My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers is a classic among devotional books. It was first copyrighted in 1935 and continues to be printed and sold today. In 2007 Phil A. Smouse published the children’s devotional Jesus Wants All of Me based on Oswald Chambers’ devotional. It is easy to read, has bright inviting pictures, the daily scripture, a prayer, and a place to write thoughts for Jesus for every day. Since both devotionals follow the same sequence of daily scripture readings,
I found another favorite book (of which I’ve quite a plenty) You say it’s written for the kids Well, I’m just three (times twenty)… What could have inspired me to write this little poem? It’s none other than the book I Heard a Bluebird Sing: Children Select Their Favorite Poems by Aileen Fisher. This collection of poems is adorable. Aileen Fisher certainly has the gift of seeing the world through the eyes of the child and sharing new discoveries. It is a must read
The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: The Easter Story by Hanna-Barbera [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnp8WzVUvO8&w=425&h=350] Enjoy this series of YouTube videos created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Three young archaeologists pass through a time warp and meet Mark who wrote the Gospel of Mark in the Bible. When the first video ends, select the next video to follow the story until you finish the series telling The Easter Story.
This article is borrowed from Tamara Kraft’s Revival Fire for Kids Blog. Reprinted here with permission. This is a list of the eight best Easter Videos For Children in order. Some of the movies include video clips. 1. THE VISUAL BIBLE FOR KIDS: THE STORY BEHIND THE CROSS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHOr-ox2O58&w=425&h=350] 2. VEGGIETALES AN EASTER CAROL [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTnM4MCkoQ&w=425&h=350] 3. THE EASTER SERIES – JESUS: READ AND SHARE DVD BIBLE 4. NEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT: HE IS RISEN [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ub9RbxFRaM&w=425&h=350] 5. GREATEST HEROES AND LEGENDS SERIES: THE LAST SUPPER, CRUCIFICTION, AND
I wrote a review on this great Bible story book when I first began writing this blog. But today I learned that its publisher, Zondervan, also has videos online to go with these stories. I watched the first one about when Jesus was born, and it was sooooo good I had to pass it on to my readers. Check out this link and see for yourself how good these stories are: The Jesus Storybook Bible – video
