The Birth of the King (video)
I know I’m a few days late on this, but I just came across it and felt it worthy to share! source YouTube
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Samuel Anoints David as King
Samuel, while a little afraid, heads to Jesse’s house in Bethlehem in search of the next King that the LORD God wants to anoint. From the oldest, to the next six of seven sons, Samuel does not find the King God has chosen. However, little David is out in the fields with the sheep. He […]
Story of Jonathan (story & video)
King Saul’s oldest son, Jonathan, was a man of courage and bravery… quite unlike his father! Here is a story about one of his exploits. Found in 1 Samuel 13:23 – 14:52 Below are 2 videos: the first is from this past Sunday and the second is from 3 years ago when we did this […]
VBS 2011 @ Hayward Wesleyan
We are planning VBS (Vacation Bible School) for July 11-15, 2011 @ Hayward Wesleyan Church from 6:oo-8:3op (for preschool children potty-trained up through grade 5). Web landing page for future info: www.hwcyouth.org/vbs For as long as I can remember we have used Group Publishing‘s curriculum for VBS. And while it has served us well over […]
Look Like God?
The other day I was disciplining Sari about something and I was talking with her about “why” we (her parents) discipline her. I said something like: “We want you to grow up and be a girl who doesn’t hit people, a girl who is kind to other people and makes good choices. Basically we want […]
Lightning Photographed by Superfast X-Ray Camera
This is cool! This picture was taken by an “extremely” high speed x-ray camera (it captures 10 million frames per second… normally video cameras capture 30 frames or pictures per second). The researchers actually made the lightning bolt come to them at this location. Fascinating! Read more…
Hallelujah Chorus | Quinhagak, Alaska (video)
I received this in an email yesterday! It’s great! Take a minute to check out this wonderful video our 5th graders put together for our Christmas Program. Jim Barthelman our 5th grade teacher who is the brain behind this is now kinda famous:) Seriously check it out it will make your day! Merry Christmas! Rachel
Parenting and Some Spray Paint (or Water)
This picture is from PostSecret.com, where people, you know, post secrets. I got the idea for this post from Parents | Celebrate Your Kids. As a parent myself, I wondered how I would have responded to seeing this on my garage floor initially. Would I praise and celebrate? (probably not) Would I scold and yell? […]
Musical Christmas Lights (video)
I get this video every year around this time, and I always like it! The creator of this light show does a great job!
Let’s Talk Parenting Taboos (TED video)
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. In general these talks “bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).” Let’s Talk Parenting Taboos is talk by Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman co-founders of Babble.com that I found fascinating, true, humorous, educational, […]
The Digital Story of the Nativity (video)
I am always intrigued (and amused) by the imaginative re-telling of ancient stories in new ways. I think ways of storytelling like the video above help us to re-imagine this ancient story in a way that our 21st century culture would experience it. In a unique way, it actually helps place us in the shoes […]
PSA – Oil Fires in the Kitchen (video)
I was sent this great instructional video on what to do in the event of an oil fire in the kitchen. Typically, my wife will pull out the fire extinguisher when she is cooking with oil, just to be ready, just in case. But this video provides an alternative that might work better in an […]
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, and he lets the Israelites have a king: Saul. Through Samuel, he told the people (and Saul) that as long […]
The Story of Jonah (video)
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 to watch! source Vimeo
North Point’s iBand (video)
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
Storying
Even before I was the children’s pastor @ Hayward Wesleyan, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed approaching the Bible as a story, a narrative. After all, the primary form God chose to communicate His Word was through stories (remarkably not a “systematic theology” textbook!). Now, after over 7 years worth of Bible story-telling, I’m more convinced of this […]
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 for a while. But then Samuel wants to turn leadership over to his sons, but they were evil, so the leaders […]
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 are rather interesting… feel free to interpret them as you wish. I’m pulling these statistics from “Shaping the Story: Helping Students […]
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 version of a class on the theology of God: a look at the character of God. Mark Matlock, Zach Hunter, […]
Judges Kings Prophets | Sharon Irving (video)
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 blends a unique style of rhythm and pacing when it comes to communicating things about stories in the Bible. Enjoy. source YouTube