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  • Youth’s Place in the Church- Biblical Youth Ministry

    Youth’s Place in the Church- Biblical Youth Ministry

    Ephesians is a book written by Paul to believers encouraging them to, by the grace of God, pursue unity and maturity in the faith. When we get to Ephesians 6, Paul addresses children specifically as a responsible part of the Christian body. My question regards Paul’s specific address to children. What place do children (what…

  • Why did Elisha Curse 42 ‘children’?

    Can you explain 2 Kings 2:23-25? -asked by a student at Gorman Baptist Church, Durham This is a story in Scripture where God’s prophet Elisha (who took Elijah’s position as God’s prophet) caused 2 female bears to come out of the woods and maul 42 children. After Elijah was taken up, these little youths came…

  • Is Church Important for Youth?

    Is Church Important for Youth?

    This question is somewhat ironic. It presents itself with the idea that our youth today are somehow viewed as a separate group of people in God’s eyes. If, however, people are created by God with equal worth, then the answer is: Church[1] is just as important for youth as it is for young adults as…

  • Brothers, religion does not define us! (Romans 8:1-11)

                One walk down the street or down the school hallway or into a break room at work will reveal a vast diversity of worldviews and belief systems. There are Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Christians and Atheists. There are philosophers, scientists, artists and composers. There are children, teenagers, young adults,…

  • Do you feel like a screw up? (Romans 7:13-25)

                Whether we are young or old, married or single, have a good family or not, rich or poor, we have this condition in common: each of us are utterly imperfect and the world makes sure that we know it. Often I feel as though I am a wave tossed back…