By Minno
Most Christian parents believe having family devotionals are important. But with busy schedules, a mixture of children’s ages and personalities, and sheer exhaustion, the desire for family devos often gives way to guilt. Are family devos simply an unattainable goal in the 21st century? Not at all. Actually, I believe that teaching the Bible in […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
My son loves to wear the appropriate attire for whatever activity he’s participating in. If he is catcher in a family game of baseball, he will run into his room to find the best “baseball” outfit. Building something requires a toolbelt and hard hat. If cooking in the kitchen, he will grab an apron. But […]
By Minno
We hear the question, “what is lent?” a lot, so first we wanted to share with you a bit more background about Lent and how we came to practice it today. What Is Lent? Lent is the season of fasting and self-denial observed by many Christians in the days preceding Easter Sunday each […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Teaching Theology to Kids In Volume 12 of his series Buck Denver Asks … What’s in the Bible?, Phil Vischer addresses some of the trickiest topics and biggest theological concepts in the whole Bible from Paul’s epistles. In Volume 12: Letters from Paul!, Vischer talks about grace, faith, justification, sanctification, the fruit of the […]
By Minno
My four boys are spread out from age seventeen, down to six. It kind of blows my mind to realize that this year I am homeschooling one in his first year of grade school, and one in his last year of high school! And though there are many wonderful things about having four kids spread […]
By Editorial Team
Welcome to the Character Quest with Clive and Ian series of 5 Minute Family Devotionals! These 12 devotionals will help you teach your kids all about important character traits from the Bible—from generosity to courage to compassion and more! Each devotional includes a memory verse, video, discussion questions, and prayer prompt about the featured character […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
When I first contemplated homeschooling my kids, it’s mainly because I was dazzled by all the fancy homeschool bloggers who have creative Revolutionary War battles with their kids, make lunch to represent the layers of the earth and then have an exegetical Bible study and conjugate Latin verbs before lunch. I wanted to be that […]
By Editorial Team
The way things are going these days, it’s no wonder kids have a hard time with the concept of faithfulness. Our culture supports the pursuit of the immediate and trendy, conditioning the hearts and minds of this generation to move from thing to thing and person to person without much thought. Kids are encouraged to […]
By Editorial Team
A few years ago as I was asking God to show me how to teach my kids to be kind, I heard him say, Raise kids who are so aware of others, so confident in their own skin and so thankful for their blessings they can’t help but be kind. And ever since, this has […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Through learning about Church history, we can help our kids see God’s faithfulness to his people. On October 31st millions of Christians around the world will recognize and celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation which was started by Martin Luther when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a Wittenberg church. […]