Is He Safe?
This blog is owned and originally published by KidzMatter on October 3rd, 2025. ttps://www.kidzmatter.com/blog/is-he-safe A.W. Tozer once said,What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.I have wrestled with that recently. Not the truth of the statement, but the application of it. Let me ask you a […]
Middleman Ministry
This blog is owned and originally published by Colorado Baptists on July 21st, 2025. https://coloradobaptists.org/middleman-ministry/ My first few years in youth ministry were precisely what you might expect. I didn’t have a ton of experience, but I had a love for God and a deep passion for seeing teenagers come to know Him. In […]
Advent with a Dog
This blog is owned and originally published by KidzMatter on December 4th, 2024. https://www.kidzmatter.com/blog/advent-with-a-dog On the night of December 1st, my family and I embarked on our month-long Advent journey. This is a tradition of family worship within our home that we all look forward to with great anticipation. To get the process started, we […]
Two Key Ingredients to Modeling
This blog is owned and originally published by Via on November 10th, 2023. https://www.vianations.org/families/articles/two-key-ingredients-to-modeling We’d like to introduce you to one of our new guest authors, Frank Trimble. Frank is the Executive Director of Family Time Training (famtime.com). He lives in Littleton, Colorado with his wife, Kristin, and their two wonderful daughters, Ava and […]
Finish Your Plate
Though I never had trouble finishing a meal, I’ve heard stories of so many who grew up in a home where they were required to finish their plates. As a dad, I completely understand! As a young father, I had no idea how hard it would be to get my kids to eat, even if it was something they enjoyed!
Turning Frustration into Action
Every year at the KidzMatter Conference, I have a recurring conversation that encourages me. We’ll return to that conversation soon, but for now, let me provide some context.
Nothing
Do you want the kids in your church to love Jesus? There are no formulas, silver bullets, or trade secrets. As frustrating as it may be, you cannot guarantee how any child will respond to your ministry. The real question for today is this: Do you love Jesus?
Father to the Fatherless
Father’s day marks an opportunity for churches to honor and challenge the men in their congregations. However, Fathers Day can feel pretty different when compared to the events surrounding of Mothers day.
Christmas Pajamas
It seems pretty common these days for people to take themselves a little too seriously. I know that I’ve been guilty of that tendency many times. Before meeting the woman that would become my wife, I wouldn’t even play board games!
One Easter Morning
I have always loved Easter, the Easter baskets, chocolate bunnies, the egg hunt, the Easter outfits. But now I remember that Easter is the holiday I was ‘Born Again.’ It was April of 1976 and I was in California visiting my parents and my sister and her family.
