Monday, March 25, 2024
So, DO Something!
Friday, March 22, 2024
Teach the "Whys" with Anchored
Over the many, many years where churches have had intentional Children's Ministries, we have done a good job when it comes to teaching the "whats" - what the Bible says and therefore what we believe - if we teach in ways which engage children. But for some reason we never focused on teaching the "whys" - why we are able to believe what we believe. While we absolutely must teach the "whats" in ways which engage children, we also must teach the "whys" - when we do not, we end up with the results we are seeing in families throughout our churches - where young people are turning away from their faith and many of them are turning to atheism (as Barna's research shows), and growing numbers of people are saying they do not believe the Bible is true (as Gallup's research shows.) If we are going to stop these trends, we must start teaching the "whys" with as much intentionality as we show when we teach the "whats".
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Color Volcano . . . Bible Point - When We Make the Choice to Obey, Amazing Things Can Happen!
Monday, March 18, 2024
What Are You Doing?
Friday, March 15, 2024
What Are Your "Metrics"?
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Use Anchored So the Children You Love Are "Always Prepared to Make a Defense"
A couple days ago I wrote about how Anchored will help you teach children why they are able to believe the Bible is trustworthy. Today I want to look at 1 Peter 3:15, 16 and how these verses give us another solid reason "why" we need to teach the "whys".
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Use Anchored with the Children You Love So They, "Have Certainty Concerning the Things (They) Have Been Taught"
I have been writing about some of the reasons why we need to teach the "whys" - and we certainly find another reason in Luke 1:1-4 -
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Anchored Will Help You Teach Why the Word is Trustworthy
Churches, parents, and grandparents teach the "whats" - what the Bible says and therefore what we believe. They do this for solid reasons, they also need to teach the children they love the "whys" - why we are able to believe what we believe. Anchored is a supplemental curriculum designed to be used alongside whatever curriculum a church is currently using to teach the "whys" and equip parents and grandparents to do the same at home. But why do we need to teach the "whys" . . . shouldn't we just be able to believe without knowing "whys"? Consider the following . . .
Monday, March 11, 2024
Let Anchored Help You Teach the "Whys" Because Teaching the "Whys" Matters as Much as Teaching the "Whats"
Friday I shared some quotes about why we need to know and teach apologetics - today I want to share a few more . . .
Friday, March 8, 2024
We Need to Teach the "Whys" - Do So With Anchored
Today as you may be thinking about getting Anchored to teach the "whys" to the children in your church, I want to share with you a few quotes about the very real need for apologetics.