Do your kids or the kids you teach in church participate in sports or have a favorite athletic activity? If so, you have an excellent opportunity to help kids understand their own spiritual health and promote a healthy spiritual diet of devotions for kids. Anyone who is athletic and wants Read more…
Children love to hear stories. From bedtime, to bath time, to every in-between time, stories entertain and spark imagination. And what better story to teach kids than the story of the Gospel and God’s work throughout history? Thankfully, Bible story books are everywhere, while it’s amazing how the plan of Read more…
Do you wonder if your children are going to make it through some of the difficult tests life will throw at them? Every parent and caretaker wants to protect their children from the hazards of the world, but preparing kids for challenges often means we have to teach them how Read more…
When it comes to teaching children about salvation by grace, there are many wonderful things about being God’s child, but perhaps the most wonderful is this truth: Christ loves us so much He gives us God’s gift of salvation, even when we don’t deserve it. What a wonderful thing to Read more…
Memorizing Bible verses is an incredibly important skill for anyone to learn, especially children. In fact, we shared some of the reasons for why children should memorize simple Bible verses for kids just last week, in this article—the biggest of which being that kids can access the truth of God’s Read more…
When it comes to faith decisions for children and just how crucial children’s ministry is, the matter is often one of life and death. It’s easy for us to expect children to live full lives, to never go through loss or trauma, and to stay innocent and protected until they Read more…
Did you know that October has been designated as Bullying Prevention Month? As school starts up again, it’s good for both kids and adults to recognize the various forms of bullying and how to prevent it. By understanding how to recognize bullying when it happens, kids can more quickly call Read more…
For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is Read more…
By Cheryl Sacks Cheryl Sacks is the author of Reclaim a Generation, 21 Days of Prayer for Schools available at prayershop.org. Her newest book, Fire on the Family Altar: Experience the Holy Spirit’s Power in Your Home, available at Amazon.com, is a handbook to ignite revival fire in your home Read more…
Every Christian parent or caretaker desires their child to read the Bible. But while it may be common knowledge that we should teach children from the Bible, many don’t realize we need to teach children about the Bible itself, first. Kids don’t know basic concepts of how the Bible is Read more…