Evaluating a Youth’s Spiritual Walk

Do you evaluate your youth program simply by the numbers attending? What is a good measurement? It’s something to think about. How do you evaluate the effectiveness of your youth program?

Here are some other options…. YOU DECIDE!

  • By church activity participation?
  • By the fruits of the spirit displayed by the youth? (Gal 5:22-23)
  • By comparison to your own spiritual

Reminding God of His Promises

God’s promises were never meant to be thrown aside as waste paper. He intended that they should be used. He loves to see His children bring them up to Him and say, ‘Lord, do as thou hast said.’ We glorify God when we plead His promises. Do you think that God will be any poorer for giving you the riches …

We thought you said Daddy!

As we celebrate Father’s Day today, I would like to share the following story about the effect that one father had on his family. This particular family had three small children who were determined to have a puppy. Mom protested because she knew that somehow or other, she would end up caring for the critter. True to form, the children …

Involved Dads

According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a father’s involvement with a child increases the child’s IQ, the child’s motivation to learn, and the child’s self-confidence. In addition, children with involved dads are more likely to develop a sense of humor as well as an “inner excitement.”

Victor Parachin, “The Fine Art of Good Fathering,” Herald of Holiness, February 1995, pp.

Most Valuable Asset

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.”

Billy Graham

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Mount up with Wings

“Our souls were made to ‘mount up with wings’ and can never be satisfied with anything short of flying. Like the captive-born eagle that feels the instinct of flight, and chafes and frets at its imprisonment, hardly knowing what it longs for, so do our souls cry out for freedom. We can never rest on earth, and long to ‘fly …

Why Dogs Can’t use Computers

  • He’s distracted by cats chasing his mouse.
  • SIT and STAY were hard enough; CUT and PASTE are out of the question.
  • Saliva-coated floppy disks refuse to work.
  • Carpal paw syndrome.
  • He can’t help attacking the screen when he hears “You’ve Got Mail.”
  • The FETCH command isn’t available on all platforms.
  • He can’t stick his head out of Windows XP.

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An Eagle’s First Flight

“The way to God has properly been described as ‘letting oneself fall,’ and has been compared with the first flight of a baby eagle, pushed out of the nest by its parents, and then discovering to its amazement that the invisible ocean of light in which it is dropping is capable of bearing it up. The presence of God which …