When my daughter was between 9 and 12 years old, our nighttime routine was most always a joyful time. It usually included reading lots of her favorite books and discussing Jesus and Bible stories along with the high points of the day. We often talked about her dreams and wishes ...
Read More »CHRISTMAS: Santa or Jesus?
People all over the world will be celebrating Christmas this month. As they do, they will follow their cultural traditions, but nearly all of them will gather together with family and friends to enjoy the day. The question is, which Christmas will they celebrate? Santa Claus has found his way ...
Read More »Our Hope: Lessons From Sunday School
‘You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.’ Titus 2:1 (NIV) Lessons from Sunday school are not always the ones taught to the students in the class. Quite often, the teachers also derive great benefits from the lessons they teach. Consider this. If we have been permitted to ...
Read More »Churches, are you doing the Nativity right?
Earlier this week, I had a depressing conversation with a co-worker. My co-worker described to me that his church was not doing their usual “Living Cross” play. The play reenacts the events leading up to, during, and after the birth of Christ. The church has done the play for many ...
Read More »It’s Time to Prepare for Your 2015 Resolution List
You don’t have to wait until January 1st to think about your new year resolutions. It’s never too early to start planning what you want to accomplish in 2015. Life gives us so many directions to take it can be hard to focus on how to make our resolution list ...
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