Story
Inspiration and resources for telling your story, and the stories of others, to the next generation.
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Trusting God with Our Unattainable Goals
We usually set attainable goals. Can we trust God with our humanly impossible, unattainable goals? Learn from people who did.
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Fear Not
We can learn much from the shepherds who heard the words, "fear not."
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A Twist of Faith on Random Acts of Kindness
by Sally Matheny Have you ever been blessed by an act of Christian kindness? Random acts of kindness are fun to give and receive. Kindness breaks through barriers. It changes lives. This post, however, has an intentional Christian element to it. I wrote this post several years ago and because of its popularity, I repost it every December. Intentional Acts of Kindness You hear many stories about random acts of kindness. One time, a family waited until their neighbor went to work. Then, they secretly placed a festive welcome mat at the neighbor’s front door. The children in this family liked giving in secret; much like that St.…
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BRICK BUILDERS Illustrated Bible Review & Giveaway
Zonderkidz sent the BRICK BUILDERS Illustrated Bible for me to review and to give away to one of my blog readers. It will not hit the store shelves until December, so you could win a copy before everyone else gets one! Apparently, faith-based toy brick–building books are hot items. NIrV Faith Builders Bible and Building Faith Brick by Brick: An Imaginative Way to Explore the Bible with Children are two more examples. However, today, we’re reviewing the BRICK BUILDERS Illustrated Bible . Within its 224 pages, there is a retelling of thirty-five stories taken from the Bible. At the end of each story, there is a “Building Block” section which contains…
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30 Days of Serving & Sharing: Faithfulness & Joy
by Sally Matheny Today we’ll relish the last portion of our four-part series, 30 Days of Serving & Sharing: Faithfulness & Joy. If you missed the previous posts, they offer a total of sixty ideas of family activities. I’ve included the links to those at the bottom. Serving with Faithfulness “It is only by fidelity in little things that a true and constant love of God can be distinguished from a passing fervor of spirit.” -Francois Fenelon November is typically a month when people pause with more thoughts of thankfulness. The challenge here was to couple that attitude with action. We’re grateful for food, so some have shared groceries with…
