by Anne-Geri' Fann with Glen Gray What would you do if you suddenly saw a friend who you knew had died ... but there they were doing the usual thing they have always done? You'd think you've seen a ghost, right? I have ONE message for you this Easter and, okay, I've kind of already hinted at...

I'm going to get right to the point in this one because I'm sure you would like to know why on earth this piece opened with toilets in the title. I'm-a gonna tell you what relationships (any relationships) and a toilet lid have in common. I am thinking about the propensity one often has NOT to...

Team teaching. You've heard of it, but does it work? Doesn't it get too many irons in the fire? Doesn't it seem a bit overkill? Why on earth would I help implement this in Sunday School. Well. Team teaching engages a group of teachers working eagerly, regularly, and together to help a class of...

"Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John , Acts, and the letter to the Romans.... " When you read the words above, did you sing them in your head? Haha I did. Many who have grown up in a similar tradition have a little tune as their go-to to learn the books of the Bible. The funny thing is, they indeed...

Have you broken your New Year's resolution already?? Maybe, maybe not. I'll never tell. ;-) I know I broke one on, um, January 2nd -- but I'm following the EASIEST RESOLUTIONS EVER plan, so I feel pretty good about where the first couple of months are going. But yeah... I still said them. I even...

You have a heart for missions, but you don't know where to go. OR ... you may already have a mission point chosen and planned! You have landed on a page that is an excellent start to your preparation with top notch resources. Maybe you are STILL TRYING TO DECIDE WHERE TO GO and are interested to...

I am going to share with you a VERY little-known story that has stayed primarily in my immediate family. I'm not sure I know anyone else in my family who has heard this one. But I am going to share it with you. My mother would be so embarrassed if she were here, but she is not. She very...

2019. It's finally, actually right around the corner. It's gonna be big. It's gonna be better. It's gonna be HOTT. You are making resolutions and determinations, and you're inspired by the possibilities. You will watch the ball drop on television and sing Auld Lang Syne with friends or family....

Hey there! Glad you're here! Welcome to a place that is always on the hunt for honest and relatable Christianity. I'm glad you find your way to this page. You might be here because you wanted to be notified of the Sleuth for the Truth Sunday School 101 curriculum release (you get two free...

There is always something to be learned in your time in the Word of God, isn't there? What touched you today? We would love to hear and discuss it here!

I typically don’t blog about things that are TOO personal to me. I mean, this is the World Wide Web after all. I’m just extra careful about some things. But today, I can’t help myself. There is something strange and beautiful about throwing down a Diet Coke and munching on Doritos at a cemetery...

by Jim Coonce I shared the passage of scripture above last summer on the first night of leading a week-long mission trip to Guatemala. And now I am going to share with YOU why it is vitally important. There were 18 of us from central Illinois, and we had just settled into our lodging after a...

Title Photo by Kara Capps So. Let us quickly get to the reason you opened this blog post: a Harry Potter reference. If you are a "Potterface," you well know of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class from J.K. Rowling's popular fiction, or DADA, as fans call it. You may NOT be a Rowling-reader,...

One week, trending on Facebook (or at least around my personal feed), was the opportunity to see if we could remember the names of each teacher since kindergarten. The only ones who actually re-posted are the ones who nailed the memory test. Surprisingly, I was not one of those people. I have...

Hello friend, So. I'm going to share a little known fact, even amoung my close friends: I like Woody Allen. I'm not one to re-watch his movies much but I've always appreciated them. He's a struggler. A seeker. At least, that is what shows up in his writing. One of the funniest (and most...

You’ve heard that deep male voice that enticed you to watch it, and after you finished the movie you came to see, you remembered that there was another great show on the horizon because of that tremendous trailer.   When I was a little girl someone told me that when we die everything we did in...

"Help, someone's sick and I have to teach 3rd graders on Sunday!" Have you ever had to whip together your own curriculum by quickly snagging something off of the internet because it was easy and someone gave you two minutes to prepare!?! Or maybe somebody was sick and they thought of you to...

John makes a strong case for our “knowing” we are in Christ. He uses the word FORTY times in this short book. That’s around eight times each chapter … more than once every three verses! Ya think he wanted to get this point across? You can also go through the whole book of 1 John and underline...

A promise is a pretty big deal, right? John builds his first little epistle around several “assurance passages” – lines throughout the book where he pauses and makes certain these Christians understand who they are ... and whose they are. They are passages that were so awesome to highlight that...

Preparing your own curriculum for Sunday School is REALLY EASY, I promise. And your substitute Sunday school teachers (well, even the regular ones sometimes), will not be snagging something off the internet before they come to church. Hey, you know it happens! ;-) Instead, your built-in subs...