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Helping Kids Use Words to Build and Bless
What are the best ways for us as parents to speak encouraging words to our children and teach them to do the same for others? How do we show them that their words matter and that ...This Week
Not Everyone Can Be The Main Attraction (And That’s Okay)
Have you ever been to a theater production where sound, lights, music, and smooth set changes combine seamlessly to create an immersive experience? If you have, you know the importance of an excellent backstage crew. While ...
Helping Kids See God’s Provision
The account of Abraham sacrificing Isaac reads a little differently when your child sits on your lap. You understand how great a parent's love is for their child and how hard that walk must have been ...
Spotting God's Story Together
As parents, we want to inspire our children to see the beauty of God’s narrative unfolding in their lives. This week, our kids’ devotional encourages them to recognize that they are part of a big story ...
What Does True Resilience for Kids Look Like?
In one episode of a popular kids cartoon, the main character learns a lesson about resilience. The character and his friends must carry a grand piano up hundreds of stairs. As the character relentlessly works to ...
Faith Through Trials: Guiding Your Child to Trust Again
Verse: Romans 8:38-39: “I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in ...
Worshiping God with Dance
As a worship leader for kids, I am often wowed by how young children are entirely comfortable expressing themselves through song and dance. During music time in the toddler and preschool classrooms, kids jump, spin, clap ...
Raising Encouragers: Helping Kids Use Words to Build and Bless
What are the best ways for us as parents to speak encouraging words to our children and teach them to do the same for others? How do we show them that their words matter and that ...
The Holy Spirit in Us
The story of Pentecost is an important part of God’s big story. Some people, however, may not understand the meaning of this traditional Christian celebration. As we teach our children about the ministry of Jesus, we ...
Teaching Our Children About Choosing Media
Discernment is crucial, and why the Bible tells us—and our children—to “keep in tune with wisdom,” “beg as loud as you can for good common sense,” and “search for wisdom as you would search for silver ...
How Can We Prepare Our Kids to Make Good Choices?
Last Christmas, my seven-year-old received a book from his grandparents. I hadn’t heard that title before, but I assumed it was okay because it seemed geared to his age level. My son loved it. He read ...
