Cool Animation Video

And now it’s time for something completely different. Take a break from all that boredom of having two snow days in a row, and watch this video:

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Prayer Exercises Packet

By popular demand, we’re posting the prayer packet here for you to download and print out. It has tons of great ideas for ways to pray.

Have a hard time just sitting there, trying to force yourself to pray? Join the club. Try out some of the ideas in the packet and see if anything sticks.

Download the packet (NOPOYO-PrayerExercises.pdf)

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Awesome Snow Day Ideas

Snow days. They’re one of the awesomest things in existence. The sleeping in…the unexpected freedom…the warm house and the frigid outdoors. But let’s face it, snow days can be really, really, boring.

So, in honor of this year’s epic snow day, we’re giving you a list of fun things to do. Now all you have to do is get off your bum and make this the best snow day ever.

  1. Watch a movie that’s on your shelf but you haven’t seen in years. (Call one of your friends who has the same movie and try to start it at the same time. Talk to your friend on the phone while you’re watching it. It will almost be like being together!)
  2. Do some crunches and push-ups. (Yikes!)
  3. Bake something yummy.
  4. Do a Lectio Divina.
  5. Look at your favorite blog. A few examples:
  6. Write thank-you notes to all the nice people who bought you stuff at Christmas.
  7. Read a book. (Radical by David Platt would be a good idea.)
  8. Do a chore around the house. See if you can do it without being noticed. It’s like being in the secret service. Get it?
  9. Get inspired by this guy: http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/11/ben-wilson-chewing-gum-artist-and.html
    Now make something yourself! (Draw, sculpt, take a picture, use Paintbrush, redesign your room, whatever!)
  10. Do something that you know God has been asking you to do. Whatever it is. Just do it.
  11. Try out some of the prayer stuff we’ve talked about.
  12. Text stupid jokes to your friends.
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“Yo Daddy from up top…”

A couple weeks ago in The Resistance Meeting, we split into small groups, and each group paraphrased the Lord’s Prayer together.

See if you can guess which paraphrase belongs to which group (MS Girls, MS Boys, HS Girls, HS Boys).

Lord’s Prayer #1

Yo Daddy from up top
We respect yo name
Let earth conform to the ways of heaven
Give us what we need to live by
Forgive us the way we forgive others
Harden our resolve so that we may resist temptation
And free us from evil.
Amen.

Lord’s Prayer #2

Our dad up high
Awesome is your name
Your path be followed on the globe
As it is up high
Give us today our daily meal
Forgive us for what we’ve done wrong
And we forgive those who stabbed our backs
Protect us from peer pressure and bad people
You are the kingdom
You have super powers
And are the awesome one
Forever and ever times infinity!
Booya!

Lord’s Prayer #3

Our Father in heaven
Thank you for being you
Because there’s no one else like you
We need you here
Please supply us with what we need
Please forgive us, because we have forgiven others
Lead us away from sin
And protect us from evil.

Lord’s Prayer #4

Dear Lord
Your name is righteous
Do at your will
Give us what we need to survive
Show us mercy as we show others mercy
Do not lead us into the wrong path
But deliver us from our sins.

Pretty awesome huh? Now which one belongs to which group? Which one did you help write? Try praying it every day for a while, and see if God doesn’t answer it.

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