Summer Camp! How to Maximize the Benefit
Summer camp. The words conjure up many memories – some pleasant, and some not so pleasant. My first experience at camp seemed a dismal failure …
So When Does It Start Getting Easier?
My wife and I once decided to climb Pike’s Peak. Since we are both from the east coast, a big mountain to us was 5,000 …
How I Taught Through “International Spy Academy” from Answers in Genesis
Any church, big or small, can benefit from AIG’s variety of well-produced VBS materials. If you plan to use International Spy Academy in the coming weeks, I’m happy to offer my personal adaptations. I’m by no means putting them forward as a better method. It’s simply the way I prefer to teach.
Three Steps to Writing a Family Mission Statement
Don’t let your family be tossed around by hectic schedules, misplaced values or unmet expectations. These simple steps can help align your family with God’s purposes.
A Woman’s Greatest Work
Jesus turned the idea of “women’s work” upside down. For Him, the greatest work Mary could do that day was to sit at His feet and learn from Him.
Defibrillator Discipleship
We prefer to skip the long, hard road of daily discipleship for the quick jolt of a transformational experience. I call it Defibrillator Discipleship.
Rescue the Perishing: Relate with the Missionary
In the partnership between churches and missionaries, one party needs to take the lead role in making the relationship work. Often that role is foisted onto the missionary, but the ideal strategy is for the church to take the lead. Here are three ways that churches can take the lead role in missions.
The verse says “rejoice evermore”… but I hurt.
On one side of a table sits a man in deep crisis. He just lost everything, from his entire family to his possessions. We’ll call …
Family Pressures Piling Up? Here’s How a Family Mission Statement Helped Us
It was a time of pressure for my wife and me. My evenings were filled with classwork, our small children demanded constant attention from my wife throughout the day, and challenges in the ministry weighed on us and occupied much of our conversation. It was the perfect storm for burnout and disillusionment.
Why Do Resources for Women Seem Like “Christianity Lite?”
As the gender wars have raged in surrounding culture, many churches have responded by putting special emphasis on teaching “biblical manhood and womanhood.” But something unexpected has happened in the process. As we have talked more and more about “womanhood,” we have talked less and less about other equally vital doctrines.