FROM Kids Bible Source- http://dulltooldimbulb.blogspot.com/2013/05/lurid-magnificence-of-big-little-books.html
For a “Big Little Book” this tiny volume amassed a pretty big body count. If one wants to understand gun violence today, peer back to what Gramps was reading in 1937. Maybe the Kefauver Commission who wanted to tone down comic books in the 1950s avoided the Big …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://frombonnietomommy.blogspot.com/2013/05/mommy-day-2013.html
Reflecting back on the years that passed while I prayed for a child and made every attempt to have one- only to be frustrated and crushed as I would…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://goldeninkspirations.blogspot.com/2013/04/prayer-journal.html
Good morning, friends! I’ve just completed my first tutorial….phew…what a lot of work, but very rewarding. It’s being posted on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, but I …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://taylorandsarahbrooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/heres-thing-about-church.html
I read an article recently about the Top 10 Reasons our Kids Leave Church. As one of those “20-somethings raised in church”, I resonated with almost every word and have been struggling with …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://writersinthesky.blogspot.com/2013/03/trusted-with-treasure.html
By Deborah Wilbrink Sometime after mother’s death I was going through some of her belongings, secretly feeling there would be a clue. I came across a…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://ravingrivets.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-lord-lifts-up-downtrodden-he-casts.html
What I’ve been through is more hurtful and more damaging than the words I am about to write. Do not mistake my passion as hatred. I am angry, and I have every right to be, but I do not hate God. I do not…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://hermanaklambert.blogspot.com/2013/01/week-18-tired-brain.html
Hello Family! Thank you for all of you letters and updates on your lives! I love reading them and every time I we pick up the mail at night and I find a letter from a friend or family member, my heart is lifted and I …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://neldak.blogspot.com/2013/01/ehud-chapter-7.html
Chapter 7 Edgar Latterndale rose from the floor, his clothes soaked in blood, and stepped up to the platform. He held up a large pistol and spoke, his voice lost in the dull roar of the ball room. Merv Lemlin …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://johnstackministries.typepad.com/theblog/2013/01/sunday-homily-1-2-13-2nd-ordinary-time-c.html
Readings: Isaiah 62, 1-5, The Lord delights in you. Psalm 96, Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. 1 Corinthians 12 , 4-11, There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit. John 2, 1-11, There was a wedding at
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://thoughtfullydevoted.blogspot.com/2013/01/an-irrational-defense.html
I was on the bus a few days back talking to one of my friends, and the topic of christian apologetics came up. I referred to apologetics as “bullshit pseudo-philosophy” and was instantly met with …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://michaelasrandomramblings.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-do-you-fear.html
So it’s time for another blog..apparently I’m only having monthly installments now. So let’s recap my life since I last blogged [don't groan, who else do you expect me to talk about 
]. Grayson…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://cuddysskandalon.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/how-long-oh-god/
Isaiah 2:20-21 (NKJV) “ 20 In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, … 21 To go into the…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://renewedcities.blogspot.com/2012/12/need-or-luxury.html
The difference between a need and a luxury is an irregularly drawn, jagged line through a “no-man’s land” of Christian stewardship. For instance, Pat and I bought a second-hand car…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.youthspecialties.com/articles/after-the-altar-call#When:06:29:14Z
The youth leader just finished giving a powerful message about the necessity of teenagers turning from their sin and following Jesus. As the altar call is
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://tenminustwo.blogspot.com/2012/11/why-we-choose-not-to-shop-on-black.html
My views on this have changed drastically over the last few years. I want to make that fact perfectly clear. Going off shopping for whatever it was that I “thought” I needed and could get at a great price on, is something I should be …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://bookshoptalk.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/a-must-have-resource-for-every-youth-worker-and-sunday-school-teacher/
If you know anyone who is responsible for teaching the Bible in Children’s ministry, youth ministry, small group leadership; or someone who is simply wanting to get it right when it
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://lizlanehibbard.blogspot.com/2012/11/this-thing-called-life.html
I feel the need to write, yet I don’t have anything specific to write about. Writing helps me make sense of everything and get through life. It is how I can express in words the emotions I have…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://reconnoitrehere.blogspot.com/2012/11/it-has-often-thrown-him-into-fire-or.html
Chapter 3 When class was dismissed it was the hour of almoco, luncheon. The class dispersed but the missionary had placed his hand on my arm. Intent on hearing the rest of my story, he led me to an uncrowded place for …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://kaiserroll21.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/the-real-outback/
A typical American stereotype is that Australia’s Outback is mainly arid, rugged desert with kangaroos and reptiles hopping and scurrying around with sparce, dry -looking bushes and tumbleweeds swaying in the wind. My friends and I also joke that Outback Steakhouse’s Blooming Onion appetizer must
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://we4cubes.blogspot.com/2012/11/our-little-big-move.html
We have moved and we are soooooooo excited! I call it a little move because it was only about half a mile down the road and because it was the fewest things we…
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://lifewithrue.blogspot.com/2012/10/inspired.html
Mug full of hot tea? Check. -Big fuzzy blanket? Check. -Sweats and a hoodie? Check. -Curled up on my bed in my dorm room with my laptop? Check. …Okay… I think I am ready to begin. 
