While driving today I heard the following song on the radio and it brought back memories of a time when my future was spiraling out of control. I remembered hearing the song “He is Able” in a worship service and how it helped me to cling to the hope that only God could give me at that fearful time. I can only imagine the worries of the thousands who have lost their homes in the recent tornadoes that left their many paths of destruction across
I get squeamish when I see people get injured. I rarely watch television because so many programs are like a feeding frenzy of this type. The crucifixion is but one more example of how I have shied away from looking too closely. I was too much of a coward to watch the movie, The Passion of the Christ, until it was shown at my church last year at one of the events I never miss, so I watched it. Even so,
Make learning Bible stories fun by turning them into games. Here are a few that can be played almost anywhere with little or no supplies: Bible Charades: One person thinks of a person in the Bible and using no words acts out or pantomimes that character while everyone else tries to guess who the Bible character could be. The person who gets it right is the next person to chose a Bible character to act out. Bible Twenty Questions: One person, called
Spend some time with your children talking about favorite Bible stories. Think about why they are your favorites. What lessons can be drawn from these stories? Do you know where to find them in the Bible? BibleGateway.com is a great place to look up Bible stories. If you don’t know where the passage is found, enter some key words and suggestions will be listed. For instance, typing in “Noah’s Ark” will give you a passage that falls within this