagers, especially middle school students, in an...
