How can guys and girls make the right choices?

Making good decisions and making the right choices can be really difficult. It’s a challenge for people of all ages. Someone once said, “Life is not made by the dreams your dream, but by the choices you make.” How do you make the right kinds of friends? How do you stand for what’s right? How…

Sports Parenting Madness?

Good thoughts on how to encourage our kids to enjoy sports without being “that parent”! Here’s an article from a Youth Worker Journal I read. I’m Jack’s assistant coach for soccer this Spring and there are lots of good lessons for parents and coaches too! http://www.youthworker.com/youth-culture/stop-the-sports-parenting-madness/  

Sponsor LightSource as we Go Hungry

Support LightSource students and leaders as we Go Without Food For 30 Hours on April 29-30, 2016. Click HERE to support our team. We don’t think it’s right that nearly 8,000 kids are dying every day because of hunger — so we’re doing something about it through World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine! How the 30…

Spiritual Goals for your Family

Setting Spiritual Goals for your Family If we don’t set goals we will seldom achieve them. You have goals for your children, whether you list them or not. You want to see them learn to tie their own shoes, make a sandwich, clean up after themselves, pick out their own clothes, learn to drive, learn to…

Family Discipleship – Jump Start

Parents we know we are called to disciple our children. We feel guilty about not doing it well, so sometimes we never try. So how do we get started? “You shall therefore lay up these words of Mine in your heart and in your soul…You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are…

25 Things a Dad should Teach a Boy

I came across this article from Family Life today and I thought it was worth sharing with you. The most important thing to teach your son is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. There are lots of things on this list that I’m not all that good…

What will God’s love DRIVE you to be and do?

God is pretty complex, and it’s impossible to boil His nature down to one characteristic. But, if it were possible, there’s one attribute that would be a front-runner: His love. God’s love is a powerful, relentless, transforming force. And the beautiful thing is that we are the objects of His love. In the video-driven series, Drive, our…

14 Ideas for New Christmas Traditions

Is it time to consider doing something different this year? I thought I’d pass along this great article from FamilyLife. You can read it at their website by clicking on the link below. Merry Christmas! Pastor Mark http://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/holidays/featured/christmas/14-ideas-for-new-christmas-traditions

Drive!

Drive  God is pretty complex, and it’s impossible to boil His nature down to one characteristic. But, if it were possible, there’s one attribute that would be a front-runner: His love. God’s love is a powerful, relentless, transforming force. And the beautiful thing is that we are the objects of His love. In the video-driven…

Deck the Loft!

‘Tis the Season to Deck the Loft! Join your friends at LightSource today at 4:30 pm as we deck the Loft for Christmas. Have fun decorating the Loft and classrooms. Bring $2 for pizza. Soda and Christmas cookies will be provided.