A few years ago I was trying to come up with a game for our middle school Sunday School. There were a wide number of amusing choices available but none of them particularly screamed me, so I was absent-mindedly scrolling through Facebook, because what else would you do when … [Read more...]
5 memory verse practice games
As a kid I always liked the memory verse practice games we did. There was something exciting about saying the verse and watching as we got rid of the words randomly. Now, as a teacher I realize how helpful those game were to help kids practice, and I wanted to come up with new … [Read more...]
One Another Bible verses
In youth group this week, the youth pastor said in his talk there are 59 one another verses. After the talk, the girls and I talked through the verses we could remember. There were a few, but we certainly didn't come up with 59 verses. So I headed home and googled "One another … [Read more...]
Why learn the books of the Bible in the days of e-readers?
I taught 3/4 grade for 10 years. During that time our world went from most kids not having a cell phone to a cell phone becoming somewhat common. Once I had the first kid in my class with a cell phone, I started getting the pushback, "Why should I learn the books of the Bible … [Read more...]
Why you should do a hymn study
I grew up in the church, so I grew up singing a combination of classic church hymns and the latest praise and worship songs. You can’t be in the church long without hearing the story behind Amazing Grace, and being aware that many of the classic hymns have amazing stories behind … [Read more...]