“Cut! That take was perfect. Let’s do it one more time!” That sounds echoes across a valley in the hills of Tennessee as the director takes a look at the script, looks at his crew and our actor, dabs the sweat off his brow and sets up to film again. There are no makeup touchups, craft services, grips,…
Read MoreI still have my first Bible. It’s a tiny pink KJV New Testament (with Psalms and Proverbs) that fit neatly in the litle purse that I would take to church. I don’t remember having this Bible but my mom tells me stories and it still sits in the “Baby Erika” box at her house. What I…
Read MoreEvery now and then, the Explore the Bible team has the opportunity to scour the Scriptures in the context of ancient times to find just the right object that fits into our model of object-based learning each week so that kids can apply then in their modern context. Some of these objects are modern symbolizations of the…
Read MoreChurches come in all shapes, sizes, and schedules. If your church was my childhood church home, we had a standard one hour of Sunday School, 10 minutes of Big Church and 50 minutes of Kids Church in another “sound proof” area of the building. It was complete with Bible Drill Bibles and felt boards. (I…
Read MoreWhen I was five-years-old, I remember summer days with the neighbor kids searching for insects and rolly-pollies in the dirt together. Every now and then our moms would let us inside to play Pitfall on the Atari or even—hold your breath—Super Mario Brothers on the brand new 1984 Nintendo. Those were the days… My five-year-old niece has…
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