How do you teach children to pray? Even more so, how do you teach them to pray if you struggle with your own prayer life? Today I received my Family Devotional Success Newsletter in my email, and teaching children to pray was the topic of its first article. This article reminds us that we must be careful not to reduce God to a granter of wishes or to a god who must be appeased as if we were praying to
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back later; I’ll give it tomorrow”— when you now have it with you. Proverbs 3:27-32 (NIV) (Click on this link to read this passage in your preferred version of the Bible. You may select your version after the link opens. ) Who hasn’t yet heard about the earthquakes that devastated Port-au-Prince in Haiti last Tuesday? It has been the dominating topic
Hey kids! Here is a fun presentation of The Prodigal Son and two more parables from www.bibleforchildren.org. It was written by Edward Hughes, adapted by Ruth Klassen and Sarah S., and illustrated by Lazarus. Which of the two sons is most like you? Who is most like God in the story? Do you remember who tells this story in the Bible? You can read all three of these parables in your Bible in Luke 15. You might also like another presentation
A rough group of orphan boys discover peace in a most unlikely way. If you like adventure, you will love this exciting story. Click on the title: A Sheaf of Grain , an exciting Christmas story from Your Story Hour: Kids’ Corner. (http://www.yourstoryhour.org/) Listen to this audio story and then check out all the other cool finds on this web site. There are puzzles and contests and more. They also have an online magazine for kids called Clubhouse. Check it
Another jewel from the Internet… I found a web site that suggested three Bible games for little children. There are also links to other Bible activity articles on the side of this short article. Since I am currently working on a Bible story book about Noah, the song “Old Man Noah Built an Ark” caught my attention. It is simple enough, just sing to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and identify the animals on the ark. There may be