So take a moment, sit down put your head back, relax and close your eyes…. oh… I lost you there already?   Who really has time to sit down and relax.  Ok, let’s try something different – grab your iPod go into the bathroom, lock the door, and turn on the music full blast so you can’t hear anyone screaming.    Hmmm… I’ll probably get in trouble for suggesting that we should neglect our children.   
Theresa, a main character in the ‘Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family” by Patrick Lencioni, that this blog is reviewing and giving thoughts on, is quoted early in the …

I must confess – I’ve never enjoyed the ten plagues so much in my entire life!  I’m not sure that’s entirely something to be proud of, but it is a reflection of the quality of story telling done in VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer’s new series, ‘What’s in the Bible with Buck Denver’.  This is a review of the first two DVD’s in the series (we’re told there will be 13 all together).  If you read through to the end, I’ll even give you a chance to win a copy of one of the first two DVD’s (I’ve got one of each …

So here are some ideas from families in our church on how to play together….
- turn on the radio or a favourite cd and have a blast singing as loud as you can and dancing around the house
-  do a playground adventure day – travelling around town with a map looking for playgrounds to “test”, rate, and mark on our map.
-  set up obstacle courses – inside or out – and time each other.
- When the kids were learning to ride bikes, we went to an outdoor rink (boards and concrete in summer) and played our version of “quidditch” – …

Each week it seems I sit down and at the end of it I ask – where did that week go?   Every little activity, event, meeting, task, all take up time and pile up.   I do enjoy the life I live, it’s just not what I always expected.    Some people say that’s just how family is – live with it and deal with it.  Perhaps that is true, but perhaps there is something more that can be done.
Patrick Lencioni is an author on leadership in business.  His books are well read, and he, along with his firm, are well respected.  He …

In my sermon this morning I mentioned a number of resources and thought I’d make a list of what some of them are:
Video – Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
This morning we showed the video “Evolution” a commercial from Dove’s campaign for real beauty.  The site for this campaign is at http://www.dove.ca/en/default.aspx#/cfrb/
The videos can be found at the site under ‘Features’ and then choose ‘Videos’  or just click this link: http://www.dove.ca/en/default.aspx#/features/videos/videogallery.aspx/.   I think the video ‘Amy’ is also fantastic and is a reflection of more than just self-esteem.  I think it is a good reflection of accepting God’s grace and that for …

Many of you have seen and heard VeggieTales – it’s always hard to forget talking vegetables (and fruit!).   VeggieTales impacted the Christian culture driving scripture based teaching for kids into mainstream media.    Well a lot has changed since that first encounter with the talking tomato.    VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer went on an incredible journey of life and faced some significant challenges.
What hasn’t changed is Phil Vischer’s desire to use high quality media to impact God’s word onto the hearts and minds of children and families.   So March 1, 2010 we have the opportunity to begin encountering a new series from …

I wanted to take a minute and share with you a music group that that has some wonderful  songs for kids.   They have various worship songs done in a fun high energy way.  They also do songs that help teach scripture and get kids to learn about the Bible.  Check out the Go Fish Guys on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/gfguys 
In particular check out the ‘Bible Book Bop’ and the ‘Ten Commandment Boogie’.  They also have a great version of ‘Jesus Loves Me’.   You can also check out their website at www.gofishguys.com.  
We’re going to see if we can get a hold of some …

Scripture tells us that we, as people, are made in the image of God.  The media of the world tells us we need to be remade in a new image.  Our culture has created a new set of images of what is perfect, what is normal, and what is right.   Those images are not realistic nor are they healthy.  
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?  What does beauty mean? These are questions that have been asked for centuries… and are not easy to answer.  Yet as families of faith we need to engage our children …

Welcome to the TrinityKids blog. We’ll be posting thoughts and ideas on children, family faith, and about how we can live out our faith in our community…