While the Passion Week had its share of physical busyness, Good Friday and Holy Saturday were theologically busy. The moment Jesus uttered those heart-wrenching words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” is the moment Jesus bore the weight of the sin, a weight so grievous that even God had to turn away. It’s like God had … [Read more...]
5 Creative Reminders About the Power of the Resurrection
It’s been said that if the Devil can’t get you to sin, he’ll get you busy. The quickest path to an ineffective, unfruitful faith is busy, daily living. A distraction-filled life robs us of the strength we gain through an intimate walk with God. Further, it keeps us from tapping into a power source that is IN us: the power of … [Read more...]
FREE Teen Devotionals That Cost Something
We don’t use “free teen devotionals” as a marketing gimmick to get you to buy something else. Yes, we have other materials for sale. But creating teen devotionals is built into our mission. We put time, money, and effort into creating and producing devotionals that engage teens in a chunk of Scripture in a way that brings … [Read more...]
Is Your Lenten Sacrifice Like Your Brackets? Busted? Then #tpoCriiy!
With the loss of a #1 seed and a couple #2 seeds, many March Madness brackets are no doubt busted, especially since one of the #2 seeds was perennial power, Duke. And now that we are deep into Lent, there’s a good chance that your Lenten sacrifice is busted as well. So, just as online bracket groups offer “bracket busted” … [Read more...]
InWord’s Bracket Bible Challenge
For us sports minded youth workers, it’s about this time of the year, after the NCAA football championship, the Super Bowl, and the beginning of March Madness, that some students remind us that not everybody is into sports. Other activities such as music, band, theatre, brain clubs, etc., do exist and are just as valid. These … [Read more...]
Forming an E.T. Theology
I had a skeptical, smart student in my youth group once say: “I’ll believe in God when we find life on another planet and they worship the same God we do.” Well, that day of reckoning may soon come. Did you catch the news last month that NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the first known … [Read more...]
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