Tag: prayer
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Spoons and Prayers
I am often reminded that mission is FOR children but can also be BY children. Recently, a mother wanted me to meet her young daughter. When considering what she wanted to be when she grew up, her daughter said she wanted to be a missionary and teach children. I talked to little Hannah and asked…
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Yes, This Counts at Home
The best lessons are not what goes on in my Bible class. The best lessons are what the children take with them when they leave. Years ago I was teaching children about the Fruit of the Spirit. One young child was in total agreement with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. These…
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Teaching Children to Pray
One of the most profound aspects of helping shape the spiritual lives of children is guiding them in talking to God.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
During a planning meeting for a holiday program I challenged the group to define the word “respect”. At first it seemed like it would be a simple thing to do. We seemed to have no problem coming up with scenarios where respect was shown but we found it hard to actually put a meaning into…
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Captives in Babylon
I just finished participating in a 3 day holiday programme where we had 3 different lessons from the book of Daniel. In the first day we studied Daniel chapter 1 and talked about how Daniel and his friends were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. Then we covered the story of Daniel and the King’s…