Connect with God’s World:
Meet the Bhutanese
Help your family embrace God’s love for the world. Read this story together to learn about and pray for the Bhutanese (Boo-tah-NEEZ), an unreached people group in Bhutan. Come with me to a mountainous kingdom tucked in the Himalayas, where strings of colorful Buddhist prayer flags flutter on high, craggy passes. In cities and villages…
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Discover God’s Word:
Wrong-Way Jonah
When we consistently use a “God-sized” lens to share God’s Word with our family, it broadens our children’s understanding of who God is and how He acts in our world. It also changes how our children view themselves, their blessings, and their purpose. Sharing the Bible with our children through a “God-sized” lens does not…
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For You and Your Children:
Families and Generations
Who is your God? Several times, God identified Himself as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Not the God of the sun, moon and stars, the God of mercy, grace, and forgiveness, or the only true God. He was all of those things, but the identity of the nation of Israel was wrapped up…
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Live Out God’s Work:
What I Learned From Being Sent
My eyes fluttered as a strange sound drew me out of a peaceful sleep. It took a moment for my mind to engage and for me to identify the sound as the Islamic call to prayer, echoing through the neighborhood as the sun prepared to rise. I lay there for a moment, detached from reality.…
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Connect With God’s World:
Bozo Children at Work and Play
In the last journal, you read a story about Ibrahim (EE-brah-heem) and his family (if you missed the story, find it here). They are part of an unreached people group in Mali, West Africa-- the Bozo. What would daily life be like for Bozo children? Experience how they learn and play. Cultural Activities: Activity 1:…
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Connect With God’s World:
Meet the Bozo
Help your family embrace God’s love for the world. Read this story together to learn about and pray for the Bozo (BOH-soh), an unreached people group in the West African country of Mali. Come with me to a village of sun-dried brick homes on the banks of the Niger (nuh-JZEER) River. Near the edge of…
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A Missional Family Summer
Everyone’s plans have changed in the past few months. Adults and children alike are unsettled by the upheaval in daily life and expectations. Like me, you may be struggling to find the positive in the midst of shutdowns, cancelled plans, and constant changes. We can! By showing our children that we can find God’s purposes…
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Discover God’s Word:
Jesus' Great Commission
When we consistently use a “God-sized” lens to share God’s Word with our family, it broadens our children’s understanding of who God is and how He acts in our world. It also changes how our children view themselves, their blessings, and their purpose. Sharing the Bible with our children through a “God-sized” lens does not…
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Spiritual Opportunities During Quarantine
Our lives have been turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During times like these we ask, "What is God doing? Why is God allowing this?" While some of the answers to these questions remain hidden from us, we can say with confidence that God wants to do three things in our families during…
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Live Out God’s Work:
Go!!! Just Go!
"Go!!! Just Go! As parents, we tend to think of all the obstacles associated with going as a family, but we are called to do hard things and pursue Christ in whatever it is He is asking us to do. It is worth it! Do it, not just for adventure’s sake, but also so that…