(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by cobalt123) Yesterday, I was inspired by my 4-year-old daughter’s decision to ask God to “be the leader of her life” to dig up an old article on how young children can make decisions to follow Christ. That article was written almost seven years ago when my oldest, who is … Continue reading
Today, Donald Miller‘s new book hit the shelves. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is a brilliantly honest book about Donald Miller’s journey of self evaluation as he works through writing a screenplay of his memoir Blue Like Jazz. After learning about the key elements of story from a workshop by the sought-after creative … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by babsteve) This past Sunday when my wife dropped off my 4-year-old daughter in the JK/SK class I teach, she gave me one of those your-daughter-has-exciting-news looks. When I asked my daughter what her news was, she ran over and excitedly whispered in my ear, “I made God the leader … Continue reading
When I first saw The Seven Faith Tribes by George Barna, I was excited about reading descriptions of the faith categories Barna had identified in America: Casual Christians Captive Christians Jews Mormons Pantheists Muslims Skeptics I was even captivated by the subtitle: “Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter.” I was expecting … Continue reading
// A friend of mine, Gina McClain, over at LifeChurch.tv posted the above video that was put together by the LifeChurch.tv content team. Gina asked me to repost the video here for some feedback. Jonathan Cliff also has it posted over on his site. The LifeChurch.tv team is wanting to have something available for parents, … Continue reading
// Tony Kummer over at Ministry-To-Children.Com posted his list of the Top 10 Children’s Ministry Blogs. Check it out. I’m pretty partial to #9, but the other blogs are OK, too. While you’re at it, if you don’t already do it, you should use a blog reader like Google Reader or Bloglines (I use this … Continue reading
Amy Dolan over at Lemon Lime Kids tweeted this a while back: So, I checked out the link to Andrew Marin’s blog. The post is a letter from a gay father who desperately wants to worship in a more traditional setting but is having a hard time finding a place. I encourage you to hop … Continue reading
“Imagine Your Life Without Fear.” That is the front-cover tagline for Max Lucado‘s new book entitled Fearless that was released today (September 8, 2009) by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Take a look at this one-minute video about this new book: Lucado takes a look at some of the many fears that plague us–the unknown, worst-case scenarios, … Continue reading
// (photo uploaded to Flickr by ekai) I’m sure we all can fill the rest of that sentence. In fact, I’m sure those of us in children’s ministry have used those exact words at some time. I’ve used that phrase many times. Unfortunately, that phrase easily becomes a poison that corrodes and kills our ministries. … Continue reading
