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Bible Curriculum for Pre-Teens
My eldest will be starting middle school at the end of the month. Biblical literacy and growing in our relationship with God are core values within our education. If we want to live well-ordered lives, we need to be lovers of wisdom, which means we need to learn about God—the source of all wisdom! Lady
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The King and the Dragon by James W. Shrimpton
For centuries, allegories or fairy tales of knights and dragons have reminded us of God’s great love for his people. While picture books like St. George and the Dragon contain symbolism and gospel glimpses, in The King and the Dragon, James W. Shrimpton has retold the redemption story of the Bible through a rhyming allegorical
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More to the Story by Jennifer M. Kvamme
Why is it so important to teach our kids what the Bible says about sexuality and marriage? “From God’s perspective, marriage isn’t just a formal arrangement or the foundation of a family or even a safe place for sexual expression. It’s not simply a means to my personal fulfillment and happiness. Marriage is a story.
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Children’s Storybook Bible Comparison
Storybook Bibles are a wonderful resource to help introduce the overall story of the Bible to your kids! Not only that, but they can highlight biblical themes, and the illustrations can help create context and a way for younger kids to engage with the text. I grew up with The Beginner’s Bible, but since the
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The Friend Who Forgives by Dan DeWitt
The Friend Who Forgives – Picture Book Dan DeWitt, author of Jesus or Nothing, has written a delightful character study of Peter, a disciple of Jesus. He highlights not only Peter’s testimony, but also how Jesus forgave him. The Friend Who Forgives begins with Peter as a fisherman and how Jesus called him to follow
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God Came Near to Me & God Rescues Me by Kristen Wetherell
Kristen Wetherell, author of Hope When It Hurts, recently released two new fantastic board books in her For the Bible Tells Me So series, which was published by Crossway. God Came Near to Me God Came Near to Me begins by reminding us of how God gave us our bodies, and how Jesus, too, had
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Top Easter Books for Christian Kids!
Each year, I slowly add to collection of kids books that we sit down and read together around Easter time. These are some of our favorite Easter books that tell about Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection, but are also beautiful and well written! I’ve sorted them below, so you can find books for preschoolers, elementary,
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The Friends and the Traveller by Sam Brewster
This is such a lovely and delightful Easter book. The Friends and the Traveller by Sam Brewster is a rhyming picture book recounting the lesser-known tale of the men on the road to Emmaus and the stranger, or traveller, they encountered. While this Bible story may not be as popular, the story is so rich, full
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Holy Week: An Emotions Primer by Danielle Hitchen
This beautifully illustrated board book from Danielle Hitchen and Catechesis Books, captures the emotions during the events leading up to Easter Sunday. Each page spread of Holy Week highlights a different emotion found in a scene, but is placed along with a paraphrase of direct quote from Scripture. Together they beautifully and simply tell the Easter story.
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Jesus Rose For Me by Jared Kennedy
Why do we celebrate Easter? If your kids are asking this question, then Jesus Rose For Me by Jared Kennedy is a great board book to read together as a family this Easter season. Kennedy walks readers through the Easter story, broken into four sections. Starting at the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper,
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A Very Happy Easter by Tim Thornborough
An interactive picture book from The Good Book Company, written by Tim Thornborough. This short paperback picture book tells the story of Easter through emotions — and invites the kids to “copy the face they are making, and think about how they would have felt.” This is a great way to keep younger listeners engaged
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Picture Books about St. Patrick
Here are some of our favorite picture books about Saint Patrick, that are great to read together as a family for Saint Patrick’s Day! Picture Books about Saint Patrick: Saint Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland’s Bishop By Ned Bustard IVP Kids, 2023 Short and poetic, Saint Patrick the Forgiver by Ned
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The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung
When this storybook Bible arrived in the mail, it left a great first impression. Not only does it have a wonderful new book smell, but inside and out, it is so wonderfully and thoughtfully designed. The thick matte pages are colorful, and the binding is great for such a thick book! Crossway did a great
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The Story of God Our Savior by Kenneth Padgett & Shay Gregorie
The Story of God Trilogy from Wolfbane Books goes way beyond your typical Christian kid’s books and captures biblical themes through these dramatic retellings. Some kids’ books seem like they were just thrown together to sell a book, but not with this series. Each word was carefully chosen, and so much thought was put behind
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God’s Big Picture Bible Storybook by N.T. Wright
If you enjoyed Wright’s engaging and fresh translation of the New Testament, then you will enjoy his equally delightful retellings of 140 stories from the Bible. God’s Big Picture Bible Storybook is N.T. Wright’s first children’s book, and it is as good as I hoped it would be! I’ve read a lot of children’s storybook Bibles that
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Knowing God’s Truth by Jon Nielson
I’m at the stage of my homeschool journey where I’m looking for a systematic theology curriculum for high school. Ever since reading about Lady Jane Grey and how she defended the gospel against the Catholic abbot of Westminster at the age of 15, I was reminded of how little we sometimes expect from our youth.
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