Video of the Day: Clip from the 1984 movie “Footloose”
Bible Verse of the Day:
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!” – Acts 20:7-10
Biblical Connection:
While Reverend Shaw became the spiritual leader of a small town, his relationship with his teenage daughter was falling apart. Shaw was so consumed with what was going on inside his church and community that at some point he began to neglect his family. Meanwhile, a lack of trust pushed Ariel further and further away from her father. This is a common occurrence in modern-day families.
On the surface, a teenage boy named Eutychus feel asleep at church. Whenever a preacher rambles on and on, someone is bound to fall asleep. Yet, in an era without air conditioning, Eutychus moved toward a window so that whatever breeze was blowing at this time of night would keep him from falling asleep. Although Paul raised Eutychus from the dead, parents need to reach their teens before it’s too late.
Closing Song:
The world is full of wounded teenagers searching for answers to the meaning of life. Today’s song was written for a friend who gave up on life. May today’s blog and song inspire you to reach out to hurting teenagers before it’s too late.
by Jay Mankus
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