Sunday afternoons after I volunteer in our kids’ ministry are devoted to long, much-needed naps. Children’s ministry is hard work! If you’re like me, you might sometimes collapse on the couch and wonder, Did my efforts make a difference? Did they really understand what I said? These kinds of doubts have been floating around since Bible times. As people...

I return to this quote from Pastor Tim Keller over and over again:  The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”  The truth that I am loved and accepted in...

“Tell me about a time when you were a little girl,” I asked my mother time and time again growing up. There was something amazing and soothing, something funny and wonderful about hearing my mother (or father) tell me stories about their own lives; I listened enraptured to hear about the things they thought, or felt, or wanted when...

This year, make sure your kids remember Easter for more than pastel colors or candy or hunts in the park. The significance of Easter is so much greater than hollow bunnies. Jesus is so much greater. Why do we celebrate Easter? Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are essential to the Christian faith. If we teach Jesus as a respected teacher...

This is the second post of a two part series. The first post covered why we should teach the crucifixion to children. This post covers how to teach the crucifixion to children of differing ages. Easter is drawing near. While the world is enamored with bunnies and egg hunts, the church prepares to celebrate the ultimate victory—Christ’s defeating sin...

This is the first post of a two part series. The post covers why we should teach the crucifixion to children. The next post will cover how to teach the crucifixion to children of differing ages. The Easter season is upon us. Pastel colors and candy abounds, but as believers, we know Easter means remembering and celebrating the event...