Light of the Whole World – Another Children’s Christmas Video

The Jesus Storybook Bible is one of our families favorite resources.  Here’s another promotional video that may be a help to your family in communicating the Christmas story to your children. See first children’s video post here.

Not Good at Reading the Christmas Story? Maybe this will help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v__QaCsdvQk

The Gospel Story Bible – A Great Family Resource

Here’s another great resource for your family.  This just came out and is presently selling for $9.99.  That is  67% off the list price.   This would make an excellent gift for any family with young children.   You can purchase and preview the entire book here.  

Is Your Child in the 12%?

This article had some great thoughts about parenting.  Here is just one of them for you to consider: According to Search’s nationwide study,12% of youth have a regular dialog with their mom on faith/life issues.   In other words, one out of eight kids talks with their mom about their faith. Deut. 6:6-7    And these [...]

On the Church Nursery

Sometimes we minimize the importance of the church nursery. After all, babies and toddlers aren’t quite ready to learn anything about God–it’s in the main auditorium where real church is taking place, right? A comment by Lynn Barth, our church’s Nursery Coordinator, on this post caused the following paragraph to jump out at me this [...]

10 Reasons Why There Is No Higher Calling than Ministry to Children

A high percentage of people in our church are involved in some sort of formal children’s ministry. If you’re like me, you may struggle with discouragement, wondering at times whether your ministry is really making a difference at all, so I put together a short list of reasons why there is no higher calling than [...]

Family Resources on the Internet

There are many advantages to living in the Information Age. One of them is the ability to access information regarding a wide assortment of topics that are a help to the Christian and Christian family. Here are some links that will be a help to you and your family: Children Kids 4 Truth is an [...]

Sincerity Is Overrated

“If you prayed that prayer, and you really meant it in your heart, then you’ll go to heaven when you die.” Many of us who grew up attending Gospel-preaching churches have heard–and repeated–this statement countless times. Of course, I don’t debate its truthfulness. Whenever a sinner genuinely calls upon Christ in repentance and faith, their [...]

Vegetables Are for Eating

“Eat your vegetables!” Most of us grew up hearing this command repeated multiple times throughout the course of an evening meal. Our parents ingrained in us the reality that vegetables are part of a healthy diet. If you’ve raised children in the last 10-15 years, however, you may have set your children down in front [...]

What Did You Learn at Church Today?

Each Sunday afternoon, thousands of kids across America blink nervously as they try to concoct an answer to this seemingly simple question. “Well, weren’t you listening?” Not that your kids usually have trouble finding things to say. You’re typically looking for ways to keep them quiet. But ask them what they’ve learned in Sunday School, [...]