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A Child Will be Born to Us
Isaiah 9:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB) For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,...
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Undercover-ed Religion: 13 Stories That Went Missing in 2012
An RD holiday sampler of stories & viewpoints we would have liked to read in 2012.
View ArticleTop 10 Explanations for the Mayan Calendar
So what about the Mayan calendar? Basically, it comes down to a big “So what?” The Mayans had no concept of the end of the world, so it certainly wasn’t meant to predict that. This calendar, accurate...
View ArticleLight Friday Hit List: 12/21/12
Rounding up posts from around the web that challenged, inspired, encouraged, made me laugh, or all of the above. Be sure to check out these favorites and tell them I sent you! Here they are in the...
View ArticleSugar Cookie Object Lessons
Sweets play a big role in many holiday celebrations and one treat that tops the list is sugar cookies. Since many of us serve a snack during our classes, why not use the beloved sugar cookie as a tasty...
View Article“The Christmas Story” Skit for Sunday School Class
This skit of the Christmas story is designed to be read in a Sunday School class. It gives the children the chance to experience what happened without an elaborate stage production. If you wanted,...
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God Made You Special and He Loves You Very Much
I can’t remember which famous statesman said what forms today’s headline. Was it Larry the Cucumber or Bob The Tomato? I said yesterday that I’d skip the story of changing the headlight on our car....
View ArticleDon’t Let Your Goals Get Foggy
Early one morning in 1952, the California coast was covered with fog. Catalina Island is twenty-one miles west of Los Angeles. On that morning, 34-year-old Florence Chadwick waded into the water with...
View Article4 Ways to Jazz Up Your Teaching Style
Does the sight of kids nodding off, rolling their eyes or acting up remind you of your recent children’s ministry lesson? If so, chances are you’ve slipped into a rut but no worries! You can easily...
View ArticleSeasons: The Point is Change
When I was a child, holidays were always a big affair in my family. Thanksgiving was spent around a large dinner table feasting on turkey, dressing, and green bean casserole. Christmas saw our house...
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The Downside of Success
In my last post, I told all of you about my weight loss and exercise program as part of Oakland Christian School‘s Biggest Loser competition. Well today’s is to give you a little update! On Wednesday,...
View ArticleA Simple, Easy Exercise to Create Your Top Blog Post Titles in 2013
You’re a blogger and I’m blogger and we all want to create great content. On a flight from LA to Houston this week, I spent about 15 minutes and wrote down more great blog titles in one, short setting...
View ArticleWhen You’re Just Ready for the Rest of Christmas
Whenever Christmas begins to burden, it’s a sign that I’ve taken on something of the world and not of Christ. The Farmer, he brings home these four miniature candles with the groceries and he pecks me...
View ArticleFriday Funny – Harvard Sailing Team’s “Puppy Pictures”
When you get together with family and friends during the holidays someone will inevitably bring some pictures of their family trip, their kids doing sports, their new puppy. I’m not going to lie, it...
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So Where Was God?
The question is always the same. Where was God? After the initial shock and horror subsides, after the news crews go home, we’re always left with the same question: So where was he? Did he know ahead...
View ArticleUnexpected Simplicity and a Blog Break
Today I have the privilege of guest posting over at Stephanie Page’s blog. I am sharing about my journey of unexpected simplicity. I hope that you will head over and read. This has been a hard month...
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Infuse your CSS with Sass and LESS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a handy tool to separate the presentation from the content of your website — you write the content, and the CSS controls the look and formatting. CSS is great for giving...
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Nobel Laureate Promotes Human Cloning
Nobel Laureate John Gurdon of the U.K. has come out in support of human cloning. Gurdon was one of this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Shinya Yamanaka of Japan....
View ArticleFavourite Links Friday: 5 awesome posts worth checking out!
Welcome to Favourite Links Friday! This is my way of saying “Thank-you” to all my fellow bloggers by sharing some of their wonderful posts that I have read during the week. I hope you enjoy them as...
View ArticleThe Word Abiding in You
John 15:7 “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Jesus teaching His disciples on how to keep their spiritual vitality makes the statement...
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