Tag: Video

THE SERVANT KING (from the Jesus StoryBook Bible).

On By pastorjonathanIn discipleship, Family, History, Holiday, parentingLeave a comment

We love reading this Storybook Bible to the kids. Here is another animated story from The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones.

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How we are Reading the Christmas Story to our Children this Year.

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Every year it’s a struggle to fit Jesus back into Christmas. With all the presents, parties, and pretend our family struggles to make sure that Jesus is still central to the season.  We are excited about the Advent season and look forward to being more prepared for the next Christmas, however we still want Christmas Day to be special for our kids. We decided that reading the Christmas Story from the Bible sometime after the presents are opened would be a great way to celebrate and remember the “reason for the season.”

When our children were younger it was easy to read from my Bible.  However as they have grown older and more interactive we have found that The Jesus Storybook Bible is a great way to share the story of Christmas (of course it doesn’t hurt that we read from it every night to our kids as part of our family devotions and bedtime routine).

To get a feel for the Jesus Storybook Bible check out the videos below.  Each video is a simple reading and dramatization of a chapter from the Jesus Story Book Bible. You can also get The Jesus Storybook Bible on the Kindle !

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The Newest Musician on My I-pod

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Ok… So its not rap, but this is what I am listening to these days on my Ipod.  I got the chance to hear Mandi Mapes play at Student Life’s Refuge event for student pastors and was blown away by the transparency and depth of her lyrics… not to mention awesome vocal and musical tallent.  I’m definately a fan.  She has a few songs available for download on Itunes.  Unfortunately not the ones here.  But awesome none the less.

Review: Does God Exist (DVD Series)

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I was excited to be able to review Does God Exist? Kit: Building the Scientific Case (TrueU) (affiliate link) this weekend.  It is the first in a series produced by Focus on the Family.  I watched all ten 30 minute video segments and reviewed the accompanying discussion book.

I really enjoyed watching the lectures by Dr. Stephen Meyer.  He has a witty and somewhat engaging personality.  The videos though are very much like college lectures and in my opinion are geared for young adults or maybe high school juniors and seniors.  The sessions present basic philosophical arguments based on scientific data for the reasonableness of theism (and hopefully in particular Christianity).  While Dr. Meyer does provide a great critique of a few objections to theism from other world views (the naturalistic or material worldview in particular), in this series he does not provide a steady way forward (though it is my understanding that there is a second series coming out in regards to the reliability of Scripture).

The accompanying book does a great job of highlighting key concepts taught in the lecture.  It also includes three follow up questions per section to use as discussion starters.  The value of this resources is probably found in a group format.  Groups can meet, review the DVD material, and follow up with discussion.

This is a great resource but it doesn’t contain a strong way forward (I suspect that is coming up in a second series).  I would recommend it to student pastors and home school parents to use with high school seniors or young adults.  In my opinion it isn’t a great stand alone series, but is a great introduction to some of the arguments that students will face on secular school campus.

The retail price is $39.99(2 DVD’s and a small book). It is also available at places like Amazon.com for $27.57 (affiliate links). I gave it 4 Stars.

Disclaimer: As a blogger I received a complimentary review copy from Tyndale House Publishers through the Tyndale Blog Network program.  There was no requirement to give it a positive review, just for the reviewer to call it like they see it.