Start a discussion by handing students small rectangles of white cardstock, telling them they are to create the business card they will have 20 years from now. Include company, name, job title and city.What's t...

Read both versions of the creation story aloud: Genesis 1 Genesis 2. One version depicts God as a sort of distant orchestra conductor flinging planets around the universe. The other seems to have God down on hi...

Perhaps one of the greatest descriptions of the game of basketball came from writer Garrison Keillor who said, "Basketball is such a beautiful game. Played with the legs and the tips of the fingers. Demanding y...

Cancer is probably one of the scariest words in the world. We fear hearing it from the doctor. We fear hearing on the phone when a friend or family members calls us to break the news. Cancer can fit easily into...

There are a number of stories about how the Oscar statue got his name. One story suggests a secretary thought the statue looked like her Uncle Oscar. Another story suggests actress Bette Davis, upon winning a s...

The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and takes place during the 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays). The word Lent comes from the German word for "long" as in "the days are getting longer."Many of...

You will need to adjust this idea based on the size of your group. Cut out a set of paper hearts. On each heart, write one of the ideas contained in 1 Corinthians 13 (patience, kindness, humility, etc.). Hide t...

Calvin MillerDavid C Cook, 256 pp., $14.99There was this old guy in my church named Bud. Good man. Good sense of humor. Not afraid to raise his hand during a sermon, always spoke his mind at congregational meet...

* New Year's Day is celebrated as the first day of the year on the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the closest thing we have to a worldwide public holiday. What makes you feel connected to the world aroun...

In Theaters: July 2011DVD Release: November 2011Starring: William Mapother and Brit MarlingDirected by: Mike CahillGenre: Science FictionWarnings: This movie probably will bore your junior high students. If you...