CEO @Awana & Child Discipleship Forum / Author Forming Faith: Discipling the NextGen in a Post-Christian Culture & @BarnaGroup Childrens Ministry in New Reality
Nashville & Chicago
Joined July 2008
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In the past "cool kids ministry" looked down on @Awana Clubs as "old fashion." Fast forward to today & parents r getting kids out of screens & into tactile experiences where kids memorize the Bible & play games. Suddenly Awana U.S. is cool again & we grew by 81,000 kids in 2025.
Good leaders not only listen, but are also curious…learners…and ask loads of questions. What a great example that led to impact.
#Titans ST coach John Fassel said Julius Chestnut and James Williams Sr suggested the call that led to the blocked punt for a TD. "One of my strengths is my ability to listen to the players."
Get this. Awana is in over 12,000 PUBLIC schools across 17 countries in Africa. Over 5,000,000 school children hear the Gospel, get Bible teaching & Scripture memory, play games, & have loving caring adults around them.
Consider donating or adding to your church budget:
awana.org/opportunity/africa…
In marriage, Covenant is the platform and Faithfulness is the operating system.
Covenant — the theological framework for marriage
Faithfulness — the way it gets lived out
Oh my goodness y’all. Look what we just bought our granddaughter on eBay. She won’t be here for another 3 weeks…but we’re gonna be ready! 😍🩷
Last night Katie & I saw the documentary You Can See Everything & I was struck by the parallels between Elizabeth Holmes & @CTmagazine. Notice how @ElizabethHolmes said,
“the fact that we have a single device that CAN perform any test…”
Compare that to CT’s Elisabeth Elliot article which says, “… that Elliot WAS attracted to women as well as men.” And, “…experience same-sex attraction, as Elliot seems LIKELY to have experienced.”
It’s a rational & responsible question to ask, what motivates someone to use the English language this way, when there’s not evidence to support their claim?
Furthermore, what motivates someone to persist once they’ve been held accountable to the fact that there’s not sufficient evidence for their words?
These are serious questions, but people who persists in cognitive dissonance are not serous people.
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The fastest route to every gas station in America. This is absolute art. I legit watched this 13 times on repeat.
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Teddy Roosevelt’s diary entry from the day his wife died. He never spoke of her death again.
Our house is surrounded by cattle farms. On the one hand, it’s heartbreaking this time of year when the farmers separate the calves from their mothers to beef them up. Oh the incessant separation mooooing!
On the other hand, I do love steak.
Dear @CTmagazine I 600% increase agree. Best post of the weekend.
Parenting children & youth via basic consequences comes straight from the Book of Proverbs. Timeless, beautiful wisdom.
Don’t raise your kids to be teenagers. Disciple them to be thriving adults. Moms & Dads, This is the way.
This is well articulated.
Been going on walks through my neighbors cow farm — here’s a few pics of God’s artistry.
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” -Psalm 24:1
The next time I post anything even remotely hopeful about the @Titans - everyone here on X should just block me. I’ve been blinded by love. Time to admit things may not turn around anytime soon.
