Three Places You Need to Sing This Week
We all need to sing, especially at Christmas. The Bible actually says so. Christmas is about singing. It brings caroling, holiday concerts, and rockin’ around the Christmas tree. Even secular…Read more
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Five Alternatives to those Same, Stale Christmas Lessons
Every Christmas I seem to end up teaching the same points about baby Jesus. They’re good themes, but they get old. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. The…Read more
A Very Non-Special Christmas
What to do with those kids for Christmas? A decorating project? A party? A pageant? Or might the best of all Christmas ideas sound the least impressive? A few weeks…Read more
Alibis at the Airport
I and my fellow travelers are outwardly polite. But that doesn’t mean I’m not secretly scheming to be first—and too readily excusing it. There may be no place in America…Read more
Why I’m Eager to Teach about Death
Sunday school for kids isn’t just about nice, easy-to-tell stories. The lessons those kids need most may be the ones about hard things—like death. I nearly did the kids in…Read more
Let’s Talk (Rightly) About the Pilgrims
Lessons from history could be part of a gospel-rich Thanksgiving celebration. But let’s make sure we get that history right. Here in America, we’ll soon be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. When…Read more
Celebration of Evil, or Something Else?
I realize you probably decided weeks ago whether or not your family will participate in any Halloween activities, so this post is coming late. But the video below is so…Read more
It Might Not Be the Gospel If…
Be it some bad preaching you heard, or how your own heart twisted a good message, anti-gospel is out to get you. Let’s expose it in 140 characters or fewer.…Read more
Report: Secular Source Confirms Miracles of Jesus
Well now, what do we make of THAT? What should we think when an unbeliever purports to confirm the Bible? Last week brought an amazing story from Rome. First reported…Read more
Why Bible Teachers Aren’t Teachers
If you “teach” about Jesus you need to be different. Here are four things to be instead of a teacher. Yes, I know. You are a teacher. Whatever your work…Read more