Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Talk - 101 things to do before you die / Field of dreams
Last night I did the 101 things to do before you die talk. I might do this in a few weeks time with another group I lead called Think it Thru.
Here are some other ideas I had but never used / had time to check out:
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Here are some other ideas I had but never used / had time to check out:
- Play one of the extreme sport DVD's, people skating, bungee jumping etc. If you can't get hold of a DVD you can probably just record something off the Extreme Sports channel on sky
- Watch the start of Mission Impossible 2 where he is climbing up the cliff...something I'd love to be able to do...
- Apparently, in Patch Adams, there is a scene where some guy, who is dieing says he'd like to go on safari
- In Bruce Almighty, Bruce dreams of been anchor man. I'm guesing you might be able to use the bit around the restaurant scene where Grace thinks he'd going to propose, but he tells her he 'got anchor...
- Miss Congeniality...their dream is to be Miss United States.
- The new movie, Last Holiday is supposed to look at these themes...the main character discovers she's got three weeks to live, so she tried to make the most of it
Bible verses
- Acts 2:17 in the last days your sons and daughters will prophesy, and old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
Other talks
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Labels: Talks, Video clip ideas
Monday, February 27, 2006
Where are you at? A reflective discussion
I've just uploaded the "reflective" talk we did back in July. You can find it here. The idea is to provide an opportunity to talk about where they are "at" and highlight the big issues in their lives. We are thinking of rewriting this an using it as an intro to a residential weekend - you know the kind of this, we come here with various bits of baggage...etc.
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Saturday, February 25, 2006
Fear, worry, anxiety talk
I did the planned talk on fear last night. I tried using two clips: one from Indiana Jones and the last Crusade and one from the film Crash that watched the other week (will be blogging about that soon). Anyway you find the talk here.
I had some other ideas for video clips, that I didn't use:
Other websites that are worth a look:
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I had some other ideas for video clips, that I didn't use:
- It's a long time since I saw the film Arachnophobia but there's got to be something in there about fear
- Kindergarten Cop - 1 hour 2 mins - 1 hour 4 minutes. The Domenic shows Mr Kimble his secret lasers that will protect him from the bad guys
- Chicken run - it's also a while since I last watched this film. However if I remember rightly, about half way through the movie a "pie making machine" arrives at the farm. There is a quote that is something like "Chickens go in, pies come out". For obvious reason they start to fear for the future.
- Wizard of Oz - one of the characters is a constant worrier
- xXx - near the start of the film Dander sets up this stunt where he steals a car and drives it off a very high bridge. While the car is falling to earth, he jumps out the car and lands safely with a parachute. This clip would be more on the lines of "no fear"
Other websites that are worth a look:
- http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-fear.html
- http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-worry.html
- http://www.psychtests.com/tests/health/social_anxiety_r_access.html
- http://www.psychtests.com/tests/minitests/anxiety_abridged_access.html
- http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/How+to/How+to+stop+worrying.htm
- http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+anxiety.htm
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Labels: Talks
Friday, February 24, 2006
Chronicles of Narnia - links to talks
Here are some talks / ideas I've found for Narnia
- http://store.yahoo.com/biblestudies/liwiandwatev.html
- http://cmmag.com/current/narnia_special.htm
- http://www.youthspecialties.com/free/programming/movies/
- http://www.thesource4ym.com/videoclips/videoclip.asp?ID=144
Labels: Talks, Video clip ideas
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Births out of wedlock 'pass 40%'
Labels: Sex, Statistics
Digital makeover
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I don't know who did these pictures originally but it seems to be that they would make a good analogy in a "self image" or "body image" talk...you know the thing, we feel pressured to look like people in magazines etc. etc...
Labels: Illustrations
Monday, February 20, 2006
Seven deadly sins ideas
I've been thinking about the "seven deadly sins" talk. Here are some random ideas...
Aims
To look at the issues raised by the so called 'seven deadly sins'...using no more that two questions for 'sin' we'll try get through the lot.
It is not my intention to get wrapped up in Catholic theology etc. or look at the supposed punishments for such sins.
