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 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...]
Building Blocks of the Faith: 3 Reasons Why We Need to Know Them
Does Bible knowledge matter or can we get by only on experience and obedience? If you were to list four to five theological building blocks you wanted to be sure your students owned by the time they hit college, what would those building blocks be? I recently posed that very question to a couple of youth ministry … [Read more...]
Experience the Peace of Easter
It’s striking that the first word out of Jesus’ resurrected mouth to His disciples was simply “Peace.” It could have been a lot of things. It could have been admonishment. It certainly could have been “I told you so!” But…it was “Peace.” Yes, “Peace be with you” was a standard greeting in Jesus’ day. But we have no … [Read more...]
Leveraging Valentine’s Day for Bible Curiosity
Valentine’s Day tends to get a bad rap as a “Hallmark Holiday,” one of those holidays that has been hijacked to sell more cards, candy, and flowers. Of course, that’s pretty much what’s happened to every holiday, whether it has a spiritual origin (like Christmas) or not (like “Sweetest Day”). Valentine’s Day does actually have … [Read more...]
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