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The Rest of the (Christmas) Story
Last year, I worked with the Creation Museum to develop a magical pre-show program for their Magi drama at their Christmas Town event. While brainstorming, I thought of Paul Harvey’s catchphrase, “the rest of the story,” from his old radio program. It occurred to me that while most people in our culture know the basics of [...]
Christianity Isn’t Kids’ Stuff
This post is going to be rather stream of consciousness in style, but go with me a minute. I do have a point. It all started when I saw a recent Barna Group study on why young Christians leave the church. The study identified six reasons for this: Churches seem overprotective. Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of Christianity [...]
, on November 12, 2011
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged Children's Ministry Leave a commentI Believe in the Bible
I am more than just an entertainer, I am a minister of the Gospel. So what I believe and proclaim matters. Even seemingly small theological compromises can have great consequences. I certainly hope Pastors and church leaders exercise care in verifying the theological orthodoxy of anyone they bring to their church or Christian organization, especially [...]
, on November 9, 2011
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology 1 CommentI Ain’t ‘fraid of no Ghost!
There is a lot of interest in ghosts. There are more and more “reality” television shows purporting to be investigating the truth about ghosts. If we really want to know the truth, our starting point shouldn’t be the TV we watch, the stories we hear, or people’s opinions. Our starting point should be the Word of [...]
The Real Secret of Magic
“How’d you do it?” That’s the one question we magicians aren’t ever supposed to answer. Well, I thought I’d make an exception and tell you how magic is really done. Yes, really. For starters, the hand is not quicker then the eye, it’s not all done with mirrors, and there is (almost) never anything up my [...]
The Rest of the (Christmas) Story
Last year, I worked with the Creation Museum to develop a magical pre-show program for their Magi drama at their Christmas Town event. While brainstorming, I thought of Paul Harvey’s catchphrase, “the rest of the story,” from his old radio program. It occurred to me that while most people in our culture know the basics of [...]
Christianity Isn’t Kids’ Stuff
This post is going to be rather stream of consciousness in style, but go with me a minute. I do have a point. It all started when I saw a recent Barna Group study on why young Christians leave the church. The study identified six reasons for this: Churches seem overprotective. Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of Christianity [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged Children's Ministry Leave a comment
I Believe in the Bible
I am more than just an entertainer, I am a minister of the Gospel. So what I believe and proclaim matters. Even seemingly small theological compromises can have great consequences. I certainly hope Pastors and church leaders exercise care in verifying the theological orthodoxy of anyone they bring to their church or Christian organization, especially [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology 1 Comment
I Ain’t ‘fraid of no Ghost!
There is a lot of interest in ghosts. There are more and more “reality” television shows purporting to be investigating the truth about ghosts. If we really want to know the truth, our starting point shouldn’t be the TV we watch, the stories we hear, or people’s opinions. Our starting point should be the Word of [...]
The Real Secret of Magic
“How’d you do it?” That’s the one question we magicians aren’t ever supposed to answer. Well, I thought I’d make an exception and tell you how magic is really done. Yes, really. For starters, the hand is not quicker then the eye, it’s not all done with mirrors, and there is (almost) never anything up my [...]
