One of my favorite encounters with God recorded in the Bible is in 1 Samuel 3. God calls out to a young Samuel, but he didn’t realize that it was God calling him. …Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him… I … [Read more…]
If you are a student of Awana, then you have probably studied a little bit of the history of Awana. From the Awana website we can see that “[Awana] began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth … [Read more…]
At the close of the day at Awana, Matt Guevara shared some stories from his life. All throughout the two days we spent at Awana, we heard the stories of Awana. How they are reaching children across the globe. It is important to share what we see God doing in our lives, and in our ministry. … [Read more…]
When people talk politics, a topic that often comes up is wasteful government spending. A favorite topic of discussion, the bridge to nowhere in Alaska. There are other bridges, where money ran out, or a future expansion was planned but never finalized, etc, and the bridge ends up being built, but ultimately doesn’t go anywhere. … [Read more…]
As I hope you are aware, I have been attending the first Blogger Summit ever held by Awana. This was a big step for Awana, entering a new arena of communication and networking. There was apprehension by some, and great acceptance by others. This is nothing new for Awana, or any organization, even people for … [Read more…]