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I am not sure who likes acronyms better churches or the government. In the government there is the FBI, CIA, DHS, FEMA, NSA the list goes on. As far as the church goes, when I first became the Children’s pastor of our church the name of the elementary ministry was R.O.C.K. Church, I honestly still […]

I went and saw Spider-Man on opening day. Very good movie. I think the thing that I love most about all the Spider-Man movies is the message they powerfully portray. Loved it. You could definitely use this movie as a sermon illustration on the power of forgiveness, or destructive power of revenge and that is

Flowers on mothers Day, $45 Nice card from Hallmark $5, knowing the actual worth of your wife, or mother, priceless. Fun little link. How much is your mother/wife worth?

A CNN article talks of a British professor that discovered a mathematical formula calculated and found that time actually is money. According to the equation, the average British minute is worth just over 15 cents to men and 12 cents to women. So brushing your teeth costs you 30 cents. My time by the numbers:Commute

Time is money… We invest our money were we spend our time….In his new book, Parental Priorities and Economic Inequality, published by the Press, Mulligan introduces an economic model that predicts parents allocate more financial resources to children with whom they spend more time — such as adult children living at home and adult children

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one." Leo J. Burke

Church marketing sucks posed an interesting question Church “Mascots” for Children’s Ministry? “It reinforced an idea I have been thinking about for awhile. Why don’t children’s ministries in church utilize some kind of mascot or character to connect with kids? I have seen how much my own kids love going to Chuck E. Cheese and

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Generation Conference is our annual youth conference, this year it will be July 25th through July 27th. Guest speakers will be Ed Young, Joyce Meyer, and Actor Stephen Baldwin. Check it out. We’re going old school, baby! Back to what it’s all really about. We live in an age of information. We’re bombarded with it.

Here are some links to check out: Children’s Theming: Worlds of WowWacky WorldShane GrammerLittle Mountain ProductionsReal Fake BuildingsJonathan Martin CreativeStarry Hoast Design Indoor Playgrounds: Orca Coast PlaygroundPrime PlaySoft PlayKids Are Kool Cool Extras: Yvett Helin StudioMaydwell MascotsKidzPace