* Read small portions at a time. Sometimes we read a chapter in the morning and another in the evening. * Don’t set a timetable when reading with young children. You probably won’t be able to complete the Bible in a year if your children …
The Child’s Story Bible: A Classic
The Child’s Story Bible I love reading The Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos to our children. It is captivating enough to interest our three-year-old, but rich and meaty enough for our 11-year-old. Points of doctrine are explained right in the text in the same …
Gushers from Boulders
I had a tooth that was causing me extreme pain. We prayed and the tooth improved completely. Our Christian dentist saw the before and after X-ray. However, he told us that God can heal a person’s soft body but not a hard tooth. He went …
How Much Is Too Much?
I just read an article about contentment. It seems as though the Lord is trying to hammer this truth home in my heart. Do you ever struggle with contentment? In our society, we are bombarded with messages of discontentment. Satan loves to point to that …
Fall Links to Enjoy
Here’s some fall links to enjoy… Autumn Pocket Folder …Dorie at Just Next Door shares a fun fall project for the kiddos. From MMCW’s fall archives… Simple Fall Crafts Judy’s Apple Dumplings Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Spiritual Antihistamines
It had been a while since I’d had any gluten. (It’s amazing how quickly one can forget the terrible times I’d endured.) As I reached for the golden glazed bit of sweet heaven I told myself, “It’s just a little bit. Surely it won’t be …
Jesus Loves Women
The thought that God loved me never crossed my mind as I gasped for air, his hands tightly gripped around my throat. My husband was an angry man and a misogynist – he hated women. If only he had come with a list of …
Making Ends Meet for Christmas
Need a little extra income this Christmas season? The National Association of Retail Merchandisers has hundreds of job postings. Their website, www.narms.com allows individuals to fill out an online profile and browse job listings in areas throughout the country, at no cost to the prospective …
Zack, You’re Acting Zany!
Zack, You’re Acting Zany! Marty Nystrom has done it again. After writing his popular Don’t Mess With Moses! book of humorous poems based on Old Testament stories, now he’s written a sequel from New Testament passages. As an elementary teacher, Marty saw how kids loved funny …
Between Two Kingdoms
Between Two Kingdoms Joe Boyd, the author of Between Two Kingdoms, takes the reader to a fantastical world where the boundary between good and evil is abundantly clear. On one side of the Gate of Separation, there is a land filled with seven- year-olds who …