Glen Woods: Photos of Power Club Kids

Moved blog to Wordpress

2009-01-13T22:15:00.000-08:00

Hi folks,I have moved my blog to wordpress. Some of you lost track of me when I made the move awhile back. Sorry about that! I will keep this blog active as an archive, but future blogposts can be found at www.glenwoods.wordpress.com. I hope to see you there!

Sunday School Snapshots

2008-11-24T21:19:00.000-08:00

Last Night of Basketball with Coach Eddie

2008-11-23T15:26:00.000-08:00

The Lord Hears the Youngest

2008-11-23T15:13:00.001-08:00

This photo was captured this morning as a father prayed for his child during water baptism. The child in this photo had no idea I was taking his picture. In the simplicity of this moment we see God move in the heart of a little one. Dare we follow his example of child-like faith, trusting God to answer our prayers?

Basketball Outreach

2008-10-05T20:27:00.001-07:00

PowerClub Kids, October

2008-10-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

4th-6th Grade class

2008-10-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

These are pictures of the 4th - 6th grade kids during Sunday school. They walked the church's hallways and classrooms in order to learn what Noah might have felt like as he built the big ark in the middle of a desert during a very long period (years and years) without very much rain, if any. The kids did it, as did Noah. And they learned a memorable lesson from their awesome teachers.

Persecution in India

2008-09-05T18:46:00.000-07:00

Below are photos of persecution which has recently occurred in India. A pastor friend of mine sent me the following note, along with these photos. To protect his identity and his family, I have removed his name.Please pray for India, both for believers and those who are not believers. Pray that God will protect the innocent and turn what the evil one meant for evil into something which glorifies

Chucky Cheese With the Kids

2008-08-27T22:35:00.000-07:00

Talent Show 2008

2008-08-27T21:52:00.000-07:00

VBS Photos--Day Five

2008-08-03T20:15:00.001-07:00

All Hands Abandon Ship!

2008-08-01T06:41:00.011-07:00

I have imported all my blog files over to a brand new, still-in-progress wordpress template. Here is the new url, glenwoods.wordpress.com. This means I will no longer be posting to this blog. I will leave it up for at least the month of August to give readers time to update their subscriptions or links. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please follow me on over to the new platform!

Thinking About a Blog Client Change

2008-07-29T22:52:00.006-07:00

I am considering changing blog clients. Blogger has some bugs which are, well, bugging me. The main one is that it keeps saving multiple drafts of each posts, which means I have to manually delete each one on the backend. So, does anyone have suggestions for a good free alternative? I am thinking about going with my blog at cmconnect.org. The url is here: http://www.cmconnect.org/profiles/blog/

Journey to the Center of the Earth--Movie Review

2008-07-27T19:00:00.050-07:00

Trevor Anderson is a scientist grieving the loss of his brother Matt, a Vernian who believed that the stories in Jules Verne's tale were based on fact and who apparently died some ten years before. Sean is his nephew, a 13 year old boy obsessed with video games and underwhelmed by his uncle. And Hannah is the one who rolls her eyes when she discovers they both called dibs on her, boy first and

VBS Day Four Photos, Part 2

2008-07-24T21:20:00.012-07:00

VBS Photos Day 4, Part 1

2008-07-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

Key questions about children's and family ministry in small churches

2008-07-23T16:20:00.050-07:00

Here is a list of questions concerning children's and family ministry in small churches with which I am currently wrestling.1. If the average size church is about 125 people, and a church that size typically only has a volunteer or part-time children's ministry leader, what does this imply for the prospects of establishing a more formal family ministry focus* in the church, much less a strong

First Presbyterian Church- Portland, Oregon

2008-07-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I visited First Presbyterian Church in downtown Portland. I arrived a few minutes late. Located in the park blocks at 13th and Alder, the church building is a historic edifice of brick, stained glass windows and a conical steeple. Not knowing my way around the propert I entered the building at the incorrect door and found myself facing the office secretary. She politely directed me

Update on Children's and Family Ministry Research Opportunity

2008-07-22T18:05:00.025-07:00

You may have seen my post about the research opportunity. I posted it on my blog here, at Kidology, and at cmconnect. Thanks to these great resources, three of the five positions have been filled, with several more people praying about the opportunity. Notably, the churches are located in the Philippines, Southern California, and India. I am especially delighted to have such a diverse

The Dark Knight-- A Movie Review

2008-07-19T15:33:00.050-07:00

According to fandango.com, Batman, with the assistance of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, "sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line

My DMin Professors: An Annotated List

2008-07-19T11:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the list of the professors who influenced me in my doctor of ministry course work. I do not recall all of the course titles. Apparently, receiving an unofficial transcript from the seminary is a laborious process, so I gave up trying. In any event, here they are in this concise list.Eddie Gibbs: Missiology, Postmodernism. What I appreciated about Eddie is his scholarly curiosity

Forklifts/Warehouses as a Metaphor for Ministry

2008-07-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

These are the forklifts I regularly drive at three locations for my place of employment. Take a look at them. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Beyond the obvious cosmetic differences, there are others hidden from view of these photos, not least the controls, the unique characteristics of handling, the environments in which they are operated, the payloads they are required to

VBS Photos Day 3

2008-07-17T12:28:00.005-07:00

when day is done

2008-07-11T23:28:00.000-07:00

When the day is done the stillness takes hold. All that transpired parades in review, an eclectic assortment of joys and frustrations. Weariness attends, but not overwhelmingly. Hope is preeminent. God is in control.Soon it will be morning, early and bright. And the call to worship with a heart uninhibited by the previous day's travails will be issued. With birdsong for accompaniment, and a cool

VBS Photos Week 2

2008-07-09T22:20:00.000-07:00

They play behind the chainlink fence. A gaggle of boys and girls, large and small, young and even younger. Tonight we went over there to sign them up for VBS and bring them back. The result was 69 kids, up 31 from last week's total of 38. Granted, 4 of them decided they wanted to return home after about 15 minutes. They said it was boring. Not cool enough. Lots of peer pressure going on in that