What to Read During the Season of Lent Looking for suggestions to focus, guide, and inspire your thoughts and reflections during the season of Lent? This Lent reading list of books, devotionals, and studies is intended for the Protestant Christian who desires to engage deeply with themes of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection leading up …
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Bible Coloring Pages for Kids: 1 Corinthians This collection of scripture coloring pages for the book of 1 Corinthians can be used alongside a sermon series at church, as a Sunday School activity, or as an accompaniment to your personal Bible study. These coloring pages have Bible verses that will help your kids learn scripture …
As a new year begins, it’s natural to reflect on what’s important and how we can grow in the year ahead. For Christian moms, goal setting is an opportunity to prayerfully align our priorities with God’s will and intentionally steward the time and resources He’s given us. Whether it’s deepening your faith, nurturing your family, or managing your home with greater peace, setting goals brings clarity and purpose to each area of life. This list of ideas is designed to inspire you to consider what truly matters and encourage intentionality in how you spend your days, knowing that small, consistent actions can lead to lasting transformation.
Spiritual growth can be a nebulous term that is thrown around in sermons or Bible studies. In its simplest terms, spiritual growth is the process of becoming more like Jesus. That’s what we’re growing toward, and most often, it’s a slow process. Our spiritual growth doesn’t just happen while we sleep and go about our busy, distracted lives, though. It takes some intentional effort on our part.
You would likely agree that people are more important than things. And that relationships matter more than tasks. But in practical terms, it can be hard to prioritize loving our families, our church family, our neighbors, and others, when our days are consumed by getting through the things and tasks that seem to require our immediate attention.
As my kids have gotten older, they’ve outgrown some of the advent traditions they enjoyed as young kids. I want to continue the sense of togetherness and anticipation as they grow up, so I’ve been looking for books we can read together to focus on the season of advent leading up to our Christmas celebration. I’ve put together a list of 50 advent devotional books for you to consider if you have teens or tweens and want to read something together as a family.
Are you looking for a way to incorporate geography, culture study, and compassion in a quick 10-minute daily homeschool lesson? Try praying your way around the world! Pray for countries of the world in December—your kids will learn where countries are located, basic demographics of each country, and most importantly, develop compassion for and interest in people around the world. Make it a homeschool project to pray for every country in the world in one year.
As Christians, our desire is to know and love God. But how? Author Jen Wilkin has said, “The heart cannot love what the mind does not know.” There are two obvious ways for us to know God: read his word (listen) and pray (talk). Even when we agree with the importance of reading God’s word and spending time in prayer, in an age of constant distraction, it is unlikely that we will consistently do those things without making them an intentional priority.
Are you looking for a way to incorporate geography, culture study, and compassion in a quick 10-minute daily homeschool lesson? Try praying your way around the world! Pray for countries of the world in November—your kids will learn where countries are located, basic demographics of each country, and most importantly, develop compassion for and interest in people around the world. Make it a homeschool project to pray for every country in the world in one year.
Have you ever thought about setting spiritual priorities the same way you set priorities for your health, your career, or your family?