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Goats for Grandmas (video)
George Voss shares his mission, “Goats for Grandmas” from the Nursing home! source Vimeo
Story of Elijah on Mount Carmel (story, video & audio)
After Israel splits into two separate countries (North=Israel, South=Judah), a series of kings rule each of them. In the north, things aren’t going so hot. Remember: God’s people (the Israelites) are supposed to show the world what God is like. The northern country of Israel, especially the leaders, were wicked and evil people. Thus, the […]
The Thermostat
There are two important and influential devices in every home. Whoever controls these devices wields great power and influence. They have the potential to bring great joy and excitement as well as tension and discord. The second important and influential device in the home is the thermostat. In contrast to the remote control, no one […]
The Remote Control
There are two important and influential devices in every home. Whoever controls these devices wields great power and influence. They have the potential to bring great joy and excitement as well as tension and discord. The first device is the remote control. Oh yeah. Whoever has the remote control determines what everyone else in the […]
Big Night in a Small Town (video)
I don’t know how I missed this, but the Main Street students sang a couple of songs for the Worship service the Sunday before Christmas. I completely forgot to grab the video camera, but managed to catch one of songs on my cell phone’s horrible video camera. The children, however, were far from horrible. They sang magnificently! […]
Kingdom Falls Apart and Divides (story, video & audio)
King Solomon marries 600 women who in turn lead him away from the LORD. Solomon follows after the gods of his wives. Judgment from the LORD includes the tearing / dividing of the kingdom. Jeroboam harasses Solomon, and ends up fleeing for his life. Solomon’s successor to the throne of Israel is his son, Rehoboam. […]
Residual Impact of Small Group Ministry on Children
My friend, Jesse Smith, wrote a great blog post about the impact their weekly small group has on his kids. I really resonated with it because our small group has been really impactful for our family as well. My kids really look forward to spending time with their friends at small group. Our small group’s […]
Parable of the Lost Sheep (video)
source Vimeo
Doing the Opposite of What’s Expected
Quite often it is difficult to pin down the ethic of the kingdom of God in our everyday lives. Giving concrete examples of living out the Gospel that go beyond the obvious (reading your Bible and praying everyday and being nice to everyone) are hard to come by. Every now and then, I come across […]
Elijah (video)
My friend Rachel South published this video recently: source Vimeo
David Takes a Census (story & video)
King David decides to count his troops, realizes that was a bad decision (after the fact), has to choose one of three punishments, and buys the porch (threshold) where the plague stopped. Interestingly, the “porch” that David bought became the sight where King Solomon placed the Temple. source Vimeo
Fear and Dad’s BB Gun
One of my daughters is experiencing “fear” lately. She will hear a noise while she’s playing with her sister alone in a room and run out into the living room and report to Mom and Dad what she’s “heard” (they’ve got fantastic imaginations as to what those “noises” might be!). After bedtime, she came out […]
Prescriptive & Descriptive
This past Sunday in Main Street, the story of the week was “The Conspiracy of Absalom.” What precipitated Absalom’s nefarious coup against his father, King David? It’s a little rated “R”. You see, Amnon, one of David’s sons was “in love” with his half-sister, Tamar (one of David’s daughters). Amnon pretended to be sick all […]
When Heaven Came Down and Kissed the Earth (sermon)
On Sunday, February 6, 2011, I was given the opportunity to preach on John 1:14. The title of the message ended up being: “When Heaven Came Down and Kissed the Earth.” The worship band, Dutton, has a song by that title, which I borrowed for the sermon because I used their song throughout the message. […]
Sari is 4 Today
Four years ago this morning, Sari Mae entered the world. The world has never been the same since – especially Amanda and I’s world! Sari brings much joy and laughter and independence into the Mavis family. It’s never a dull moment when she gets that twinkle in her eye and starts to giggle! Happy Birthday, […]
Fully Human, Fully God | The Skit Guys (video)
This is the video that I showed this past Sunday when I preached the sermon: “When Heaven Came Down and Kissed the Earth: John 1:14” Fully Human, Fully God | The Skit Guys
Life Lessons Through Tinkering (TED video)
Gever Tully in this TED video: …uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School. When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster! source TED
Books of the Bible | First Ten (video)
This past Wednesday @ msy YOUTH, we did a blitzkrieg through the first ten books of the Bible: Genesis through 2 Samuel. We used a Skit Guy video entitled: “The Skinny on the Bible” to introduce the evening, then we did 5 books at a time. We showed a video segment from JellyTelly for each […]
Jesus in Every Book of the Bible (video)
source YouTube