Posts Tagged ‘Videos’
Video: Susan Boyle and God-Given Potential
If you haven’t seen this video of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent already, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock somewhere. They estimate it’s been watched online more than 100 million times in the last week!
(And can you believe YouTube couldn’t figure out how to make money from it?)
It’s an amazing video with a good story and a great reminder: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Even though Susan might look simple and “frumpy” (not my wording!), she truly blew the audience and the judges away with her absolutely amazing voice.
For me this begs the question, what gold is hiding in your students? Do you see the God-given potential in each of them, or have you judged some books by their covers?
YouTube won’t let me embed the video so the best I can offer is this link. Be sure to check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
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Tags: Instilling Godly Character, Peer Pressure, Videos | 
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Video: Stuck on an Escalator
Is this the attitude this generation is being raised with? Who’s teaching it to them?
Hmm…
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Video: Lost Generation
There are lots of scary stats that should concern us, but I refuse to believe that this is a lost generation.
Video: Signs of the times, glimpse of the future
We are living in an incredibly fast-paced world, and we can’t even imagine the world we are preparing our students for (that is, as my pastor always says, if Jesus tarries).
Real Beauty
Youth culture is cramming a lot of messages down the throats of our young people. Because of all the messages of perfect beauty and the perfect body size, a lot of young girls are confused about what real beauty is and what it means to be loved and accepted unconditionally.
This blows my mind
- More and more Americans agree with the idea that, as President-elect Obama is quoted saying, “there are many paths to the same place,” and that being a Christian is just one of those paths. Now it appears that even our President-elect has not taken heed of Jesus’ words, “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
- Many put the Word of God on par with quotes from religious experts. Just like we saw in this interview, they put the words of the Pope and Billy Graham on equal footing with the Bible. Now, I don’t expect someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus to put a lot of clout in the Bible, but this is important for us to realize, especially as we engage in intellectual debates with others and train our students to be effective in sharing their faith. The Word is true and powerful, “living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12), and when we debate and discuss our faith, we need to go further than quoting scripture verbatum. We must dig in and work hard to understand the worldview behind what people say so that we can bring Biblical principles to life for them in a relevant way, while at the same time continuing to pray for guideance (Ephesians 6:12).
