2 AM Wake Up Calls!
by Billy Burns | Feb 8, 2010 | Walk of the Spirit
What is it about 2 AM? For the past week, I have been awakened at this unthinkable time of the night with a stirring and prompting to just be still (what else am I to do at 2 AM) and quiet (as though I’d have a desire to awaken Vickie and ask her to play a game...Are Your Kids "Already Gone"?
by Billy Burns | Feb 1, 2010 | Children's Ministry
I’m in the process of reading Ken Ham and Britt Beemer’s book Already Gone. For years, I’ve shared the statistics showing some 70% to 80% percent of our youth abanding the church after high school graduation. But, Already Gone gives some fresh...Got Any Dice?
by Billy Burns | Jan 25, 2010 | Children's Ministry, Leadership
In reading through the Book of Acts again this week, I noticed this interesting fact that applies to all of us in the children’s ministry.In Acts 1, the upper room was filled with so many great people, many of whom had actually walked daily with Jesus. As per...Three Thieves of Intimacy with the Holy Spirit
by Billy Burns | Jan 18, 2010 | Walk of the Spirit
Those wanting to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit must learn to create opportunities to be with Him. You see, relationships are birthed out of being together with the Holy Spirit. It is a time investment. Sadly, we often are just too busy. This busyness and...