Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

When my children were little our special time together was bedtime. When it was time for one of them to go to bed, they would say “Mom, I’m ready for bed” and off we would go up the stairs into their room. We would always begin by saying our prayers and then I would climb into bed with one of them and cuddle. We called it spooning, laying side by side my arms wrapped around them. We would talk about their day, I always knew this would be the time each one of them would share the most. Nestled safely in my arms. Continue reading

How Accurate Is The Bible?

How accurate is the Bible? This is a question I often get asked as a Pastor. In fact, sometimes it’s not asked, it’s put in the form of a statement that goes something like this. There are quite a few objections to the Bible’s being accurate.  A few of them include… Continue reading

The Clock is Ticking!

We are getting closer and closer to our summer missions experience in Staten Island, and I do not want your teen to miss this opportunity! If you have not signed up yet, you Continue reading

I’m Sexy and I Know It!

Our teens are growing up in the most sex saturated society we have ever seen. That is why taking the time to teach them about their sexual integrity and God’s view on sex is so crucial. So over the next few weeks Continue reading

I Hear Him In My Dreams

 

 

 

 

As the director of Kids Connection here at Powerhouse Church, I  pray to the Lord to show me signs that we are doing His will. I ask God to use our teaching staff and me and let God speak to the children through us. Continue reading

Don’t Worry! There Is Still Time!

I’m sure right now you’re having a FOMO (fear of missing out) moment because you are afraid you missed your chance to sign your 6th-12th grader up for our summer missions trip. Well guess what, Continue reading

Fasting For Spiritual Breakthrough

Fasting is a spiritual discipline that has, certainly in the USA, fallen by the wayside.  Richard Foster, in his Celebration of Discipline, makes a humorous but very sad comment regarding the American attitude toward fasting. He said something like this – In our culture (American) if we don’t eat three full meals a day with several snacks in between we believe… Continue reading

Summer Missions Opportunities

What are your kids doing this summer? Why not have them spend some time giving back? We are so excited about our summer missions opportunity for our 6th-12th graders. Continue reading

Friends That Make a Difference

This month at Powerhouse’s Kids Connection our kids are learning about Paul the Apostle and how important your friends are to the person you become.

We all can look back on our lives and think of friends that made a difference. As we know Paul had many friends that gave him strength and championed him to continue to spread the gospel to all. Paul knew he had to surround himself with people who believed what he believed and lived out the gospel accordingly. Continue reading

A Secret to College Acceptance

It was 1992 and I was a youth pastor at a local church in Wyckoff, NJ.  A father of two kids in my youth group asked me a question, “Hey Jeff, you’re a youth pastor, so tell me why so many kids can’t function today when they come out of college and into the work place.”  I asked him Continue reading