The sins
To try and make this simple, I'm going to use the following keywords, or titles. These have been taken from wikipedia:
- Lust -> fornication, adultery, rape, incest, seduction, and unnatural vice
- Gluttony -> overindulgence, desire of excess, a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy
- Greed -> covetousness, a desire to obtain more money, wealth, material possessions or any other entity than one needs
- Sloth -> laziness
- Wrath -> anger, hatred, desire of revenge
- Envy -> jealousy, desire of greatness, focusing on others' status rather than your own spiritual growth
- Pride -> vanity, narcissism, desire of greatness, competitive and excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God, or the worth which God sees in others
Note that my understanding is that the Bible does not specifically refer to "seven deadly sins", but each of the above are in themselves considered to be sins. There is a refers to six types of sins in
Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLV)
"There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven that are hated by Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that kill those who are without guilt, a heart that makes sinful plans, feet that run fast to sin, a person who tells lies about someone else, and one who starts fights among brothers."
"There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven that are hated by Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that kill those who are without guilt, a heart that makes sinful plans, feet that run fast to sin, a person who tells lies about someone else, and one who starts fights among brothers."
Introduction
Introduce the title / theme for the night...then ask:
- What is sin?
- What kind of things are 'sins'?
- What makes these things 'sinful'?
Write down what is said, and consider taking a pre-printed list of ideas to put around the room
Video clip
I don't think there is anything that covers the 'seven deadly sins' per se, but I think we could use some clips that deal with the specific issues. Choosing one or two of these should act suffice as an introduction:
Here are some ideas I've come up with / come across:
- Charlie and the Chocolate factory - "The four bad children in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory represent four of the seven deadly sins: Augustus Gloop represents gluttony; Violet Beauregarde, (possibly) pride; Veruca Salt, greed; and Mike Teavee, sloth/wrath". See this page on wikipedia.
- The meaning of life - the sketch about Mr. Creosote is kind of about gluttony / eating to access
- Envy - I blogged about this here
- Chocolat - the film is set in France and revolves around the fortunes of a Chocolate shop. This shop opens during lent, which causes all kinds of commotion and temptation within the small community. Anyway, about 3/4 through the film the priest (if I remember rightly) goes on a bender, and ends up breaking into the chocolate shop and eating the lot. All of this comes after he has spoken out about against the said shop!!
- The video to X-press 2 "Lazy". I found a copy on the bbc website here. I got a copy a while ago from ebay
Ideas on each of the seven
Lust
- http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-lust.html
- "Lust is about pleasing oneself"
- Things people do to fulfill desires, without any regard for the consequences
- Exodus 20:14
"You shall not commit adultery" - Matthew 5:27-30
"But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman"
Gluttony
- Exodus 20:17 (CEV)
"Do not want anything that belongs to someone else. Don't want anyone's house, wife or husband, slaves, oxen, donkeys or anything else" - http://www.gotquestions.org/gluttony-sin.html
- Proverbs 23:20-21
"Don't be a heavy drinker or stuff yourself with food. It will make you feel drowsy, and you will end up poor with only rags to wear"
Greed
- Colossians 3:1-6
"...Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed..." - Luke 12:13-21 - the story of the rich fool
- 1 Timothy 6:10
"Lust for money brings trouble and nothing but trouble. Going down that path, some lose their footing in the faith completely and live to regret it bitterly ever after"
Sloth
Wrath
- http://www.gotquestions.org/anger.html
- Ephesians 4:25-26 (CEV)
"Don't get so angry that you sin. Don't go to bed angry" - http://www.youthideas.co.uk/yw/talk/040426-anger.shtml
Envy
Pride
End bit
- Consider how we can find forgiveness / closure?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
"God didn't choose you to be filthy, but to be pure. So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. You are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. "
Labels: Video clip ideas
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Spirituality and Spiritual Development in Youth Work - a consultation paper from The National Youth Agency
I just came across this on the National youth agency site
SpyGame - how important is money
I was searching through some old emails the other day and I came across an idea that Jonathan sent me ages ago...
Film: Spy Game
Topics: Making sacrifices for something you believe in, how important is money
Details: A retiring intelligence officer working for US intelligence finds out that one of the people he used to run is due to be executed. To save him, he sacrifices his life's savings that he wanted to spend on a place in the Bahamas ($282,000 US).
Film: Spy Game
Topics: Making sacrifices for something you believe in, how important is money
Details: A retiring intelligence officer working for US intelligence finds out that one of the people he used to run is due to be executed. To save him, he sacrifices his life's savings that he wanted to spend on a place in the Bahamas ($282,000 US).