This past …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://themidnightcafe.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-gratitudesincluding-some-more.html
More fun ideas from pinterest, for which I am totally, awesomely grateful: 182. Threading a string through the tails of balloons to hang them for a party: 183. Hanging photos from a light string to decorate for the same party: 184. Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for breakfast. 185. Lego Sukkah for Sukkot:
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.suncitydoc.org/Activities/?p=1248
Unpacking this question will be the focus of our Monday morning Bible Studies starting on October 15, at 11:00am. Using the Book of Acts as our foundation point, we will be discussing the nature and purpose of the church, …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://engleclan.blogspot.com/2012/09/friday-phone-dump-9-28-12.html
~erica Friday was my little brother’s 40th birthday. We’re so old… School started Tuesday. I go Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. By Friday night was I too exhausted to do anything fun with the kids (we had planned on …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://flowersnplaid.blogspot.com/2012/10/you-can-now-find-us-on-our-new-journey.html
We have now begun another journey of childhood mental illness. This isn’t our first ‘rodeo’ so to speak, but is equally, if not a sadder journey as …
FROM Kids Bible Source- http://reycord.blogspot.com/2011/12/falling-through-canyons.html
This entire school year has been a game of catch-up. My moments of clarity are so last-minute they are like the fresh papers I print, warm to the touch, but by the time the pencil lead is begins to dull, it’s …
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Aim: To develop concrete plans for ministry training, refine these through feedback and identify potential blockages to implementing these plans. 1. Seven ways to Change a Culture Clear your schedule. Set the agenda on Sunday – For us this means preaching in a way that emphasizes how the text preach …
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Implementation of Trellis and the Vine Insights for CrossView Church LA (part 1)
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Sad fact of life: Morning DJs don’t get out much, and we go to bed early. If you’ve read this blog — pretty much ever — you know I am pretty much in love with The Walking Dead on…
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Walking Dead Mid-season Finale is Tonight
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So I AM the swagger coach but I’ll get into that in a minute. For now, a small rundown on the last week. Some of you have been praying for me since we had a tough week in surgery about 3-4 weeks ago. Well, this past Monday I was able …
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Swagger Coach
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On November 6th, while our farmhouse was burning, we were sitting at church listening to a sermon on what true community should look like. Our pastor …
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Farmhouse Kitchen: what is the heart of a home?
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October 16 marked day 200 of my 101 in 1001 challenge (see how I did the first 100 days here). I completed 11 tasks this time, which means I am still pretty much on track to get all 101 done by Christmas of 2013. …
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101 in 1001: 200(ish) Day Update
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michael & i were talking tonight about all of the funny things elle says/does that don’t make it on this blog (let’s face it, i cannot blog every single day.). so, i’m putting together a collection of things for you…
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random bits
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The air is a crisp fall sweet. I listen to the bugs and the rain. Like a holy metronome this consistent plinking and yerking. I sit inside, under the arch of a beech …
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The morning of the first day of school
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This morning saw the fourth meeting of Sophia Network in Yorkshire; it was a great morning of discussion, debate and sharing things for prayer. We had 11 women attending and a very young man (only…
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What Sophia members got up to in Yorkshire this month….
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In the last two years I seem to have spent a lot of my time in waiting rooms. Due to a back problem I have been through X-…
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Article: The Waiting Room by Jo Dolby
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I am trying to push our church into serving the kids in it by putting together a special needs ministry. Better than 10% of the kids in our county’s school system have an IEP …
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31 for 21: #2 Church
By Andre Picard, Globe and Mail, September 6, 2011 Take a close look at the statistics and a trend becomes clear: The No. 1 risk factor for suicide is being male. Of the 10 people who die by suicide daily in this country, about eight are men and two are women. There are libraries full of research ex
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In Canada 10 suicides every day, 8 are men!
I know, I know, I said I was going to do trees, and I will, I promise. But then, out of the murk that I laughingly call my conscious mind, came a “suppose”. One of the happiest things about traveling (if you’re me) involves post cards. Face it – they’re generally beautifully done and present everyth …
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Postcards from the Edge (with apologies to Princess Leia..er..Carrie Fisher)
Between games two and three, the PCs aged six years, and for those who hadn’t, grew out of adolescence into either young adulthood, or adulthood proper, bringing them up to full stats. However, to simulate the years’ happenings, I used the “Random Events Chart” (REC) from my last post. Here are the …
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In-Between Games 01: Six Long Years
Co-Blog – The following is a co-blog put together by myself and Pat Furlong, President and Founder of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. This is a new project we have started where we will both write on similar topics from two different perspectives, but living in the same world of Duchenne. IEP By …
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Co-Blog with Pat Furlong, On IEPs