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The little choices you make today shape your life. They establish habits and rhythms that will lead you down a path you may or may not want to go. The over-arching rhythm I am going to urge you to adopt must be checked and re-checked daily or you will settle into nothingness. But if you... Continue Reading →
For one of my classes in seminary I wrote a paper inspired by the Biblical passage in Exodus 20:5-6 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5:9-10, which says, ...I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,... Continue Reading →
Westminster Shorter Catechism Flash Cards | D A N G I T B I L L !. For talking to your kids about faith in God.
Kids need a strong foundation from which they can build their lives. A weak and shifty foundation will cause them to lose faith and lead a life filled with harmful decisions. A strong foundation can give them a great starting point for a life filled with peace and joy-filled decisions. As... Continue Reading →
I'm not really a poet, but I am very interested in presenting truth in memorable ways. I've appreciated revisiting biblical poetry in the Bible interpretation class I'm currently taking. This skill is helpful when studying the psalms as well as wisdom literature. Understanding the full art of Hebrew poetry is difficult for English translations, but... Continue Reading →
Ever heard someone say, "I'm not creative?" Well here's a response: "Yes, you are. You just don't realize it yet!" Spend some time improving your own creativity as you read over this article from Mark Conner in K! Magazine. Here's my short logic to prove you are creative: God is Creator, therefore, God is creative.... Continue Reading →
This post is a brief review of the book by George Barna called, "Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions." I am glad that there is this book called, "Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions," that is going around the world with it's perspective that children's ministry matters. Of course, being in children's ministry I'm already convinced of... Continue Reading →
So there was this girl, her name was Ungrateful. Her mom would wake her in the morning with a sweet kiss and give her her favourite breakfast of blueberry pancakes with whipped cream on top. But she would push her away, snarl, snatch the food and sulk in her bed jamming her finger into the... Continue Reading →
Once there was this kid who refused to listen, we’ll call him Clueless. So Clueless didn’t listen to anyone and didn’t care about any warnings. His dad would say, “Work hard!” But he wouldn’t listen. So he would build his model cars, but they would always fall apart because he didn’t follow the instructions or... Continue Reading →
Thanks for these thoughts Jeremy! Discussing God With A 3-Year Old « JeremyNortonBlog.com.
Pastor Steve is a Children's and Family Pastor. He communicates about parenting, family and children's ministry.
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