Labels: Video clip ideas
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Topic summary for this term
I've put togeither a summary of the topics we're going to cover in Think it Thru, FOCUS, Pathfinders and on the resedential weekend we're doing for Pickering:
| Think it Thru | FOCUS | Pathfinders | Pickering weekend |
| Relationships, love and all the jazz | |||
| Life after School | |||
| The 7 deadly sins | |||
| 101 things to do before you die | 101 things to do before you die | ||
| Self control | |||
| Homosexuality | |||
| Popularity - see entry on Dodge Ball and blog entry from Sept 16th | |||
| Love and sex - see Virtual Sexuality or 40 days, 40 nights | |||
| The internet / mobile phones | |||
| Proverbs | |||
| Prayer collage | |||
| Rules & boundaries | |||
| Fears...worries | |||
| Easter - drama session a bit like the one we did at Christmas | |||
| Team / Community | |||
| Encouragement / building up |
Friday, February 17, 2006
Humanist Manifesto III
Youth and self harm - Samaritans
I found some statistics on self-harm on the Samaritans website here. It's part of a report called Youth and self harm which is based on a survey of 41 schools in Birmingham, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire during 2000-2001.
- 10 per cent of teenagers aged 15 and 16 years old have deliberately self-harmed - seven per cent in the previous year.
- Girls are nearly four times more likely to self-harm than boys.
- The most common reason given was 'to find relief from a terrible situation,' the least common reason was 'to get my own back.'
Labels: Statistics
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Videos that teach 4
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Between 19,500 and 35,100 children are taking heroin
"Between 19,500 and 35,100 children are taking heroin, according to a government survey."
Labels: Statistics
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Matching Emotions - talk on Love
Monday, February 13, 2006
Virtual Sexuality
I've just got around to uploading my old talk on Sex and relationships. It's based around the film Virtual Sexuality with some "myths" that were raised in an article in youthwork magazine some years ago.
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Labels: Sex, Video clip ideas
Sunday, February 12, 2006
http://www.ushopugive.co.uk/
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Top 5 rules from my group
I forgot the add...here are the top 5 from the groups I was working with:
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| Don't abuse the name of God | Be loyal to your mates | Spread Love |
| Love God | Love God | Dont Bully |
| Don't kill or harm others | Spread Love | Be safe |
| Spread Love | Be safe | Look after your body |
| Be loyal to your mates | Look after your body | Love God |
Session on boundaries and "rules" - Willy Wonka
I did our planned session on Rules & boundaries last night. It went fairly well. This was, in truth, a bit of an experiment - we haven't try this format before. The idea is to spread the teaching through the night rather than in one fixed session. We're also trying to deliberately include bits that touch on different learning styles (our simplistic understanding of it).
You can find the talk here.
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Labels: Video clip ideas
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Reading up on rules / boundries
On Friday we are planning to do a talk on boundaries / rules. As part of my research, I posted this message on the www.youthwork.co.uk message forum. I like the idea of using "flash cards" / sheets with keywords on, and putting these around the room before we do the talk bit. I also like the idea of using some kind of game, but I'm not sure the example would work with our group.
Here are some other thoughts...rules to put around the room:
Websites
Here are some other thoughts...rules to put around the room:
- "Spread love"
- "Be nice"
- "Respect"
- "No stealing"
- "Don't bully"
- "No racist remarks"
- "Don't swear"
- "Listen to what people have to say"
- "Stand up for the weak"
- "Build others up"
- "Be safe"
- "Keep it clean"
- Also see the reference to Radio 1's 10 commandments
Websites
- http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/international/united-kingdom/
- Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI)
- It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance
- Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason
- Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
- During his reign, Oliver Cromwell banned the eating of mince pies on Christmas day, as they were insufficiently Puritan.
- It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow
- http://www.oilzine.com/aunties/aunties_details.asp?ID=8
- Israel: Picking your nose on Saturday is forbidden.
- Washington: All lollipops are banned.
- Minnesota: Every man is required by law to grow a beard.
- Oklahoma: Making ugly faces at a dog is unlawful.
- Washington: It is illegal , to ride an ugly horse.
- http://www.derbygripe.co.uk/realuk/laws.htm
- It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
- http://www.school-for-champions.com/character/10commandments.htm
- Love God
- Don't abuse the name of God
- Spend religious time at least once a week
- Honour your parents
- Don't kill or harm others
- Don't commit adultery
- Don't steal from others
- Don't say lies or bad things about others
- Don't covet or be jealous about others' property
- Don't covet or be jealous about others' relationships
- http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10c6.htm
- Coach Carter scene 3 - when Coach Carter takes on the team he gives them a contract...if they sign the contract, they can play in the team. A good clip, except that has some bad language in it.
