Recommended: Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction

I have already talked about a great Bible that seems to be very attractive to boys ( here and here ), The Action Bible . And now I present ...

Should Non-Christians Serve in Children’s Ministry? More Ideas

In the last post , I presented both sides of this question, but making the case that I think non-Christians could serve in a church’s Child...

Should Non-Christians Serve in Children’s Ministry?

My perspective, that non-Christians could serve in a church’s Children’s Ministry, probably puts me in the far minority among church leaders...

Two-Month Update on the Boys & Girls Club

Painter Emily Clarke came down for an afternoon Now that we are two months into the re-launch of the Boys & Girls Club , it definitely ...

Is Depression Purely Biological?

Two months ago, I had a post about The Most Depressing Day , sharing some thoughts and personal experience with depression. I'm happy to...

Talking to Your Kids about the Sermon

This article seems to be written for parents who a part of churches that have families be together for worship (as opposed to separate Chil...

Fairfax Friday: How You Can Help

Now that I've been here in Allendale, SC for over two months, a lot of our direction and needs have become more definitive, compared to ...

The Inerrant, Infallible, Inspired Word of God . . . Or Not?

“Infallibility and inerrancy are important for the health of the church, but are not essential for the life of the church. . . .  Personal...

Bible Stories with Legos

For the last couple months of 2010, our dining room table was a massive Lego table. It was great to watch our kids play for hours at a time,...

Project Kenya Update

I am so excited about the response we got for Project Kenya , both at Grace Church (Greenville, SC) and at the Boys & Girls Club (Allend...

Is My Child Ready to Take Communion?

This post was originally written on the Grace Children's Ministry Parenting blog, as the post Can My Child Take Communion? Since we hav...

What’s the First Obstacle in Working with Youth? You Are.

As explained in this article from The Resurgence , among those who work with youth, two widely-divergent perspectives are common -- those wh...

The Struggles of Some Boys - Part 2

Yesterday, I wrote about the struggle of a boy in Allendale who cannot read and understand. Here's the story of another young man who h...

Correction to Donations

I wrote last week about supporting our mission in Allendale . After talking more with leaders at Grace Church, we've decided to change w...

The Struggles of Some Boys - Part 1

In just a short time working with kids at an after school program in Allendale, my eyes were opened to some sad situations, where kids are s...

You Could Take Communion If You Haven't Been Baptized. But You Shouldn't.

image courtesy of lumix2004 via sxc.hu I intentionally published this two-post series on Communion and Baptism by Jeremy Keever this week be...

Should I Take Communion If I Haven't Been Baptized? Theology

image courtesy of lumix2004 via sxc.hu I started to write about why baptism should precede communion , before realizing that I am a woefully...

Awkward Questions About Jesus

Does this clip (from the British comedy show "Outnumbered") make you feel a little uncomfortable?  Of course, the writers' int...

Haikus

On Mondays through Thursdays at the Boys & Girls Club, we start out the afternoons doing Power Hour , which is our homework time. More o...

Children Discipling Parents

I've been saying the same thing for a couple of years now (it's always been a topic that I brought up when doing baby dedications), ...

Top Parenting Concerns

In case you haven't seen it yet, I created a page listing parenting concerns and posts that drew the most attention on the blog.  The to...

Being Salt and Light in Allendale

image courtesy of laurih via sxc.hu We all know that reading the Bible to our kids is important, but it sinks in so much more when they can...

Baptism Before Communion?

Just baptized Hannah (November 15, 2008) I have already stated that I believe that someone should first be baptized before taking communion ...

How Much Information Did God Put in Your DNA?

This post was on The Gospel Coalition blog , quoting an article from ScienceDaily . As a science nerd, I love this.  As one of God's val...

Do You Want to Support Us In Allendale?

A lot of folks have been asking about how they can be a part of our Mission in Allendale . As you may know, my main role will be working at ...

List of Parenting Questions

In case you missed them, here are a list of some of the parenting questions that I've covered over the past few months, with links to m...

Response to "A Case for Homeschooling"

The timing of the article couldn’t have been better. On this blog, we had just finished a series on education options for children, includi...