Genesis
The beginning of any new adventure is fraught with hassles and headaches. The same seems to be true with starting a blog. Oh well, come along on the adventure with me and let's see where the party going on in my head will lead us.
Preached At, Not Taught To
How many times have you wished that your kids had a full relationship with God? Working in youth ministry for close to two decades I cannot count the times where teens or collegians are told to develop spiritual disciplines in their lives. They are told that these habits will deepen their walk with the Lord and help them to rely on Him while building their faith. Yet that is where it stops. It is as if we tell each generation, you get a good relationship with God. When the push back of "Why?" comes the response is often no more than a spiritual "Because I said so." We cannot expect teens/college kids to do the spiritual disciplines we have preached, but not taught. 1. "Because I said so" does not work How many times have you used that with your children. I remember growing up I thought to myself, "That's dumb. I will never say that to my kids." I do not remember the first time I used it on my little ones (at the time) but I know
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