Bill Nye the Science Guy and Creationism Yesterday I was asked by the Huffington Post to take part in an online discussion on the topic, “Should Creationism be Taught in Schools” alongside of Evolution. They wanted me because of my well-known role in the 2006 Oscar nominated documentary film Jesus Camp. They knew I teach [...]
I recently wrote an article about the scripture “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (See here.) We discussed what the Old Testament people interpreted it to mean compared to modern day western Christians. If you have not read it, I encourage [...]
What is our kids theology and worldview today? Christian Smith, prolific author and sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, coined the term “moralistic therapeutic deism” to describe it. The creed of this “religion” looks something like this in today’s kids’ theology and worldview. A god who created and orders the world [...]
Train Up a Child Reinterpreted How many times have we heard the scripture from Proverbs 22:6 that says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it”? We can quote it from memory. It’s probably one of the most familiar scriptures to parents [...]
Kids Who Heal the Sick Listen to internet radio with Raising Supernatural Kids on Blog Talk Radio Early in my children’s ministry, I spontaneously began teaching what excited me about God. Somebody forgot to tell me they couldn’t grasp anything but Bible stories. I didn’t get the memo. As I spent time learning from the [...]
Helpful movie revue for parents and children’s ministers about the new kids movie PARANORMAN. Here’s what Karl Bastian at Kidology has to say: Overview Norman Babcock is a sweet middle school kid. He is a tad different and his family does not appreciate or understand him. As he walks to school he greets those he [...]
What is Revolutionary Parenting? Since we started in 2001, our focus in Kids in Ministry International was to “redefine children’s ministry in the 21st century. ” That is, we focused on the primary arena where everyone has assumed child discipleship takes place–the local church. As far as training and equipping adults, we zeroed in on [...]
If you ever have the privilege of meeting Children’s Pastor Billy Burns, you won’t forget him easily. Smiling, jovial, hilarious, and serious about leading kids into revival. I first met BillyBurns at the Empowered21 conference in Tulsa, OK.It was quickly apparent that we had the same vision, the same passion, and the same DNA about [...]
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