by Billy Burns | Mar 27, 2026 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Promises, New Testament Christianity
I am a firm believer that you get what you prepare for. If a gardener tills the soil and then plants watermelon seeds, he can expect to grow watermelons, right? You won’t expect to reap a harvest of carrots or squash. Watermelon seeds will always produce...
by Billy Burns | Jan 16, 2026 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Promises, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, The Holy Spirit
Long before I was born (well, honestly, just three years before), a world record was broken in 1954, forever altering history. While many records may come to mind, the one I am referring to involved a man named Roger Bannister. Not familiar with that name? Here are...
by Billy Burns | Apr 25, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, God's Promises, Ignite & Unite Conferences
I’ll admit up front that this post is different from the others shared throughout the year. Of the 52 posts written, usually 49 posts each year are for teaching/encouraging, a couple might have nothing but a healthy dose of my humor, and then there’s the...
by Billy Burns | Jan 11, 2025 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth, Holy Spirit Filled Believers, Leadership, New Testament Christianity, Walk of the Spirit
In starting a new year, I always love to go back and read my Operational Manual to ensure that I am on track for what is ahead of me in the next 365 days. I do this at the suggestion presented by F.F. Bosworth in his Christ the Healer. “If you want to know how...
by Billy Burns | Oct 17, 2024 | Children's Ministry, Children/Youth
As most of you know, after I graduated from Bible college back in 1979, Vickie and I traveled for 10 years as children’s evangelists conducting what was then called Kid’s Crusades. For some 45 to 48 weeks a year, we would travel from church to church and...
by Billy Burns | Apr 19, 2024 | Children/Youth, Family, God's Promises
Some time ago, the CBS television network was in the basement regarding its viewership ratings. Week after week, the ABC and NBC networks constantly outperformed their programs. After many strategy meetings, the CBS marketing team came up with this slogan –...
