We believe Vacation Bible School can be a powerful tool for evangelism in your church. At the same time, VBS should be fun …
Reading Paul’s Letter to the Romans
"The whole of chapter 12 is something like a love letter identifying and praising and giving thanks for life lived as one of God’s …
The Book of Acts With Children: 5 Teaching Points
"Of all the books of the Bible, this is perhaps the most evocative of an adventure tale. Really, who doesn’t like chase scenes and …
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The Gospel of Luke With Teenagers: 5 Teaching Points
Engaging the Bible in Youth Group I have been a Youth Minister since the early 90’s and I can tell you that incorporating …
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The Gospel of Luke with Children: 5 Teaching Points
"Marginalized himself since his birth, Jesus makes sure that everybody is included in his kingdom, everybody invited to the party. …
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Luke With Children: 7 Godly Play Stories for Lent
Reading Luke with the Good Book Club This Lent, many churches will be reading the Gospel of Luke. This is part an initiative …
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Lectio Divina with Children
"This beautiful practice can be a powerful experience of praying with Scripture as a family. As the children begin to read, they …
On Ash Wednesday, The Power of Scripture
"Again, the acknowledgment that sin is there, but that God is acting: in this case, to create a clean slate." Our Top 5 …
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Dis-Comforting Bible Stories: Sharing Challenging Scripture with Children
"Our discomfort is an invitation to dig a little deeper and to determine what God is saying to us in these stories." Tough Bible …
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Bible Challenge: A Tool for Churches to Read the Bible in a Year
"The Challenge was taken on as a shared adventure in faith and there were regular, informal conversations about passages, ideas …
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Household Bible Reading with Lectio Divina
"The pattern is very simple. Read a Bible passage… Be silent… Read it again… Be silent… Read it again… Be silent… Say a …
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Hosting a Bible Group for Moms
"Moms of different ages heard about what we were doing and soon we were joined my moms of elementary, high school, and …