It’s time for Jesus to reveal his destiny… rise up… proclaim his kingdom… ride into Jerusalem… establish himself as King… unite all the Israelites under his Messiah-ship… and do battle with the Romans! Yes! Let’s do this! Not quite. Jesus did reveal his destiny, proclaim his kingdom, and ride into Jerusalem. But he didn’t do […]
Categories can be dangerous, so don’t actually call your children “strong willed” or “stubborn” or “passive” or whatever… be careful of the labels we place on children. However, in an effort to understand children, creating categories (and labels of sorts) are helpful to develop a sort of parental spectrum and a language to begin conversing […]
We showed this video @ msy this past Wednesday. The students really enjoyed it! source Vimeo
I appreciate coming across videos or books that do a good job of summarizing succinctly the story of redemptive history [1:48]. A World Unbroken via Barefoot Ministries HT Rachel South source Vimeo
As usual, the EpicParent nails a list of a few things that parents must stop in his iconic post: 5 Things Every Parent Must Stop I’ll give you the first one… Facebook!!
Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Sewell used only 1 bat in his 14-year career and struck out only 114 times in 7,132 attempts. He never was convinced that a newer, more sophisticated bat would improve his play. When he was in a slump, rather than blaming his equipment, he took extra batting practice and focused […]
Hopefully our parental engagement with our kids include teaching them how to say please, thank you, and you’re welcome. It takes lots of practice, doesn’t it? In the process of this constant reminding, we’ve experienced some funny moments and only rarely are we able to catch it on video… last night we did! Enjoy! source […]
Parenting seems to be a balancing act between being too rigid and too relational. Mark Gregston shares about this tightrope walk we parents have done in the current and previous generations: The “Baby Boom” generation was so anxious to have good relationships with their children that they tended to set aside their primary role as parents. […]
This is great. I discovered this post over at AllProDad.com: Dr. Gary Smalley in his book The Key to Your Child’s Heart relates the following: “Several years ago, I used to speak to groups of four hundred to two thousand people in fifty cities annually. I began to notice that certain families in the audiences experienced unusually […]
Dale Hudson, Director of Children’s Ministry @ Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach, FL shares some of the resources he recommends for parents to assist in the spiritual development with their children at home. via Relevant Children’s Ministry source Vimeo
Up to this point, the disciples knew that Jesus was pretty important in redemptive history, possibly even the Messiah, but they didn’t fully understand what that all meant… even us 2,000 years later don’t fully understand what that meant. However, when Jesus took Peter, James and John up to the mountain and was transfigured, I […]
After listening to Jesus’ story about “The Master and the Servants” or “The Parable of the Talents” what do you think he was trying to tell his audience (and us) about what life in his kingdom is like? That we are each responsible for the “talents” or the resources God has given us. If we […]
I recently came across this resource and wanted to look into it. After using one of their samples in my small group of 6th grade boys, I’ve concluded that this is great stuff! They target this curriculum toward 5th and 6th grade students and it worked beautifully. The video segment is memorable, full of information, […]
I purchased a year’s worth of curriculum series through Simply Youth Ministry for msy on Wednesdays during 2011-2012. The third series was called “Tempting Stuff: Helping Teenagers Battle Everyday Temptations” Here’s the description for the series: “Temptation is something everyone experiences—even Jesus was tempted! And one of Satan’s most devious tricks is to use temptation not just […]
I purchased a year’s worth of curriculum series through Simply Youth Ministry for msy on Wednesdays during 2011-2012. The second series was called “The Red Stuff: Exploring the Words of Jesus” Here’s the description for the series: Students get to dig in to the words of Jesus himself, the “Red Stuff”. They’ll take a look at five […]
I purchased a year’s worth of curriculum series through Simply Youth Ministry for msy on Wednesdays during 2011-2012. The first series was called “Messy Stuff: finding hope in the midst of everyday struggles”. Here’s the description for the series: Ever watched a TV sitcom and wished that your life’s problems could be fixed and answered in […]
Just in case you have “friends” online, whether on Facebook or other social media engine, who might do some things that are weird, or if you just want to be funny… Here is a handy-dandy Social Media Citation for you to use! HT ChurchMag
On Monday, December 12, 2011, I “retold” the Christmas story in LIVE action with the students @ the Junior Followers Christmas Party. It was a lot of fun for the students to play Mary and Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds and angels, animals, and wise men. In my experience, doing this kind of storytelling with children […]
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, Suzanne Fisher and Diane Yoder brought the Pre-K & K Main Street class in to the Sanctuary and sang some Christmas songs. source Vimeo [8-20am] & [11-00am]
Laughing can be very infectious. This video was created by Evernone, using clips entirely from YouTube. via Everynone source Vimeo