When was the last time your church’s youth group studied an Old Testament prophet? Or the last time your family discussed the prophets around the dinner table? Let’s be honest—the prophets can feel intimidating! There’s apocalyptic language (as in Daniel), bizarre-sounding visions (as in Ezekiel and Zechariah), troubling speeches about the calamity promised to God’s enemies, and other confusing...
We are Teaming up with Lithos Kids, Tiny Theologians, Good Book Mom, and Raising Christian Kids for a Christmas giveaway! Enter between December 1-7 to win this great gift package: New Growth Press The Bible Verses to Remember series by Sally Michael The Redemption Tales series by Marty Machowski Who Is Jesus? by Kate Hox You Are Welcomed by Trish Donohue (and matching prayer journal) You Are...
For families looking for a resource to help them focus on the true meaning of the Christmas season, best-selling author Marty Machowski has released a new family devotional. Promises Made Promises Kept shows families how the birth and life of Jesus fulfilled God’s Old Testament promises of a Savior. Written for families with preschool and grade school children, Machowski weaves scriptural...
What comes to mind when you think of the Thanksgiving holiday? Family? Friends? Food? Football? The start of the Christmas season? Time to decorate? Time to shop? Often times the frenzy of preparing for a big holiday leaves us anxious and a bit out of sorts rather than focused on the reason behind the celebration itself. This week as we come together with our families and friends to celebrate...
Every Christmas, we encounter the familiar stories of the archangel Gabriel delivering his message to Mary, choirs of angels singing, and the angel of the Lord warning Joseph to flee to Egypt. These stories are so familiar that we don’t often stop to think about their strangeness. Why are angels so involved in the Christmas story? After all, we encounter angels throughout the Bible, but they are...
