http://www.brennaphillips.com The culture and how it affects ministry to kids Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:43:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I guess it depends a lot on where you live and where you have to walk, but this Walk to School Day could be a good idea for physical activity and avoiding the overcrowding of vehicles in front of schools. Safety would definitely need to be of utmost importance. What ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/10/02/walk-to-school/ With an Earth-friendly emphasis, why not have an Earth-friendly Green Bible? http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/23/everything-goes-green/ I was never much of a race fan growing up. I grew up most of my life in central Florida and it was too far from Daytona to really even care about racing. It wasn't one of the most popular sports anyway. In the most recent years, though, I've grown ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/19/race-fan/ I love the motto for Lanier office products. Everything we do and say on the outside comes from what's inside. It's what's inside that makes us who we are on the outside. This concept is applied to many aspects of life: personal, business, church. Jesus looked at our hearts. What's ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/10/its-whats-inside/ I recently wrote a blog post from a thought from AquaChurch 2.0 on being a risk-taker and realizing that we must get out of the boat. Yesterday I received an email from cmconnect with the following thought: Hole Diggers and Risk Takers by Roger Fields "Some play it safe and dig holes; some ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/09/taking-risks/ Here's an excellent thought from AquaChurch 2.0: (page 306)... The first four years are absolutely as critical to spiritual and moral devleopment as they are to social and intellectual development. A child's spirituality begins before it is born. Churches that help parents understand and address a child's "learning windows" from ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/06/child-development/ The days of Mr. Rogers educational television show are numbered. According to this article, the children's show will soon be taken off the air. And what a shame! I grew up watching Mr. Rogers. It's a fantastic educational show for children in which they learn academics and morals. With low ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/06/not-21st-century-tv/ The man who gave voices to many of the "Peanuts" characters recently passed away. Read this article. http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/05/the-voice-of-peanuts/ In AquaChurch 2.0, Len Sweet gives us lessons called "All I Ever Needed to Know I learned from Noah" (page 242). 1. Be prepared. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. 2. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY BIG. 3. Don't listen ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/04/life-lessons/ I'm continuing my reading of Len Sweet's AquaChurch 2.0. We need to live life on the edge; live on the edge as Jesus did. "The action is on the edge, not the center" (page 170). When we move away from the edge, we are moving away from Jesus. He is ... http://www.brennaphillips.com/2008/09/03/live-life-on-the-edge/