Youth Movie Night!

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3 Questions to Ask Your Spouse

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David Powlison provides us with 3 questions which should spark significant spousal discussion.

  • What are your present burdens?
  • What are your present joys?
  • What is your calling?

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The (Non)Difference Between Youth and Adult Ministry

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Recently, Tyler Kenney and I were able to get a quick interview with Paul Tripp. We'll be blogging it over the next few days.
Our first question was, "What differences do you see between ministering to youth and ministering to adults?"
For his full answer, you can listen to the audio. (Please forgive how rough it is.)

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The Theology of Children's Games

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 As I do most weeks, I was preparing this week's Children's Worship lesson which consists (when wer'e not doing our liturgy curric.) of a Bible story and then some type of craft or game to follow it up. I try to vary the activity, and I'm not very crafty. So, this can be a challenge on my best days.

This week, I thought a game would go particularly well with our lesson on Jesus the Good Shepherd from John 10:11-18. Some type of tag or chasing game seemed to fit perfectly. The hired hand doesn't stay to defend the sheep when the wolf comes; he runs away. But Jesus is the Good Shepherd who rescues the sheep. You see my point...right? read more »