In my book, I spend a whole chapter on how to leverage fairs and festivals to build relationships, and ultimately God’s Kingdom. This week is the Covered Bridge Festival in the county where I live. As I have been out talking with people, taking in some great food, and meeting […]
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Seven Days of Homeschool Seven: What?
For the past 5 years we’ve been using My Fathers World for our home school curriculum. We really love how simple it is to use, very open and go. We also enjoy that it makes lessons easier for me as all my students 2nd – 8th grade are grouped […]
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Seven Days of Homeschool Seven: What?
For the past 5 years we’ve been using My Fathers World for our home school curriculum. We really love how simple it is to use, very open and go. We also enjoy that it makes lessons easier for…
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Seven Days of Homeschooling Seven: Who?
Most of our school years are well under way. The dust has settled, routines are becoming comfortable and some of the kinks are beginning to need some working out. This is the time of year that I begin to re-evaluate and look to other blogs and pintrest for inspiration to […]
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Seven Days of Homeschooling Seven: Who?
Most of our school years are well under way. The dust has settled, routines are becoming comfortable and some of the kinks are beginning to need some working out. This is the time of year that I begin to re-evaluate and look to other blogs and pintrest for inspiration to […]
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Seven Days of Homeschooling Seven: Who?
Most of our school years are well under way. The dust has settled, routines are becoming comfortable and some of the kinks are beginning to need some working out. This is the time of year that I begin to re-evaluate and look to other blogs and pintrest…
Family Stuff , Homeschool
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Exploration to 1850 Weeks 3-12
I had every intention of adding to this blog weekly about our school adventures. The last 10 weeks have been a whirlwind….We went to Pioneer Days and learned about Indians, the Civil War and life 100 years ago.We had Holy Spirit Week with a Mustache …
Book Reviews , Christian Leadership , Ministry , Resources , Student Ministry
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Book Review: Uncommon Wisdom From The Other Side…
Ever wish you could sit in a room with a group of seasoned youth workers from all over the country and get “nuts and bolts advice” on youth ministry? In a small, easy to read book, now you can. Tony Myles does a great job in this book of giving […]
Ministry , Student Ministry
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Failure!
So the other night at youth group, as we were wrapping up and I was breaking down our setup, my wife comes running over from our main worship building frantic. She blurts out, “I can’t get into the church building there is a snake in the way.” You’ve never seen […]
Christian Leadership , Ministry , Resources , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry
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Lessons From The Bible Found on The Farm: The Vine
In John 15, Jesus makes the claim ” I am the vine, you are the branches, …if someone remains in me, they will bear much fruit”. The crowd that Jesus was speaking to may have been overlooking hills full of vineyards, or there may have been some that had experience […]
Ministry Tech , Mobile Tech , Money , Rural Ministry
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Tech on the Cheap: A “ChromeBook” for under $100…
There are sometimes that a full laptop is not really needed, but you need a little more than maybe a tablet can offer…. That is the niche that Google shoots for with their “ChromeBook” products. I have watched the technology and how they have improved the products and marketing for […]
Christian Leadership , Ministry , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry
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About that word “No”…
My wife has lost 75 pounds. I’m very proud of her. Her journey has required time, sweat and sacrifice. It’s not easy to shed pounds. It takes carefully planning out meals and calories. I was reminded of that this weekend when we attended a child’s birthday party. Inside the house […]