May 2012
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April 2012
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March 2012
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February 2010
1 post
"My dear young fellow," the Old-Green-Grasshopper...
I see that I have neglected this blog for a very long time. That annoys me. I want to write here, anything to do with our children and their spiritual journey,
well, let’s see how that goes…
I was thinking today, about being little and how… everything was bigger. Not just in size, I mean… the possibilities, the sense of adventure, there was so much to explore. What...
September 2009
4 posts
Church... on Mount Everest?
What is the Church?
We are the church, the people, the children, the old people, the not so old people.
Where is the church?
Wherever we are! What if a few of us decided then to pack some food and some very warm clothes and put on our very finest hiking boots ad decided to take a walk up the mountain?… let’s say we were very fit and experienced at climbing mountains and we decided...
So, why do we go to church anyway?
The i61 Kids told me what they thought, here are their answers:
But Why?
You may have been going to church for a few weeks, a few months, maybe a year or so… maybe you’ve been going to church your whole life! Ever wondered why?
Tomorrow morning, at i61, the i61 Kids will be grappling with that very question.
It's Back to School Time!
Tomorrow is Back to School day for the majority of the i61 Kids and is what we spent the majority of our Sunday meeting discussing and praying for.
I was pleased to hear that they are mostly excited about going back to school, but one boy brought up that while he liked school the whole thing of settling in to another class with another teacher was always the part of the year that he found most...
August 2009
7 posts
“I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They...”
seedlings and flowers and cocoons - Oh My!
A couple of months ago, during the time we spent talking about creation and our part in it (The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it ~ Genesis 2:15) the i61 Kids planted some seeds in various pots and egg boxes.
They grew…
and they grew…
and they grew!
Hooray!
But they were not the only things that grew, while moving the...
678's Water Fight Night, in which I had a nasty...
… and Jeff didn’t.
Praying in Colour!
While looking around for things to inspire me concerning praying with kids, i came across a book called Praying with Color.
It is described on the website ( prayingincolor.com ) as an Active, Visual, and Meditative way to pray - for all ages.
Hmm, sounds good.
I bought the book and took it to the i61 kids classroom to see what my kids would think of it. Well, it seemed to be a hit. Instead of...
Prayer Twirls!
Hello parents, Hello leaders, Hello people who are interested in kid stuff at i61!
A couple weeks ago we started talking about prayer in the i61 kids room.
How do you pray?
Where do you pray?
Why do you pray?
Does the way you talk to God at school sound different than the way you talk to God at church?
“Why do we have to put our hands together and close our eyes when we’re at...
Jesus Lost.
One of my Sunday School kiddos has recently started to become interested in writing rather than her usual crafts. We spent a few months this year just going over the life of Jesus, wondering what it was like for him and those around him as he grew up, the classroom is still full of the pictures that were created during those few months… a couple of weeks ago Em was looking around at the pictures...
After Eden.
Since Easter, in my Sunday School Class we have been talking about the garden of Eden.
Yes, that is a long time to talk about a garden, maybe. But… God’s plan for the world, for people, for animals. I found it quite amazing and I’m glad the kids seemed to feel the same way, but, So many questions!
Jesus said,”I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will...