The Story of Martin Luther: The Monk Who Changed the World by Jared Kennedy is a short and lively biography that takes middle-grade readers on an exciting journey through Luther’s life.
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You Count! is the latest release from our friend Champ Thornton. Looking at the cover gives you a very clear idea of what this book is. It’s a simple, rhyming board book that walks kids and parents through a countdown from five to help them calm down.
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I imagine some of you are looking ahead to VBS this summer with a similar set of doubts and paralysis that I faced. Here are a few practical lessons I learned along the way that may help you trust the Lord and enjoy the ride.
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Sharing the gospel with kids can be tricky. We want to be careful because children are easy to manipulate. Some of us grew up in churches where we were encouraged to “pray and ask Jesus into our heart” before the gospel was fully explained. We now want our own kids to follow Christ because they love him and understand the cross—not merely to escape hell and enter heaven.
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We’re always on the lookout for strategies, resources, and tools that can help us teach our children how to deal with their fear, anger, disappointment, etc. Thankfully, Eliza Huie has given us a shiny new tool for our parental toolbox in Count Yourself Calm.
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Unless you’re holding an armful of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures, The Really Radical Book for Kids will almost certainly be the most radical thing in your house. Here are the six things I love about this book that make it a must-have for parents of elementary/middle school aged kids.
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We’re always looking for rest, and sometimes rest comes in ways we might not expect. Kody Gibson writes about their family tradition of visiting churches as they travel together, and what they’ve learned along the way.
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February tends to be a pretty open month in the ministry calendar. Instead of wasting it, spend time being intentional to find opportunities for rest, recruiting, and realignment to strengthen your ministry for the the months ahead.
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Whether we’re left behind, or we’re in a room full of people, we all feel alone sometimes. Meg Is Not Alone tells a story that reminds us that God cares for us through our friends, especially our friends in the church.
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