I got involved in this interesting conversation with a few children’s pastors online the other day and the topic of children’s ministry being Americentric came up. Basically why are there not more voices and resources coming from other parts of the globe. There were a few theories that were tossed around many of them being about American Imperialism – […]
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I appreciate everyone who stops by my site and adds to the conversation. I want to take a few minutes to encourage you to check out some of the things the people who sponsor this site have to offer. Summer XP – Jump – If you are planning on doing VBS or some version of
I’ve had lots of people (well not lots but a few) ask about how to get a blog started. The first question is not What blog platform is the best, nor is it How do I drive traffic to my site. The first question you need to ask is Why? Why do you want to
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In the life of your child there are few as important as the friendships they will form. One of the things I have seen in seeing kids grow up in our church is that the kids who chose their friends wisely did much better through their teen years. I look at all the kids that
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Over at Cmconnect Steve Greenwood was responding to this post and started posting some you might be a redneck kidmin jokes on my comment section. I thought it would be fun to see if we could come up with a few. So here goes give me your best you might be a redneck kidmin if.
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How do you do that? The only way I know is by spending large amounts of time with your kids. I don’t like like to get in the middle of the quality vs. quantity debate because I can’t pick a side. I think kids need large amounts of focused time. I have to admit between
Parenting Advice: Know your kid's strengths and weaknesses. Read More »
I remember the first time I thought “The way those parents are raising their kids will never work, their kids are going to turn out to be hellions.” I thought this because I didn’t have kids and read loads of parenting books that all offered the perfect recipe to raise great kids. The front of
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Use the stairs. I just started watching “Biggest Loser” I know I am late to the party. It reminded me I need to get back to my little blog serise called “A Thin Man’s Guide to Losing Weight”. *caution rant alert* I have this theory in life that people who are trying to lose weight
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I am going to do a few posts this week discussing some of the things I have learned in the past few years as a parent. I do want to start with a disclaimer. I am not a perfect parent. I need to say that out of the gate because I have a long standing
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When you feel discouraged practice Thankfulness! Out of all the things I have learned from Brother Jim this one has helped me the most. I am not a person who gets discouraged often, but I think because of that when I do get discouraged I have often found myself having a hard time getting out
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