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Learning at 5 and 55

Last fall I needed two maroon buttons for a jumper I was sewing for my 5-year-old granddaughter, Anna. I went with her and her mother to the one fabric store...

Thanking God for John Piper

Teachers change the way you see the world, and they often change the way we understand ourselves (The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matters, 2012, page 67)....

Have You Prayed?

Are you ready for this coming Sunday? Is your lesson prepared? Have you chosen the worship songs? Is the Bible memory activity ready to go? Do you have that substitute...

“Spring Inventory” for Children’s and Youth Min...

In the northern United States, the coming of spring brings many wonderful changes. We are pleased to finally see new green growth replace the melted snow. Indoors comes the traditional...

Why Our Kids Need Big Truths

Watch this inspiring testimony of how the teaching of big biblical truths prepared a family to stand strong in faith amid profound suffering: [vimeo 14034689 w=500 h=281] The Watters' Story...

The Parent-Church Partnership

Many years ago at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, John Piper presented a sermon series titled "Education for Exultation." In one particular sermon he focused on Psalm 145:4, One generation...