Train Your Children to be Hosts, Not Guests

As a Children’s Ministry Director, my favorite week of the church calendar is Vacation Bible School week.  But a close second is going on this week at my church–Missions Festival week.  It seems to always come at the right time, to give me a necessary attitude adjustment and a re-focusing of my priorities.  I (and my family)…

Tragedies Should Break our Hearts

Soon after the Boston bombing and the massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, I wrote about how Tragedies are Teachable Moments.  Now we’ve witnessed the massive tornadoes striking the Midwest, especially in Moore, Oklahoma.  To me, what makes this event even more devastating are the initial stories of children sitting in the hall of their…