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Jason is a United Methodist Youth Minister. He holds a B. A. in Religious Studies and a Master's in Christian Education. He writes about his random thoughts on his blog, jasoncstanley.com.

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Follow The Leader Bible Study

February 6, 2012 Ignite
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To engage my middle school students to explore what it means to follow Jesus, I designed a simple Bible study where they had to read a pre-selected scripture passage and then use the questions provided to discuss what that passage may or may not be saying about what it means to follow Jesus.  But, of [...]

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Drunk Gummies

December 6, 2011 Discover

Yep, you read that correctly.  Drunk gummies.   According to a report via abcnews.com, teenagers as young as middle schoolers are taking these fruit flavored, alcohol drenched bears or worms to school as a mid-class snack. Here are what some teens are saying, according to the news report: Two Florida teens told ABC News’ Fort Myers, [...]

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Carpe Diem!

November 5, 2011 Do

In the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams plays Professor John Keating, the new English teacher at an all-boys school.  In his first classroom time with his new students, Keating walks through the class whistling, leaving the students wondering, “What’s up with this guy?”  He continues to walk out of the room. Curious, the [...]

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