Hopscotch, Tag, and Hide and Seek… These three classics compose what we might consider the trinity of playground games. They are truly timeless in their appeal and entertainment value. In the past year, I have spent an increased amount of time with our youth group and have been reminded of how much fun Hide and Seek, in particular, can be. While the games our students play are often called things...
The Asbury Revival: Seeking and Seeing the Movement of the Spirit of God
There has been a lot of noise coming out of Asbury University over the last two weeks. University President, Dr. Kevin J. Brown, explains the humble beginnings. He writes, “At the completion of a regularly scheduled chapel service on February 8, 2023, at Asbury University, students lingered to pray, worship, and share. They have not stopped and, moreover, have been joined far and wide by hungry...
Making Every Sunday Super
There’s a meme that resurfaces every year right around Super Bowl season. It says, “You should be as excited about church as you are about the Super Bowl. So when your pastor makes a good point this Sunday, pour Gatorade over his head.” Without fail, this meme peppers my social media feeds as people tag myself and my pastoral brothers and sisters to share the joke. I have a deep and abiding...
Step by Step: Lessons from a Can of Coke
During a recent meeting of our youth ministry, The Attic, we conducted a little experiment that I found both interesting and illuminating. The experiment was inspired by two seemingly simple questions provided in a Grow Students teaching guide. “What is something so easy to do that it doesn’t require instructions?” “If you were to provide step by step instructions for that activity, what would...
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