A few weeks ago Jeff came home from work very tired and discouraged. It’d been a hard day, and he wanted to take some time for a Prayer walk with the kids. There’s nothing complicated about it, but it can be a good way to introduce your kids to praying as part of your family … [Read more...]
Teaching Psalms 23 to kids
You’ve heard me complain frequently about my goal to read through Psalms this year. Jeff gets to hear it even more often, but I do recognize it’s important, and there is a reason it’s in there. Since we’re studying David’s life, I figure now is a good time to introduce Psalms … [Read more...]
Job Bible lesson plans, praising in pain
Last time I shared about Job from the Bible (I have to add that because otherwise, search engines think I’m talking about job as in “get a job”), and how to help friends in pain. It's a great Sunday School lesson because we all know someone who had a hard time. This time we … [Read more...]
Job lesson for kids
I had this post all written up, it was gorgeous, then I had to leave for an appointment, and near as I can figure my computer ate my Job lesson for kids post. Ate it right up, because when I sat down later to write the final thoughts, it was nowhere to be found, so let’s try … [Read more...]
Using the Bible to cope with tragedy
I wrote this post to help my Sunday School explain the events in Japan several years ago. Now I'm reading this as another unexplainable event has happened. Terrible things will always happen as long as we are in this world. By now we’re all very aware of the horrible … [Read more...]