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Christian Minds: Visualize Scripture

Dr. John Medina is a molecular biologist.  In his book Brain Rules, he states:  “If you think the brain has to devote to vision a lot of its precious thinking resources, you are right on the money.  It takes up about half of everything you do in fact.” That is […]


Things that worked—The Ministry Fair

To kick off the new year of our regular ministry schedule, our church held a Ministry Fair.  This was new for us, and it worked extremely well. In essence, we held a miniature Ministry Conference.  All of the ministries in our church, Sunday School, Youth, Adult Discipleship, Christian Mandalas, Quilting, […]


Small Group Curriculum

For small groups starting up in the Fall please consider one of the four Christian Mandala Study Books. The curriculum is designed for individual study combined with regular sharing in a small group setting. Each study typically lasts 10 weeks. The books, and the book descriptions, can be found on Amazon.com […]


The Art of Coloring is Available

The next Christian Mandala Coloring Book is up and available on Amazon.com. The Coloring Book can be found through the kerrypierce.com website store or directly on Amazon.com by using the following link:   The Art of Coloring   The book contains Christian themes created with detailed Christian Symbolism accompanied with Scripture. […]


Jesus, Jerome, and the Mac—Conclusion and Thank-you

I am constantly amazing by Jesus the teacher.  I see him using Bruner’s three learning modes in his interaction with Thomas.  Think about how the parables of Jesus draw you in and get you thinking, actively trying to unravel the meaning of his brief engaging stories. Christian mandalas enable Christians, […]


Jesus, Jerome, and the Mac—Part 2

We turn to Jesus the teacher.  In John 20:24-29 (NIV) we have: 24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks […]


Jesus, Jerome, and the Mac—Part 1

Jesus, Jerome Bruner, and the Apple Macintosh.  Yes, they are connected. In this short study we will see how Jesus used modern learning theory to school one of his disciples.  It should give us a new perspective of how good of a teacher Jesus is.  It’s rather amazing. Let’s begin […]