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2013
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by Timothy Jones
Family Ministry: Shaping a Child’s Soul, a Task Too Important to Be Turned Over to the Professionals
I saw something beautiful one day while walking down Breckenridge Lane. In a front yard not far from my home, a young mother was removing a layer of leftover leaves from the fall in preparation for planting spring flowers—an ordinary activity in the
Proclamation: “Don’t Worry. I Read the Book. He Doesn’t Stay Dead.”
One rule in our household is that, if a book is turned into a movie, everyone must read the book before watching the movie. Our oldest daughter was eight years old when C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was turned into a feature
Apologetics: What Are the Chances That Jesus’ Body Was Left On the Cross?
:: The Obscenity of the Cross in the Ancient World :: With few exceptions, even the most skeptical scholars admit that Jesus was crucified—and with good reason. Not only Christian authors but also the Roman historian Tacitus mention the crucifixion o
Advent: The Lost Art of Celebrating the Waiting
Once upon a time, there was a season in the church year known as “Advent.” The word comes to us from the Latin for “coming.” The purpose of the season was to look toward the coming of Christ to earth; it was a season that focused on waiting. As early
Family Ministry: Learning to Do Less So That Parents Can Do More
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Parents in your ministry don’t have time to disciple their children—or, at least, that’s the way many of them feel when they look at their weekly to-do lists. According to recent research in the field of family ministry, half of all church-involved p
Family Ministry: Finding the Right Motivation for Family Ministry
I heard clapping in the worship center and breathed a sigh of relief. I was waiting in the senior pastor’s office for the final tally of ballots, and the applause suggested the vote had gone positively. After six years as a pastor of a small rural ch
Family Ministry: Gut Feelings, the Gospel, and the Big Lie About Nine-Out-of-Ten
“So, tell me,” I ask, “why do you want to transition your church toward family ministry?” “Well,” the pastor begins “nine out of every ten kids are dropping out of church after they graduate, aren’t they? Evidently, what we’re doing right now isn’t w
Family Ministry: Three Facts That You May Not Know About the Parents in Your Church
I recently wrote an article for D6 Family entitled “It’s Time to Engage!: Three Facts You Need to Know to Launch an Incredible Family Ministry.” Here’s an excerpt from the article: The animated feature The Incredibles is a fav
Family Ministry: In Praise of Inefficiency
I saw something beautiful the other day while walking down Breckenridge Lane. In a front yard not far from my home, a young mother was removing a layer of leftover leaves from the fall in preparation for planting spring flowers—an ordinary activity i
Family Ministry: Video Games and Pornography, Why So Many Young Men Are Addicted
In an enlightening and well-crafted article “Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games,” Russell Moore writes: “If you’re addicted to sugar or tequila or heroin you want more and more o
What I’m Thinking
What I’m Writing
- Family Ministry: The Centrality of Womanhood in Redemption
- Family Ministry: Shaping a Child’s Soul, a Task Too Important to Be Turned Over to the Professionals
- Culture: Why Does the IRS Still Get My Taxes Even When Jesus Has My Heart?
- Proclamation: “Don’t Worry. I Read the Book. He Doesn’t Stay Dead.”
- Apologetics: What Are the Chances That Jesus’ Body Was Left On the Cross?
Where I’m Serving and Leading
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