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Put the "Bible School" Back into VBS

It's that time of year again!  Vacation Bible Schools will be starting up all over the country very soon.  This summer will be my eighteenth VBS to coordinate, and I...

Put the "Bible School" Back into VBS

It's that time of year again!  Vacation Bible Schools will be starting up all over the country very soon.  This summer will be my eighteenth VBS to coordinate, and I...

Tragedies Should Break our Hearts

Soon after the Boston bombing and the massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, I wrote about how Tragedies are Teachable Moments.  Now we've witnessed the massive tornadoes striking the Midwest,...

Tragedies Should Break our Hearts

Soon after the Boston bombing and the massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, I wrote about how Tragedies are Teachable Moments.  Now we've witnessed the massive tornadoes striking the Midwest,...

It's Time to Take Teenagers Seriously

It's Time to Take Teenagers Seriously

The way we think about teenagers as well as our expectations for them over the last few decades has befuddled me for quite some time.  When children are young, it...

It's Time to Take Teenagers Seriously

The way we think about teenagers as well as our expectations for them over the last few decades has befuddled me for quite some time.  When children are young, it...

The Joy of Spiritual Archery

The Joy of Spiritual Archery

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with...

The Joy of Spiritual Archery

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with...

Mothers: Don't Forsake Teaching Your Children

Mothers: Don't Forsake Teaching Your Children

"My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching." (Proverbs 6:20)Here's an impossible task for Mother's Day: List all the things you have ever learned from your...

Mothers: Don't Forsake Teaching Your Children

"My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching." (Proverbs 6:20)Here's an impossible task for Mother's Day: List all the things you have ever learned from your...

Are You Really Welcoming Children?

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside...

Are You Really Welcoming Children?

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside...