If you were to walk up to any musician and ask what their favorite instrument to play is, chances are that they will give you something common and well known. Every once in while you come across something strange like a digeridoo or kazoo, but for the most part it is something along the lines … Continue reading God’s Instrument
Laying the Foundation
Like any building, one must first lay the foundation to ensure that the structure has something sturdy to stand on. Without this foundation, a structure will most likely collapse, endangering everyone in the surrounding area. This is likely where Jesus got the idea to apply the metaphor to our spiritual lives in Matthew 7. If … Continue reading Laying the Foundation
Attitude Check
There are so many ways to take an attitude of gratitude and create stuff with it. There is the break it down by word and focus on one or both attitude or gratitude. (or for a real challenge the of). There is the chain reaction method. Being grateful for cotton growers for picking the cotton … Continue reading Attitude Check
on Coke and Mentos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM Sometimes a lesson plan is not to be tampered with. It was the end of Summer EXCEL at Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis. I was an intern, teaching future third graders lessons from the Bible. I cannot tell what the lesson was about or even the scripture that went with it, but I do … Continue reading on Coke and Mentos
You Smell Something?
Have you ever sprayed too much air freshener in a room? You know enough to clear the room or make you gag on the stuff? Consider the passage below. Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ … Continue reading You Smell Something?
