I recently drove from Nashville to Kansas City, about an eight-hour drive. Nine if you count stopping for food and gas. It’s not a terrible drive, but it’s no Pacific Coast Highway either. The highlight by far, however, was when I passed through St. Louis and saw the Gateway Arch. I have seen the Arch from the air one...

Why is it that we are so prone to claim our victories and blame our failures? Well, that is a question I believe I know the answer to: sinful pride.  When we experience something that we see as good (a promotion, a good grade, a flawless dinner, a powerful blog post—gulp), we are so quick to take credit for...

I heard a story on This American Life about a man whose dog fell through the ice into a frozen canal. The dog struggled to get out for a couple of minutes and the man soon realized that his dog was stuck. The man looked around: no one was there to help. So he started shimmying out on the ice,...

This week, I want to take a slight, yet quite important, detour with you on this blog. Instead of focusing on what you will be covering in your group time, I want to look at part of this story and interact with how it impacts your ministry as a kids leader. If you want some additional insight to use...

What do you fear? Come on, be honest. We all have them. So what is it? For me, the list begins with something happening to my family. That is my greatest fear, far and away. But I have many other fears beyond that. Heights, for example. God created gravity for a reason and we should respect it! Snakes aren’t...

Each and every week when we teach, our priority is to point our kids to Jesus. Our goal in teaching is to teach every story and passage faithfully, and in doing so to show our kids how each one connects to the greater gospel story that arcs through Scripture. That is why The Gospel Project exists: to help prevent...