Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids?
If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
“How old are you?”
“I’m 4 and half.”
You’re never 36 and a half, but you’re 4 and a half going on 5! …
Materials
Index Cards
Setup
Known as “battle” or “slap.” Write key words, phrases and other facts that match up on a set of index cards. Place the names listed below as well as descriptions on separate note cards. Include as many copies of the names as there are descriptions.
Activity
Divide the cards into two stacks, one for each team. …
Would you consider abortion in the following 4 situations ?
1. There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with 15th. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty the excessive world population, would you consider recommending she get an abortion?
2. The father is sick with …
Materials
You’ll need 1 role card for each person, tape, and Bibles. A tape player and blues music are optional.
Role Cards
Print the following “roles” on 3X5 cards. Not all options may be suitable so use your own discretion.
* Business and home were lost in a flood.
* Home and all belongings were destroyed in a fire.
* …
Preparation
The group will be divided into teams of 8 persons, each arranged in a circle. Each circle will have a disciple (adult) to watch them.
Activity
1. The group has one minute to form a circle around the disciple with not more than four points of contact with the ground. (Members may not lie across the ground)
2. After …
Use what talents you possess: The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Source: Henry Van Dyke, Bits & Pieces, March 31, 1994, Page 16
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
–Josh Billings
“I am progressing along the path of life in my ordinary contented condition, when suddenly a stab of pain threatens serious disease, or a newspaper headline threatens us all with destruction. “At first I am overwhelmed, and all my little happiness look like broken toys. And perhaps, by God’s grace, I succeed, and for a day or two become a …
As I write this I’m at 35,000 feet. It’s 5:45 pm, Saturday. It should be 4:15. The airliner was an hour and half late. People are grumpy. Some are downright mad. Stewardesses are apologizing, promising extra booze to take off the edge. To complicate matters, a Japanese man across the aisle from me has a rather severe nosebleed and they’re …
Materials
Sheet of paper and a tray or hard cover book for eack participant.
Activity
Everyone places a tray or large book on top their head with a piece of blank paper on it. Participant are to draw on the page resting on the top of their head, without looking, according to the instructions given.
Instructions might be
1. Draw …