If you’ve never tried the SOAP Method of Bible study with kids (yours), I’d like to strongly encourage you to do so. I think it is probably most effective with kids who are reading fairly independently and for whom writing would not be a laborious chore, but any age could still benefit. Not sure how…
We did it! We survived the first week of school in our first year of year round schooling completely unscathed. Okay, maybe “completely unscathed” is not quite accurate. This week wasn’t without its bumps and bruises, its whining and complaining, but overall things went really well, particularly considering that I cut our usual summer vacation…
You are the example. The question is “of what?” I tweeted the above quote from our pastor a few weeks ago. It’s thought-provoking, isn’t it? You are the example…but, the example of what? photo credit There is always someone watching you – your kids, your neighbors, that guy in traffic who cut you off only to…
I’ve been hearing about What’s in the Bible? for a while now. While I am a huge Veggie Tales fan and I knew Phil Vischer, creator of Veggie Tales, is also the creative genius behind What’s in the Bible?, the videos looked like they were for much younger viewers than my crew, so I hadn’t…
I think I’ve mentioned before that our church isn’t especially traditional in its methods of delivering God’s Word. Grounded in truth? Absolutely! I love that our pastor never minces words about the truth of the Bible. But, traditional in style? Not so much. So, this past Sunday, we had one of the “worship experiences” that…
To whom much is given, much is required.” (Luke 12:48, roughly paraphrased) Christians have been given much – more mercy, grace, and forgiveness than any of us have deserved. However, I think that the withholding of that same mercy, grace and forgiveness from others is where we sometimes get our less-than-stellar reputations among non-Christians. photo…
