Posts from 2020 (Page 5)

Posts from 2020 (Page 5)

When Temptation Hits, Look for the Escape Hatch

When Temptation Hits, Look for the Escape Hatch Strap on your thinking caps, friends. To get God’s truth stamped into our minds and hearts, today we are going to use our imaginations. Ready? Picture yourself in a room. The walls are covered with posters of whatever it is that tempts you to run away from God’s best. Maybe it’s that boy who doesn’t follow Christ but still makes your heart race. He’s looking straight at you, inviting you into a…

God-Esteem Is Better Than Self-Esteem

God-Esteem Is Better Than Self-Esteem How many times have you heard these phrases? “She just needs to love herself more.” “Yeah, you’re having self-esteem issues because you don’t love yourself enough.” If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard those ideas floating around a lot. And if you haven’t, keep listening. You will. It’s everywhere—music, movies, friend groups, even churches. You might want to prepare yourself—because today, I’m here to talk about not loving ourselves. When I picture what “love yourself” means, I…

5 Ways to Help Teenagers Live Out God’s Purposes

5 Ways to Help Teenagers Live Out God’s Purposes The most fundamental question that teenagers in your community will ever wrestle with is, “Why am I here?” Unlike past generations, teens today aren’t looking for the meaning of life. Instead, they’re searching for meaning in life, a purpose for living, something that makes their lives worth living. The fact is they’re seeking the very thing for which God made them, and that’s why it’s important that you consistently teach teens about their purpose in…

Tech & Teens: A Parent’s Guide

Perhaps one of the most pressing parental issues of today is helping teenagers use technology with wisdom and discernment. During Christmas this issue is magnified even more as teenagers are asking for the newest phone or device. Part of the problem for parents is that technology seems to develop faster than you can adapt. As soon as you get your teenager’s smart phone figured out, they release a new one. You got on Facebook, but now your teenager is on Instagram and SnapChat.…

Digital Entertainment in the Apocalypse

For at least a week and a half, kids have been huddled up at home trying to survive the most terrifying reality they’ve experienced in their young lives: unending boredom. For the most part, they’ve handled it like champs! Then again, we shouldn’t be surprised. They have screens to help them.  In case you’re not a parent or youth worker, and have no idea what it’s like to be stuck at home with kids all day (while trying to figure out how to…

Top 10 games

NUMBER ONE: TORPEDO This game is a gym version of the pool game “Sharks & Minnows.” Using a basketball court or marking your own, you need a large rectangle. Two kids are chosen as the “launchers” while the rest of the group (anywhere from 15 to 50 kids works fine) lines up outside one of the short sides of the rectangle. The launchers stand on either of the long sides of the rectangle, armed with dodgeballs or something similar. A…