Jeremy
Saul Disobeys Twice (story & video)
The Israelites were wrong in asking for a king. After all, God was their king, so choosing a human king pretty much told God where they wanted him to go.
God is gracious and compassionate,...
The Story of Jonah (video)
https://vimeo.com/16404771
My Dad sent me this video yesterday. It's the simple story of Jonah as we've all been told it. However, it's the unique story-teller and expressive delivery that makes it such a fun video...
North Point’s iBand (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9XNfWNooz4
What a creative use of technology! The worship band @ North Point Community Church in Atlanta, GA used iPads to play Christmas music in their service.
source YouTube
Saul Becomes King (story & video)
Samuel turns the nation of Israel around and sets them back on the right path to looking like the actual representatives of God in this world. With the Lord's help, they conquered the Philistines...
Literacy and Media
I recently came across some interesting statistics. Sometimes you need to be careful with statistics because they can always be skewed to show what you want versus what a different side wants, but these...
Planet Wisdom 2010
This past weekend (Dec 3-4), we took some middle and high school students to the PlanetWisdom conference in the Twin Cities.
The theme this year was "A God You Can Know" which was a teenage...
Judges Kings Prophets | Sharon Irving (video)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPhXIYEfRF4?rel=0]
I'm always on the lookout for new (and old) media to communicate and articulate "The Story" (of the Bible). While I am not particularly poetic (read: NOT AT ALL!), Sharon Irving is! She...
“The Bible” Motions
This year in our Middle School Youth group we have been journeying through the Bible.
One of the creative elements to this overview of Scripture is the motions we attribute to each segment of stories...
Ice Cream Makeover // Game
How to Play the "Ice Cream Makeover" Game
Students must feed a friend ice cream. First one done, wins!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMEyTl5uS18?rel=0&w=1280&h=720]
source YouTube
Teenagers “Belief” in God
Generally, I have found in working with middle school students over the last 7 years that they "believe" in God, but don't really know what that means... and to top it off, it's generally...
Wheel of a Deal // Minute to Win It Game
How to Play the "Wheel of a Deal" Game
Students are playing with 4 Aces, 4 Kings, 4 Queens, 4 Jacks, and 4 Tens... one by one they have to sort the 5 sets of...
