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Known by Their Name

Known by Their Name

Every experienced gardener knows that labeling seeds as they are planted helps distinguish good plants from weeds later. Use the following activity to show kids that Christians should produce the good fruits of love, kindness, compassion and truth.

Heed the Warning of a Fellow Servant

Heed the Warning of a Fellow Servant

Reading newspaper accounts of scandal in the lives of church leaders we don’t know is hard enough. Imagine our distress when we received a personal letter about someone we greatly admired that began, “It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that Pastor _______ has resigned…”

Intentional Child Evangelism

Intentional Child Evangelism

The word intentional is popular among educators today. We used to say plan for it to happen! However you say it, child evangelism is a must.

IMPACT Fall 2018 Edition

This edition of the IMPACT magazine shares stories from USA, Germany, Haiti, Burundi, and Zimbabwe.

Hold Nothing Back

Hold Nothing Back

When you think of your heart what do you think of? Do you reflect on loving your wife (or husband) with all your heart?

Harnessing the Power of Music

Harnessing the Power of Music

No topic tends to split churches and divide parents and children more quickly than the issue of music.

Leaders Need Initiative

Leaders Need Initiative

Although the Supreme Court ruling was favorable, public school clubs will not increase unless leaders like Mark take the initiative. Our dictionary defines initiative as “the power, ability or instinct to begin or follow through energetically with a plan or task.”

The Story of a Question

The Story of a Question

My three grandchildren- Jared, 11, Joshua, 8, and Sierra, almost 7 were in my class as I taught the attribute of God’s omnipotence.

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