During the final lesson at D-Now one illustration invited each student to write their own hero story. The sixth grade boys had many clever tales, but one began with a question, “Is it ok to use both Vader and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?” Matt was unsure if those two worlds could collide without breaking […]

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Romans 6:15-23 We are all labeled by the world. Some of our labels are good and some are bad, but we desire to have the right labels. We search and pursue the right labels. Whether it is being popular (rather than a loser) or rich (over poor) or smart (as opposed to dumb) – our […]

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TNIV Romans 16:1-2 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.” […]

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Challenge: We will take anyone who guesses her name out to dinner. Rules: You must submit answers on the blog – click comments below – before next Friday (when I will post the blog revealing her name). You may give up to five guesses. You must leave your name and email, because too many will claim […]

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John 8:3-11 We played a text messaging game to begin (cell phone owners were partnered with those who did not have any clue how to txt!) and the last text they sent to me was “Im afraid of the Version guy”. Which is not exactly true, but the guy troubles me. I can not understand […]

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