Is Sunday School Dying a Slow Death?
About a year ago, USA Today ran an article entitled:
Has the sun set on Sunday school?
After taking some time to report on the inception...
1 Samuel: King Saul // What’s in the Bible?
King Saul
The Israelites had the meanest bunch of enemies they had ever seen: the Philistines. They came from the sea around 1100 BC. The...
1 Samuel: Prophet Samuel and the Israelites Want a King //...
Review
A long time ago God created man and woman.
We fell, we sinned, we ignored God and went our own way.
With the stain of sin...
Dear Parents: Here’s Some Language You Can Use with Your Children
I just sent this letter to the parents of our Followers students regarding what happened with the story we interacted with this past Monday....
Ruth // What’s in the Bible?
Review of Judges:
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Cycle of Apostasy
Israelites would abandon God and worship idols.
God would send them an oppressor to punish his people.
The Israelites would...
Judges // What’s in the Bible?
Review of Genesis thru Joshua
God made people to be close to him (Genesis 1-2).
But our bad choices has broken God's creation and brought death...
This Is My Family’s Working Discipleship Plan
I received this email from a children's pastor a few weeks ago and I'd been thinking about how to respond. Here is the email:
Hi...
Dads Need to Wrestle With Their Sons… Everyday
The longer I work with children and then watch them grow up into teenagers and young adults, I believe this to be true about boys:
They...
How Important, Really, is Christianity?
Kenda Creasy Dean, in her book, "Almost Christian," details what most of American religion seems to be centered around: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. On page 43, Dean...
When the Holy Spirit Humiliated Me
From my journal dated: June 1, 2014
Last Wednesday night, after small group, Alex Pena wanted to talk with me. He asked what I was...
