Purpose: In this active, yet personal youth lesson, students will learn the importance of praying for others, and realize that they know a lot of people who could use prayer. May be used with either [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, what about those people on deserted islands who haven’t heard the Gospel? Will they still go to hell? If the Island’s Deserted Hi, well, first of all, if the island’s deserted, then there’s [Continue Reading…]
I was reading through Jeremiah 2:1-19 the other day, and if I was to write a summary of what’s going on, I would have to say that in the past, Israel loved, lived for, and followed God. [Continue Reading…]
(Originally typed up May 19, 2004) What Is the Church’s Relation to the World? Before answering this question, I need to define what my question means by, “Church”: Church The Body of Christ as a [Continue Reading…]
In my 15 or so years experience with Youth Ministries, I have come to realize that there are 2 main types of Youth Ministries: Packing snow ministries, and Powdered snow ministries (please keep in mind, I’m [Continue Reading…]
The world has many definitions of what a good leader is, and how to be one. For instance, Forbes suggests that a good leader is one who makes others feel safe to speak up, one [Continue Reading…]
While interning at a Chicago church, I received a phone call during a church potluck from a young man with a lot of questions and complaints about Christianity. In the midst of our conversation, I asked [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, how do you know when there are far too many churches? Hi, I really wish you’d gone into more with your question, because one could wonder if there’s such a thing as “too [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, why does my family try to convince me to go to church when I am agnostic and I hate religion? Churches are like high school and there are cliques in churches too. I hate [Continue Reading…]
Have you ever bought something based on how good the packaging looks? We all have, right? Stores count on their packaging to increase their sales. For instance, When Generic Foods Remember when generic foods were [Continue Reading…]
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