Read and Bead

Help motivate your child to read with this simple idea! Go to your local craft store or look online for beads that your child would like. There are many different types of beads available….glow in the dark, alphabet, sport-themed, metallic, etc.. Tie one bead to the end of a yarn lace or a pipe cleaner. […]

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Focus

While we’re waiting to start our next book study, I thought it would be wise to look at the concept of focusing as a means of discerning where we should place our priority of time and effort.  In the fast paced attention distracted world we live in, it’s easy to become scattered in our activity level. 

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Summer Spiritual Renewal

We’ve spent time discussing spiritual renewal in our relationship with God.  I experienced emotional renewal this week when I took my KIDS HOPE USA student  fishing off the dock at my home.  It’s his favorite pass time and we planned this outing during our mentoring time in school.  When he out fished me by catching a

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Good Questions

Questions can help youth think critically and express themselves. Effective questions encourage rapport-building and communication. All children and adults enjoy having their thoughts and feelings valued. When we ask youth good questions, they feel respected and valued. Tips for Good Questions Ask open-ended questions – questions that cannot be answered with just “yes” or “

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The Crux of the Matter

After reviewing the lives of several persons who decided to live their lives sold out to serving others in Jesus name, Chan ends with the above heading for the last chapter. He makes several insightful statements or questions which I will post for your reflection; “Am I loving my neighbor and my God by living

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True Freedom

As we celebrate the 4th of July and the freedom that is associated with that day, think of all the people you know who are enslaved by the pursuit of materialism, alcohol, drugs and sexual additions.  David Platt in his book, Radical, talks about how Christians have so bought into the American dream that there is very

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All In

For those of you who are not familiar with the poker channel, the expression ALL IN refers to the bet an individual makes when they chose to put their entire nest egg into betting on just one hand of cards being the winning hand.  In Chapter 5, Chan challenges us with the following; “By now

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God Wants All of Us

Chan suggests that the Christian life requires that we surrender everything for Christ.  Christ died so that we would change.  We must let him do that.  By giving up self, what do we gain? 1.  We are able to love God and others in a deeper way. 2.  We gain a love relationship with the

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