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High Calling: ALIGNMENT (September 2017)

Have you ever driven a car with wheels that were out of line? You cannot keep it in the center of your lane. It pulls to the left, it pulls to the right. Nothing you can do but fight, fight, fight–the cheer of everyone who drives a car out of alignment. In ministry, nothing is more important than alignment. And that’s why alignment is the key word in this issue of High Calling.

Talking to Children about Natural Disasters

Talking to Children about Natural Disasters

Becky hasn’t slept in weeks due to aftershocks of a scary earthquake. Joshua hides in a closet during thunderstorms since his house was struck by lightning. Sarah’s grandmother died in Hurricane Harvey and she wonders why bad things happen to good people.

Putting the Fun in Fundamentals

Putting the Fun in Fundamentals

Flashing lights and amusing music, puppet plays and dramatic skits, brightly colored sets and hands-on learning are all on the top of the list for today’s children’s programs both in secular education and Christian education.

Challenging Children to be Honest

Challenging Children to be Honest

Most preteens and teenagers lie. That was the conclusion of a recent survey of 3,700 American and Canadian 11-18 year olds. What can we do about this epidemic of dishonesty? We can teach primaries the value of truthfulness.

Love is an Action Verb

Love is an Action Verb

Bible clubs in public schools face some out-of-the-ordinary obstacles. But building relationships with school administrators, teachers and parents can lead to clubs with firm foundations. A few practical ways to begin are outlined here.

Helping Children Recognize Sin and Win

Helping Children Recognize Sin and Win

It was 9:50 on Sunday morning. I was rushing to set up for my class when the mother of one of my students approached me with a heavy heart. “Please, will you talk to Justin? I found out he has been stealing!” The news was hard to believe.

Easy Steps to Better Classroom Management

Easy Steps to Better Classroom Management

Last week the children in my Sunday school class were unusually rambunctious. As soon as they arrived the morning started going downhill. By the time class was over I was worn out and wondered if I should even be teaching.

What Does It Mean To Be Religious?

What Does It Mean To Be Religious?

Have you ever heard someone refer to a person as being very religious? What does that term bring to mind? Someone who is very conscientious? Someone who is diligent in their religious practices? Someone whose faith is obvious in his daily activities?

3 Ways to Keep Children Engaged When Teaching

3 Ways to Keep Children Engaged When Teaching

Our culture works hard at diverting kids from the real meaning of life. Busy schedules and fractured families have left our children worn out and stressed. This was so true for the community of families in Ridgewood, New Jersey that they decided to halt all activities city-wide for a 24-hour period.

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