Fear gives something the greatest respect – it means we acknowledge its power. It means we give our time, our energy, our appearance, our money, our habits to appease it. But the Gospel says… not that we simply do not have to be afraid of these things, but it dares us not to fear them. It dares us to fear Him alone.
Just because someone has a different opinion from ours does not mean they have bad intentions. Different opinions can come from varied life experiences. Sometimes we want the same – or very close to the same – thing, but have different perspectives on how to reach that goal. And sometimes we place a higher priority on opposing values. None of those things automatically makes someone else our “enemy”.
We try to do an Advent devotional as a family each year, but I’ve often wished that I also had
If you type “Children’s Bible” into your Amazon searchbar, you will be inundated with options! So which ones are the
When I gave my oldest daughter her first full children’s Bible and let her loose on reading it independently, I forgot about the R-rated sections of the Old Testament. While much of the Bible is great for kids, I just wasn’t quite ready to explain or address some of the more graphic murder and incest scenes with runny-nosed 1st grader who still occasionally wet the bed.
But I also had trouble finding a children’s devotional that gave her any significant chunks of Scripture for her to read for herself.
Long story short… I didn’t ever quite find what I was looking for. But I did find some great ideas/suggestions on good books of the Bible for kids to start with, and a few warnings on which parts to avoid! So I decided to just put it all together into a monthly reading plan.
If this sounds like something that might be useful for your family, check out this free Kids’ Bible Reading Plan printable!
I remember that unfinished basement, with its square brown laminate tiles, non-working 50’s fridge that Mom used as a pantry
Look at me all crazy if you need to, but I’m not actually convinced that the priorities fed to me
The couple that showed up for church this particular [pre-COVID] Sunday had been invited by the friend of a friend… and that friend had met them at a plasma center, where they were all trying to make a few bucks selling their plasma…
Sometimes He leads us out of the fire, unburned; Sometimes through the desert for 40 desperate years. Sometimes He leads
I love this quote from the Bible: “Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach”
This summer we took our five kiddos on a month-long road trip to see ten national parks. Most of the parks were impressive from the moment we drove into them. But our first day at Mt. Rainier was a huge disappointment.
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and
