“Can we go to the pumpkin patch today!?” My daughter ask this question all year long as she counts down the weeks until pumpkin season. When pumpkin season arrives at last, my kids can hardly wait to visit the pumpkin patch to play and pick out pumpkins. In addition to being fun for the family,…
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“If God is everywhere, what happens if he gets run over by a car in the parking lot?” This is just one of many questions I’ve been asked by kids as they try to digest the staggering truth that God is here, there, and everywhere at all times. Our human minds are baffled by such…
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If your kids wanted to learn to fly an airplane, who would you want as their teacher? You’d certainly prefer a flight instructor rather than a football coach. But if you were trying to increase their likelihood of scoring a touchdown, you’d choose the football coach instead of the pilot. What if you wanted to…
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Centuries ago, crowds waved palm branches and shouted “Hosanna!” as the promised Messiah rode into Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt. Days later, large crowds cried out for his tortuous execution. What went wrong? NOTHING! Jesus accomplished exactly what he planned all along by laying down his perfect life to save sinners like you and me.…
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If you’ve known me (Nathan) longer than 5 minutes, you’re probably aware that I love dinosaurs. It should come as no surprise that my workspace is home to 50+ dinosaurs of various forms, shapes, and sizes. But these hand-painted porcelain dinosaurs are extra special to me. They were gifts of compassion from some of my…
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Of all the things God could use to draw someone into fulltime ministry, pizza probably wouldn’t top the list as the most likely candidate. I mean, when you top it with bacon, sausage, and pineapple; it is pretty fantastic, but not exactly life-changing. Yet God used pizza in some pretty cool ways to teach me…
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What is the Trinity? I’ve seen many illustrations and analogies that attempt to answers this question by using apples, eggs, shamrocks, the three phases of water, human relationships, and other concepts to try to explain the triune nature of God. In the past, I used some of these illustrations in my own well-meaning attempts to…
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I have fond memories of biking to my cousin’s house in the wee hours of Easter morning to hide a goose’s egg in his rabbit’s hutch. This annual event was my family’s sole association with the Easter Bunny. Ironically, I care more about the Easter Bunny as an adult than I did as a kid…
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Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t Irish? Or that he was kidnapped by pirates? Or that someone tried to poison him? I want to share lots of games, activities, songs, printables, a memory verse, and even a FREE lesson that you can use to share God’s love with kids in your home, church, or community…
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What do dinosaurs, ancient Rome, puzzles, crazy hearts, and Bible drills have in common? You can use them all to prepare Valentine’s Day games, activities, songs, and stories to celebrate God’s love with kids! Valentine’s Day is a lovely opportunity to teach kids about God’s love! Here are ten ready-to-go ideas to help you incorporate…
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