Tis the season of New Year’s resolutions. Funny thing: As I’ve listened to TV and radio personalities share their New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been hearing, along with the usuals such as better fitness, better nutrition, getting up earlier, resolutions like this: “I want to not only read the Bible through, I want to ingest it … [Read more...]
God’s Presence is a Present
It’s an unlikely moment from a power-hungry pagan king, a moment that gives us great insight into the very nature of God and into long-asked questions about suffering. We’re all familiar with the story in the book of Daniel of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—the “three Hebrew children”—as they’ve come to be known. … [Read more...]
Something Big and Cool in Youth Ministry
You know those times in youth ministry when you have at least a handful of teens who want to go deeper, or group of students who are curious about the Bible? If you haven’t had those times, you will. Teens are always hungrier than we think…both spiritually, and of course, physically. In fact, this spiritual hunger … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Gratitude: FREE TOOLS to Refresh That Attitude of Gratitude
We can add one more thing to the growing list of Bible instructions that offer proven social and psychological benefit: gratitude. Like forgiveness and Sabbath rest, gratitude ranks high on the biblical “to do” list and also brings clinical benefit that is actually measurable. In a recent Wall Street Journal article … [Read more...]
Faith Basics: Now Revised!
Teaching the Fruit: 5 Points
It’s a made-to-order object lesson--the fruit of the Spirit as listed in Galatians 5--and it even comes with its own ice breaker (Fruit Basket Upset). It’s also a worthy subject to consider as we move toward the start of another school year (yes, the back-to-school displays are going up as we speak). It’s likely you’ve taught on … [Read more...]
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