Power of Spoken Word

According to a study by Purdue University, words are just as mighty as deeds when it comes to parents passing on religious beliefs. The study, which appeared ...

Teach Us to Serve

Teach us, Lord, to serve you as you deserve,

to give and not to count the cost,

to fight and not to heed the wounds,

to toil and not to seek for rest,

to ...

Widening Circle of Unbelief

One child lost to the faith usually becomes a family lost to the faith, and not many generations later a whole community of unbelief is set in motion ...

Classroom on Film

I've always tried to be aware of what I say in my films because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers, teachers with very loud voices.

Priceless Response

One summer, my daughter taught the 4-year-olds at vacation Bible school. The first day she gave everyone yarn necklace nametags to wear around their necks. ...

The Importance of Preparation

Preparation for the ministry is nothing less than the making of the man.

Ministers Tell People What to Do

Returning home from church, our five-year-old Emily announced she wanted to be like the man who stood in front.

"You want to be a minister?" asked my wife.

Garbling the Lord's Prayer

My Sunday school class of youngsters had some problems repeating the Lord's Prayer, but they didn't lack in imagination. One child prayed, "Our ...

Dwight L. Moody's Sunday School Teacher

Edward Kimball is probably not known to you. He lived over a hundred years ago. He was a Sunday school teacher in Boston, where a young teenager became ...

Final Exam

Legend has it that a certain college philosophy prof asked one question on his final exam. He picked up a chair, put it on his desk, and wrote on the ...