World Water Day — Celebrate With Amos Batungura. Consider your role in easing the suffering of so many (especially children) without clean water...in Jesus' name.
World Water Day — Celebrate With Amos Batungura
Ironman champ: Train your brain, then your body – CNN.com
Ironman champ: Train your brain, then your body - CNN.com. I love training motifs. This article caught my attention and I see strong parallels with Hebrews 12. I've summarized the article and compared Chrissie Wellington's insights with Scripture. Visualization: The race set before you (v.1). Imagine each step of the way. Mental Images: Look to Jesus (v.2),... Continue Reading →
The Life Rhythm You MUST Groove To
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 →
The Big List of Consequences
Consequences and discipline are necessary and helpful for any parent who seeks to help their child grow up to be a responsible person who makes great choices. Below is a big list of consequences from about.com for your tool belt. But keep in mind the difference between behaviour modification and Biblical correction. As Godly parents,... Continue Reading →
Cory Center for Children’s Ministry | Resources for children’s and family ministry leaders
Cory Center for Children's Ministry | Resources for children's and family ministry leaders. Get on board the children's ministry train! Jesus loves kids and so can we. This resource can help.
Kids Matter!
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 →
Disregarding Children Destroys Your Soul
Disregarding, demeaning or devaluing children destroys your soul. If you don't believe me, consider Jesus' encounter with children in Mark 10:13-16. And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. Crowds of people were attracted to Jesus. And there was something about him that stirred them to... Continue Reading →
Behaviour Modification or Biblical Correction?
I've been thinking about my use of consequences as I parent and lead children. Consequences are a powerful motivator for making right choices and avoiding the wrong. So they are needed for guiding children. However, there is a word of caution for relying solely on consequences. Relying on them is merely behaviour modification. This is... Continue Reading →
Discussing God With A 3-Year Old « JeremyNortonBlog.com
Thanks for these thoughts Jeremy! Discussing God With A 3-Year Old « JeremyNortonBlog.com.
Erasing Hell-Francis Chan
Erasing Hell. My buddy Jeremy posted this YouTube link on Francis Chan's book trailer. Families need to have these kinds of conversations about Hell with their children. This isn't about scaring them like a horror flick. This is about seriously weighing the words of God and gracefully pointing children to the One who died to... Continue Reading →
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