Recently there was a new book promoted to children’s ministry leaders. Anyone could get the book for free if they paid a nominal shipping fee. The book was plugged as “finally a Christian book series that targets the Harry Potter crowd”. Knowing the controversies that surround Harry Potter and wanting to stay up on … [Read more…]
When a child receives a Bible, it is a special time. There are some churches who give a child a Bible at certain times in their lives. When they move up to a certain grade, when they get baptized, etc. In the last several years, I have had the privilege of providing copies of … [Read more…]
My wife often laughs at me (in a nice way) whenever we go out to eat. I seldom try anything “new and different”. Depending on the restaurant we go to, she knows what I will order. Conversely, it may take her what seems like forever to decide what to order. When we go to a … [Read more…]
Recently I have seen several posts about it being okay to be bored in church. The base intent is a justification for children to attend the worship service as a family and not separate children by holding Sunday School, or Children’s Church during the same time. That while children may seem bored, they may … [Read more…]
Saturday, the day between when Jesus died and when He rose again. A day with no hope. Jesus was Emmanuel, God with us, and now…. now He is gone. The One who would be our Redeemer had been killed by the opposition. Imagine how the disciples and followers of Jesus must have felt. Most, … [Read more…]