As a South Floridian I’m required to be a Miami Heat fan, but I put my loyalties aside to cheer when Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder was awarded the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award last week. His acceptance speech is one that will not soon be forgotten. He opened AND closed with thanking […]
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In the U.S. [1], child abuse is reported every 10 seconds. Neglect is the most common form of abuse, followed by a short margin between the next most common physical and sexual abuse[2] categories. When you consider that child abuse is vying to outpace the commonality of cancer, it must be considered as an epidemic […]
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Recently Seth Godin penned a post, Girl Scout Cookies, which implored parents NOT to sell on behalf of their kids. More than earning money for this program or that, the Scouts are teaching its members to be confident adept sellers—an experience and skillset adults would do well not to rob them of. There are two […]
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Children’s Ministry 2.0 Part 2 Read Part 1: “Who Likes Sunday School” Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ~C.S. Lewis It takes an act of courage to change or try something new. Believing we were called to help the church figure out an […]
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My dad stood in front of a group of believers and fired; “raise your hand if you like Sunday school.” People shuffled uncomfortably, and a few sidelong glances were exchanged before a few hesitant hands went up. He shocked everyone to attention as he replied, slightly tongue-in-cheek, “Well, I don’t like Sunday school either. I […]
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The most recent Pew Research data clearly shows the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans—referred to as “nones” since they claim no religion—is growing with each passing generation. In his book, “God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty”, Rice Brooks reveals that, “the term new atheists has been given to a group of skeptics who have […]
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