Christianity Cults & Religions

  I was recently asked to review a curriculum on cults and other religions produced by Rose Publishing, so I accepted the opportunity to see what was out there.    Let me start by saying that this is not a YOUTH curriculum but I thought is prudent to share here so that my youth pastor friends can see the wealth of stuff that is out there.   This curriculum has some good stuff and some bad stuff.  Let me start with the...

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Slippery Slopes

  In life, we all run unto slopes that are slippery; those slopes that trip us up and cause us to stumble and sometimes fall.   The life of a Middle Schooler is no different, they too get caught on these slippery slopes of life and for them all too easily they fall and don’t even realize they slipped.    This series looks at 6 common slopes that slip Middle Schoolers up: Trying to be something they are NOT, Giving into...

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Missions In Your Back Yard

 When I talk to my teens about service projects or missions projects they automatically think of somewhere else besides their own neighborhood.  When I mention sharing your faith or going out to proclaim the gospel, generally most picture themselves in a different city or country.    I fear in many ways we have taken missions away from home and made it a thing we emphasize people do 'out there' rather than 'right here'.  ...

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