Duane Miller
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Plan B
“In all honesty, we would rather not have you come.” That was not the answer I expected to hear when I called the activity director of the nursing home to set up a time for our church youth to sing Christmas carols to their residents. It was the Christmas season and, traditionally, that’s when youth […]
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Stuck
I’m stuck. I’m in a big city, on a crowded sidewalk, standing at the intersection of two busy streets named “Walk” and “Don’t Walk.” I know that I need to get across the street named “Walk,” but every time I step off the curb and begin to cross the street, someone changes the name of […]
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The Strength of a Small Church Ministry
If you minister to kids or teens in a small, even a tiny, church, I have some questions for you, • Do you ever find yourself dreaming of what it would be like to have enough kids in class to do the fun, large-group learning activities the curriculum calls for, instead of adapting them to […]
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The Memory Maker
We have a memory-making machine in our house. It’s amazing how it works. There are few moving parts and it doesn’t require any external energy source. Anyone can use it, anytime. In fact, the more it is used, the more effective and life changing it becomes. I don’t want to boast, but it is so […]