Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “I Heard the Bells” is a powerful and emotional piece of poetry that speaks to the human experience of suffering and hope in the midst of turmoil. He wrote this poem in 1863, after his son went to fight in the American Civil War. The poem depicts the narrator hearing the…
Week Two Masterpiece in the Sky: The Story of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Craftivity Supplies needed -Help kids cut out shapes from the construction paper and glue colored tissue paper behind them to create a stained glass effect. You can also use black construction paper. We used colored tissue paper, scissors, and glue sticks….
A Creative Kid Min Journey with Scott Humston Hello, magnificent leader of small humans! Thanks for following me on this journey of sharing deeper ideas of creativity for kids! During the last two summers of ministry here, I’ve created a game-themed program—which was fun—, but I’ve been praying that God would give me a “fresh”…
Real Magic is a moment of Wonder that move us emotionally, mentally, physically, or a combination and jolt us out of the mundane. This can be a simple moment of surprise or a cathartic connection creating a life-long memory. Last weekend I wrapped up the spring season of my show, Mind, Myth & Magic. During…
Good Morning, Prayer Partner! It’s hard to believe that it’s the beginning of March! Boy did the first two months of ’23 move quickly for me. Thank you for standing with this work! As we begin our 42nd year of ministry, I am so grateful to you. Some of our more current supporters may not…
It’s an honor to be featured on the cover of the magazine, The Linking Ring for January of 2022. The Linking Ring is the official magazine of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Thank you to Lissa Forney for the great piece! In the history of magic, The Linking Ring holds the world’s record for the…
Do you set goals? Every year I spend the first few weeks of January reviewing what was accomplished (and not accomplished) the previous year. I spend some time thinking; Praying, Planning, and Dreaming of how God might use this work in the coming year. Each year we send out our annual year in review via…
Dear Praying Friend— August is now almost over and three weeks ago my son and I returned from a 47 day, 3500+-mile trip. Whew! Lots of driving! And five different flights —in six different states. Joy was spread. Wonder shared. His truth proclaimed. We saw many hearts come to know Christ. And many recommitments, too!…
You’ve probably heard the illustration about a man eating an elephant; How would it be possible? In a way that should be a challenge to every Christian … he ate it one-bite-at-a-time. Eventually, you would have consumed the entire elephant. What in the world has this to do with Christians or with Satan’s attacks on…
At age 13, it was my full and mature intention to become a daring escape artist. And these handcuffs are just the ticket! Or so I thought. It never entered my early adolescent mind that a 13-year-old escape artist might be a bit delusional. Houdini-Lite It all started with reading about the late uber-famous Harry…