Tag Archives: Faith
He never lets go
Posted on 10. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
After hitting my 1000 post goal, I’m taking a little bit of a blogging break, don’t worry, I won’t be gone long. 
In the meantime, God has seen fit that I walk through the shadow of the valley of death. Pain, sorrow, longing, frustration and anger, all these emotions are present. However, every step of the way I’ve known that God is in control. Although he’s not the author of death and destruction, he’s right here beside us to hold our hands when we experience unbearable loss.
Last night my wife posted the closing verse from David Crowder’s song, “He never lets go.” Since then I’ve had that song on repeat on my iPhone and I’ve listened to it no less than 30 times.… Read the rest
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Building Christ followers the old fashioned way
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
A few day ago I happened across this blog which linked to this fascinating article on catechesis.
Yeah, I didn’t know what Catechesis was either. I’ve written some posts here and there about catechism and it’s place in the modern protestant church. Most of us, including myself have images of old and outdated practices when we here this word. However, I think that many of us realize that the generation of Christ followers we’re developing are less than grounded. I’m not throwing out the idea of investing in parents to where they have the spiritual lead or throwing out small groups where peers and adult leaders can build into students. I’m talking about some manner of content that aligns the next generation with sound beliefs in a world of relativism.… Read the rest
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Faith development of a child: Episode 3
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Kenny.
Last week I wrote about kids believing blindly.
Give me ten minutes with a kid and I can make a child believe just about anything. Kids trust. Kids believe. This is a beautiful part of their nature. But in this respect we have to understand that kids and adults are different. If I met an adult who didn’t know Christ, it would take me some time to lead them to faith. I’d have to show a lot of evidence before someone was ready to believe. I’d have to take them on a journey through scripture and share stories from how God worked in my life. After presenting all the stories, leading him through scriptures and showing him Christ’s love, he may decide to follow Christ.… Read the rest
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