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My wife and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary with our good friends. We are having a great time. There is no city in the world like New York. You can’t beat the food, culture, atmosphere. Coffee Dinner Gelato Desert Needless to say we are very full and very tired.

To sum up my series on Bible Bucks. I think no matter what you do you should consider the following. 1. Do bible bucks enhance your overall experience? 2. Do kids love bible bucks more than Jesus? (I had a girl say to me once as I greeted her before our service started. “I don’t

Love watching short films from budding film makers. I watch tons of these. Thought you might enjoy this one. It is a cute story that is short enough that if you hate it is was only 2 minutes of your life gone forever. Unlike most hollywood movies I have seen in the past few months.

The next take on rewards in children’s church comes from another of my blogging friends Jonathan Cliff he is the children’s pastor of Trinity Church in Lubbock Texas. He has a great sense of humor and I find it so refreshing to connect with other children’s pastors around United States who think along the same

(These are the tokens for our Uptown store, a few people asked what they look like.) I thought it would be helpful to get other perspectives on the topic of rewards and the roll they play in children’s ministry. The first take is from one of my good blogging friends from Texas. His name is

Colossians 3:23-24 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Do rewards have a place in children’s ministry? I believe

We had our grand opening this weekend. It was a blast. Thanks to all the volunteers at our church it was flawless from the food, the characters to the audio visual, flawless. God gets all the credit. It was a huge win for our children’s department and for our church as a whole. Thanks again

Excited, Tired, Happy, Nervous, Blessed! Needless to say I am so pumped we are finally having our grand opening of Uptown. I am so blessed to work for a church that believes in the value of the next Generation. I am also so blessed to work along side some of the most amazing volunteers in

This day is always so hard for me. I still remember everything that took place on that day like it was yesterday. I will never forget the powerful images of pain, heroism and hate. I like many americans knew someone on one of the planes that crashed into the WTC. I still 7 years later

Henry David Thoreau: It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? It’s going to be a busy week. This one spoke to me. What are you busy about. Is it kingdom building life transforming?