Why Catechism? Catechism in my mind has gotten a bad rap. The reasons I believe that is because people equate catechism with a nun walking around with a ruler. While this may be a bit of a caricature I do think the idea of Catechism in a classroom is less than ideal. As a father […]
I recently bought a book on kindle called “A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life” I assumed it was a traditional systematic theology book from a Puritan perspective. It addresses all the traditional topics you would find in any systematic theology book but it also has a section called “theology in practice.” In that section they have a
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One of the things I want my kids to do is to know is to own their faith. We often fail to teach our kids about their faith because we don’t know what to tell them or how to tell them what we do know. One of the things we have been trying to do
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The problem with kids and parents who are materialistic most often don’t think they are. Materialism is when we are focused on things we can buy our earn to bring us happiness. We live in a society that pushes consumerism. We in many ways are defined by what we buy. Do you shop at Gap,
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Parable of an Apple There once was a apple farmer who had two sons, both of which loved to eat apples. They would work all day, and their father would pay them in apples. They would eat their apples and drink tea, they would laugh and joke about the events of the day. This took
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Before the playoffs began one of my fellow kids pastors proposed a small gentleman’s wager. You know the kind where the Mayor of New York sends the Mayor of Chicago a thin crust pizza if the Giants lose to the Bears in the Superbowl. Jason took a risk a significantly higher risk than I did.
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Here is a Post I did a while back that ties into my post from yesterday. The 10 Commandments of online safety for kids. Thou shalt put the computer in a very public place Remember thy password and keep it holy Know thy children’s friends, buddies Remember thy monitoring software and keep it active Thou
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