Month: August 2015

What Is Going On Up There?: Adolescent Brain Development

What Is Going On Up There?: Adolescent Brain Development

Posted by | Aug 10, 2015 | , ,

Adolescence is its own animal of a time period in the life of a person compared with childhood, emerging adulthood, adulthood and late adulthood. The complexity of adolescence is astounding! Cognitive, emotional, psychological, physical and sexual identity development is all going on in a matter of seven to six years (ages 11-18), which will then slow down through the late teens to early twenties. All of this development happens at varying rates for girls and boys. Researchers, schools and youth workers typically define adolescence as the ages between 12 and 18 or the middle and high school years. The...

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Devotion: Sanitizing Death

Devotion: Sanitizing Death

Posted by | Aug 10, 2015 | ,

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 ESV). There are some days, weeks, months, when I feel robbed of words, when my creativity comes to a pause, when I feel acutely and numbly at the same time. A few weeks ago I had a week like that. It was a convergence of bad news. My college roommate, who now lives in Cambodia, shared the news that his mother-in-law has been infected with HIV by a...

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Word One: The Bread of Life (Pentecost 11B Gospel)

Word One: The Bread of Life (Pentecost 11B Gospel)

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | ,

by Kevin Bueltmann Download a PDF of the Word One Bible Study for Pentecost 11B Gospel. Text: John 6:35-51 for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Series B OBJECTIVE Participants will discover that Jesus is the One they need for this life and eternal life. MATERIALS NEEDED Before anyone comes into the room have some freshly baked rolls or bread in the room or baking in a nearby room to be eaten later. It would also be nice to find someone who bakes bread from scratch or someone who has a bread maker to demonstrate the process of baking bread to...

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Word One: A Radical Break with the Past (Pentecost 11B Epistle)

Word One: A Radical Break with the Past (Pentecost 11B Epistle)

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | ,

by Linda Behrendt Download a PDF of the Word One Bible Study for Pentecost 11B Epistle. Text:  Ephesians 4:17-5:2 for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Series B OBJECTIVES Participants will: Gain a renewed understanding of the importance of lifestyle choices to overall faith life. View Christ as the ultimate role model in choosing a lifestyle. MATERIALS NEEDED Bibles Newsprint Markers GROUP GUIDELINES Form small groups of 4-6 people.  Choose as a leader the person who went to bed the latest last night.  The leader’s job is to keep the group moving through the  material and ensure that everyone...

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Word One: Time to Recharge Your Batteries (Pentecost 11B OT)

Word One: Time to Recharge Your Batteries (Pentecost 11B OT)

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | ,

Text: 1 Kings 19:1-8 for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Series B Download a PDF of the Word One Bible Study for Pentecost 11B Old Testament OBJECTIVES Participants will: Find themselves relating to the Prophet Elijah as he faces a moment in his life where he is in much need of spiritual rejuvenation. Learn anew how vitally important it is that we maintain constant contact with God through Word and Sacrament ministry for the sake of spiritual nurturing and revitalization. MATERIALS NEEDED Bibles Pencil/Pen and a slip of paper for each participant A small working flashlight (preferably one...

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