Teen Statistics in 2 Hours

Why a Christian Education?

There are a few different reasons. Some are not that great, but there is one awesome reason. Parent’s have a huge role in the education and development of their kids. Parents have the ability and liberty to email teachers about anything; and both the teachers and administration encourages such action. Frequently I am told that… [Read more…]

Challenges of Being a Bible Teacher (01)

One of the challenges I face as a Bible teacher is my own spiritual life and discipline. Humanly speaking it is prayer that makes a teacher or preacher successful. When I slack off in my own spiritual practices and personal piety, my teaching detracts. (Though, it is by God’s grace that he uses even bad… [Read more…]

Initial thoughts on leading a worship team

I sponsor the praise team at Trinity Christian School. We lead the student body in songs of praise during our high school assemblies. I never realized it until this year just how much people are critics. Not many people, except pastors, will tell you how to teach high school bible. (It’s really funny to hear… [Read more…]

Hard Questions: Is God present in hell?

It is common to say that hell is the absence of God. Such statements are motivated in large part by the dread of even contemplating what hell is like. We try often to soften that blow and find a euphimism to skirt around it. We need to realize that those who are in hell desire… [Read more…]

Derek Melleby on Doubt

Derek Melleby works for CPYU, the Center for Parent/YouthUnderstanding, an organization dedicated to helping parents, teachers, and youth workers understand youth culture. He is the co-author of The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness, which is published by IVP. He wrote an article entitled: Affirming Doubt: Helping Students Ask and Answer Tough Questions He writes, [On… [Read more…]

When believers doubt

So, uh, Mr. S. what about the fact that God allowed sin to happen? Like, if, God knew that Adam and Eve would sin, why did he make us in the first place? It would’ve been better to never exist than to endure this. Sometimes Christians act like we have all the answers. Truth be… [Read more…]

Hard Questions: Reading the Bible is Boring

Said a student to me this morning in my doctrine class. One of the assignments I give my students is a devotional schedule. They are to map out what they are to read for their daily devotional reading and when they are going to do so. Next I am going to make my students journal… [Read more…]