Squires2Knights is going international.
I’ve been asked to share the S2K Vision at a Bible seminary in Moldova. Pull out your maps, go east from Europe, across Hungary and Romania. It’s a small country - a former Soviet State - a little north west of the Black Sea.
As I am always excited […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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I just had a conversation with Juergen Kneifel, a board member of the Christian Association of Youth Mentoring (CAYM.org). Among other things, we talked about one-on-one mentoring vs. small group mentoring. He specifically liked the association of mentorship within organizations like the Boys Scouts and the Royal Rangers or as part of school […]
Posted on December 18th, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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Colts win Super Bowl XLI
Tony Dungy became the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. What makes his story so pertinent to the subject of mentoring our boys is the character and faith of this man. Coach Dungy is well […]
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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While money is not inherently bad, the love of money is evil (1 Timothy 6:10). And when it comes to financial indebtedness, the borrower is a servant to the lender (Proverbs 22:7). Now in light of today’s national financial crisis, I can’t help but bring the issue into the topic of mentoring boys […]
Posted on February 28th, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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From Role Model to Mentor
In my book, Squires to Knights - Mentoring Our Teenage Boys I wrote a chapter titled: From Role Model to Mentor. While role models are great, it’s mentoring that really gets the job done. Role models may never interact with the kids who are watching and learning. […]
Posted on February 14th, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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More from Rick Perry’s On My Honor
“A society that puts the rights of individuals above their responsibilities is in danger of creating a generation of children too self-absorbed to contribute to the fabric of community. Scouting resists this temptation - a temptation I believe is as old as original sin in the Garden of […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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I received a signed copy of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s new book: On My Honor - Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For. It was given to me as a Christmas gift from my father-in-law, Larry Garner.
I’ll let Sean Hannity introduce the book, as he offers his endorsement […]
Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Jeff Purkiss
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The following are the opening remarks for the first video lesson of Squires2Knights Manhood 101.
Gentlemen. Welcome to our Manhood 101 course. My name is Jeff Purkiss. I’m the founder of Squires2Knights Ministries.
We’ve got six different men who are going to take you through the lessons of Manhood 101. Together with three […]
Posted on December 21st, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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I give more credit to single mothers for courage, determination and perseverance than anyone else. They have been dealt the toughest hand and have been given the most responsibility. They must provide, protect, nurture and mentor for an entire family. They are heros by any definition.
God’s Design for Family
Unfortunately, God did not […]
Posted on December 10th, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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Star Wars - Luke Skywalker - Darth Vader.
We all know the story. And I’m sure we’re all familiar with the haunting sound of Darth Vader’s labored breathing. The villain of Star Wars requires that ominous mask as a sort-of life-support device. Somehow that apparatus affects his breathing. Oh how that […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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