thoughts on worship, family, children, youth, church, and anything else really...
Here’s an interesting new concept - a Bible that can be read in two hours! Following the release of Get into the Word last year, we’ve been looking for a version that would be ideal to give to children to get them to read the Bible for the first time, so I’m looking forward to getting hold of one of these to see if it fits the bill.
Was thrilled to see that the Methodist church in the UK have recently launched a new site for children, and for children’s workers.
It’s very much on my “to do” list to compile a list of children-related sites, along the lines of what we’ve done for the FW Youth site, so if you have any good links, do drop me an email, or post them in the forum
Saw this quotation today from Rick Warren, speaking at the Baptist Cententray Congress in the UK last month:
“My message to the churches in the UK is to study the pubs and places such as Starbucks. These places are not offering beer and coffee, but they are offering people community. People find the excuse to get together, and they have a longing for belonging. When the church can fulfill this longing to belong in people then they will not be able to keep people out.”
I love that phrase - “the longing to belong” - it describes perfectly what most people would never concede is one of the prime driving forces in their life.