May Recap

Here is a summary of all the posts that appeared on our blog during the month of May.

• Memorial Day Thoughts - Lou Gentry pointed us to Red Skelton's popular rendition of The Pledge of Allegiance
    
• Teach Your Toddler That They Are Under Authority - Stephen Simpson shared another post from the parenting book Shepherding a Child's Heart.
     
• The Final Showdown - Summer Camp (and Day Camp) at Camp Gilead 2011 - A summary of the summer offerings at Camp Gilead as well as short video sharing the history of the camp.
   
• Social Gospel, Seeds Family Worship, and 'Tempted and Tried' - This month's edition of Headlines pointed to an article in the Baptist Bulletin, some popular CDs of children's songs, and a new book by Russell Moore.
    
• "The Disciple's Prayer" - A Sermon Series by Pastor Osborne - This post provided links to the audio and notes of all 12 sermons in Pastor's sermon series on 'The Disciple's Prayer' - commonly called 'The Lord's Prayer.
   
• Birds in Chile and Peru - In light of a recent Mission Trip to Chile and Peru, Lee Dusing shared some of the birds found in those countries.
    
• 10 Reasons Why We Shouldn't Worry - Stephen provided some thoughts from Matthew 6:25-34.
    
• Formed By Him - Dodo Bird - Lee continued her popular 'Formed by Him' series with this post on the infamous Dodo Bird.
   
• The Beatitudes - How Poor is Your Spirit? - Stephen continued his series through The Beatitudes by examining the verse, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
   
• Book Review - "Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry" (by Doug Fields) - Dave Totman wrote "I have found several excellent principles within these pages that apply well beyond the walls of a youth room."
   
• Book Review - "Triumph - The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics" (by Jeremy Schaap) - Pastor Brock recommended this biography of the great Olympic runner.
   
• William Wilberforce - 'Two Great Objects' - Stephen wrote of Wilberforce, "a giant in the world of Christian politics."
   
• Book Review - "Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ" (by John MacArthur) - Stephen recommended a new book that describes our identity as slaves to Christ.