[Kid Inspiration]

I am a massive Nerd.
There is not much about the internets I don’t know.
So bcause of this bias I am hesitant to over hype the potential of the internet to engage kids… I just don’t want to pump resources into developing tools for ministering to kids if they won’t show much fruit.
But we are starting [...]

So Phillip Pullman is getting a bad rap at the moment, a lot of Christian blogs warning everyone that the Golden Compass movie, based on some of his books is leading children to atheism… which is his goal of course — being an Atheist, that would be obvious.
So I thought I would try to post [...]

Sunny days! The earliest episodes of “Sesame Street” are available on digital video! Just don’t bring the children. According to an earnest warning on Volumes 1 and 2, “Sesame Street: Old School” is adults-only: “These early ‘Sesame Street’ episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.”
Live-action cows also [...]

This article via Ryan at Brewing Culture (a blog you should read).
I wasn’t allowed to watch the Simpsons back in the day (around ‘93/’94… which was back in the day for me). I gues my parents thought the show taught insolence instead of respect for parents? I suddenly realised one day (could have been an [...]

From Michael Coggin, a licensed counselor at the Resurgence. A great blog to read for some very deep thoughts, and blog posts long enough to double as books.
Listening for Life: Picking Up on Verbal and Non-Verbal Signals
…As we look at today’s generation we see a generation of adolescents that are deeply wounded. We live in [...]

So this is now this blogs official coolest kids place on earth!
Wannado City leaves behind the cotton candy, the solicitors of large stuffed animals, the mindless entertainment and trash. Instead the “city” has redefined child entertainment with aspirational activities, all of which are framed around the question: “What do you wanna do when you grow [...]

Americans Are Most Worried about Children’s Future… new research from the Barna guys and girls. I just wish we had a similar research team here in Australia, to really delve into some of the issues here… although results would be quite similar to the U.S.
With the 2008 presidential election campaign well underway, a new [...]

Scott Williams posts over at the Swerve.tv Blog.
Should we get rid of church members and begin to develop ministry partners?
member – a person, animal, plant group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
partner – a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; associate; [...]

Evan Doyle over at the Way We See It Blog, posted about the 10/40 window yesterday. Now I am not accusing him of anything here, but I was thinking of posting some thoughts about that very topic at least two days ago.
So here my take on the 10/40 window (stolen in part from Joel A’Bell [...]

Arkansas couple welcome their 17th child

How about having this family in your church to really boost your numbers Although when they go on holiday you may just feel the difference.
Among the “fun facts” listed on Discovery Health’s Web page devoted to the Duggars: A baby has been born in every month except June; [...]