- Charlie and the Chocolate factory
- Scene 20 - the girl turns into a blue berry because she eats some of the gum when they are told not to touch anything
- Scene 23 - another girl is attacked by squirrels, similar to scene 20
- Don't kill (87%)
- Don't drink and drive. (79%)
- Don't steal (73%)
- Treat others as yourself (71%)
- Don't use violence (70%)
- Don't be racist. (68%)
- Care for the environment (64%)
- Don't do drugs (60%)
- Be loyal to your mates (55%)
- Don't commit adultery (53%)
Labels: Video clip ideas
Think it Thru survey results
Here are the top five talk titles (in order) that Think it Thru voted for last night:
- Relationships, love and all the jazz
- Life after School
- The 7 deadly sins
- 101 things to do before you die
- Self control
This was followed by (all got the same number of votes):
- Jealousy - envy
- Rules for your life
- Is the Bible true?
- Homosexuality
- Terrorism
- Popularity
- Relaxation, stress & exams
- Jealousy - envy
- The 7 deadly sins
- Relationships, love and all the jazz
- Depression
- 101 things to do before you die
- Rules for your life
- The internet / mobile phones
- Is the Bible true?
- Self harm
- Life after School
- Homosexuality
- Terrorism
- Popularity
- Prayer
- Self control
- Relaxation, stress & exams
- Mental health
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2005
Labels: Video clip ideas
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Meet the family - step parents / step children
Here's an interesting program I listened to yesterday about the pressures / problems of been a step parent. Next week it looks at the same issue but from the point of view of the child.
Jobs for girls - 1970's public information film
Check out this old skool video from the 1970's about girls getting a career. Could we worth showing to our girls just for a laugh!
Labels: Illustrations, Video clip ideas
Monday, February 06, 2006
FOCUS survey results
FOCUS meet tonight, we did my talk on masks. I asked them to vote on the following subjects for the term ahead (only 4 -5 meetings)
- Jealousy / envy
- The 7 deadly sins
- Love and sex
- Depression
- 101 things to do before you die
- Rules for your life
- The internet / mobile phones
- Is the Bible true?
- School
- Homosexuality
- Sport and God
- Terrorism
- Popularity
- Prayer
- Self control
The top five were (in order)
- 101 things to do before you die
- Homosexuality
- Popularity
- Love and sex
- The internet / mobile phones
This was followed by (all same number of votes)
- Jealousy / envy
- The 7 deadly sins
- Rules for your life
- Sport and God
- Self control
Polar Express
Polar Express is about a boy who is struggling to believe in Santa. The film starts on Christmas eve. While the boy is in bed pretending to be asleep..a steam train turns up outside the house of the and boy gets on the train...it's going to the north pole...to meet Santa etc.etc.
Anyway, I thought scenes 17 - 19 were vaguely interesting. Basically it's 5 to 12 and Santa is about to make an appearance...the reindeer turn up...everyone can hear the sleigh bells except him...then Santa appears...everyone can see him except him...anyway the boy closes his eyes and says to himself 'I believe', trying to rid himself of his scepticism...anyway it works...he can hear the bells, and see Santa.
This could be used to introduce the whole idea of faith...belief...disbelief...etc.
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Anyway, I thought scenes 17 - 19 were vaguely interesting. Basically it's 5 to 12 and Santa is about to make an appearance...the reindeer turn up...everyone can hear the sleigh bells except him...then Santa appears...everyone can see him except him...anyway the boy closes his eyes and says to himself 'I believe', trying to rid himself of his scepticism...anyway it works...he can hear the bells, and see Santa.
This could be used to introduce the whole idea of faith...belief...disbelief...etc.
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Labels: Video clip ideas
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Alcohol concern - fact sheet / stats
I noticed a link to this site on the youthwork.co.uk website, it's got some interesting statistics about young people and alcohol.
Labels: Statistics
Friday, February 03, 2006
The Da vinci code - separating fact from fiction
I read this booklet on the Da Vinchi code while traveling to the US...it's not a bad read. It attempts to counter some of the arguments / issues raised by the book. The website can be found here.
Labels: Apologetics, Video clip ideas
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
13 and 11-year-olds...English girls drank more
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