Let’s face it: teens and parents can go a long span of time with no meaningful conversation. Sometimes this is intentional, but it’s usually unintentional. Life gets busy and the extent of conversation is logistics (pick up times, drop off times) and instructions (pick up your room, take out the trash). So, use this exercise, … [Read more...]
Youth Ministry and Bible Manuscript Discoveries
You may have caught the recent buzz about a new manuscript fragment from the gospel of Mark. The fragment was initially thought to be older than the manuscript fragment from the gospel of John, housed in the John Rylands library in Manchester, England (pictured with this post). This would have been historic. As it turns out, the … [Read more...]
The Power of “Cease Striving”
Check this out. Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 6:30-31 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were … [Read more...]
Bishop Curry and a Needed Message to the World
I love it when Bible study and world events collide, as was the case with the sermon by Bishop Michael Curry in the Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It was a sermon the world needed to hear. Bishop Curry diverted a bit from usual royal pomp to deliver a spirited sermon you are … [Read more...]
The Life-Changing Rhythm of “Hear” and “Do”
Throughout the Bible we see an interesting and convicting rhythm, a rhythm that gets rapid and is most notable in the gospels. Often when Jesus would talk about His commands, or His words, or His teachings, He would present a one-two cadence of “hearing” and “doing”—a cadence and rhythm that can change the way we do … [Read more...]
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