Growing in God's Love
Growing in God's Love

Author: Elizabeth F. Caldwell

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2018-01-05

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1611648297

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Help nurture the faith of the children in your life with Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible. This engaging resource features 150 popular Bible stories that are organized by 13 themes, including Strong Women and Men; Listening for God; Parables; Healings and Miracles; and more. Each story is built on the latest in biblical scholarship and learning theory and helps children begin to understand the Bible and apply its teachings to the world around them. Growing in Gods Love features diverse artwork from more than twenty artists to appeal to a variety of ages and learning styles. Three reflection questionsHear, See, Actare included at the end of each story to help children further ponder the message of the story. Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible is ideal for children ages 4-8, and it is perfect for Sunday school classrooms, childrens sermons, vacation Bible school, and gift-giving at baptism or other milestones.

Object Talks from Toys Kids Love
Object Talks from Toys Kids Love

Author: Verna Kokmeyer

Publisher: Standard Publishing

Published: 2004-07-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780784716014

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These easy-to-use and kid-focused talks build on the attachment kids have to their favorite toys to help them remember important lessons about God. These resources are ideal for quick lessons or attention-getting visuals to supplement existing lesson materials. Just use items from your kitchen, craft basket, or tool chest to create lessons that fascinate children, illustrate a biblical truth, and deliver memorable messages your kids will love.

Answers
Answers

Author: James Francis Dille

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1973621053

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James Dille realizes that we can never completely understand the omnipotence and omnipresence of God. Therefore, we are asked to utilize faith when understanding fails. Through logic, experience, and mostly faith, he believes that God not only exists, but also exists within us. In a compilation of spiritual writings and reflections, Dille explores the Bibles many truths and demonstrates how its timeless words can be applied to contemporary life. By sharing real-life examples of strong characters alongside relevant scriptures, personal opinions, and thought-provoking questions, Dille inspires others to seek God in all they do, to reflect on their actions and choices, and ultimately make their faith stronger and more productive. Through spiritual advice intended to stimulate deep reflection, Dilles prayer is that others will benefit in their spiritual walk by connecting to and learning to live a life of love for and through Christ. Answers: To Prayers and Questions Asked Along the Way to the Grave shares a compilation of spiritual writings and introspective questions that encourage thoughtful discussion, a faithful look inward, and a happy Christian life.

Love First
Love First

Author: Colette Potts

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2018-08-17

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1640650652

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Struggling to offer a children’s program that resonates with young families? Finding it difficult to recruit teachers and volunteers for your children’s program? Want a children’s ministry that is grounded in Christ’s foundational teachings and relevant to the experiences of children today? This must-have guide to rethinking your children’s ministry is informed and intelligent, with the lighthearted humor so helpful to working with children. Through storytelling, testimonials, and research-based creativity, you’ll be inspired and energized to use your church’s gifts, your children’s interests, and your families’ needs to develop a children’s ministry that fits your church and the people in it. An appendix includes sample lesson plans, suggested Bible stories and book, and sermons. Colette Potts offers a successful model for a congregation to turn around their children’s ministry program to engage the whole congregation in worship, learning, and service while partnering with parents for bridging the formation gap between Sunday morning at church and the rest of the week at home and beyond.

The Author of Love
The Author of Love

Author: Joc Anderson, PsyD.

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1449708021

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Throughout history, God has been depicted variously as a judgmental tyrant, a grand conciliator, and even as a rather low-key comic, portrayed by the cigar-smoking George Burns in the movie ?Oh God!? The question that?s begging to be answered is: Who is God? This devotional evolved out of one person?s desire to portray God in a truer light. In the Book of Job, God reprimanded Job?s friends for failing to speak truthfully about Him. They misrepresented His character. Job, on the other hand, understood His Maker and was, therefore, the single voice of truth in an otherwise corrupt world. Can you honestly say that you know your Creator? Can you speak truthfully about Him? This devotional will help you get to know the real God, who is neither the judgmental tyrant nor the light-weight movie character. He is, if nothing else, a God of love and compassion. At the conclusion of your devotionals, I have formulated a ?Love Quotient? (L.Q.) test to measure the depth of your love. The questions are designed to be thought-provoking and insightful. You may also find them a bit daunting and uncomfortable. Answer each question according to your beliefs. There are no wrong or right answers. It is my hope you?ll find this little exercise revealing and instructive of how you love. The answers and Key is also included. Your heart is what you?re all about. May you understand God?s love for you.

For Love of Animals
For Love of Animals

Author: Charles Camosy

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2013-10-25

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1616366621

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For Love of Animals is an honest and thoughtful look at our responsibility as Christians with respect to animals. Many Christians misunderstand both history and their own tradition in thinking about animals. They are joined by prominent secular thinkers who blame Christianity for the Western world's failure to seriously consider the moral status of nonhuman animals. This book explains how traditional Christian ideas and principles—like nonviolence, concern for the vulnerable, respect for life, stewardship of God's creation, and rejection of consumerism—require us to treat animals morally. Though this point of view is often thought of as liberal, the book cites several conservatives who are also concerned about animals. Camosy's Christian argument transcends secular politics. The book's starting point for a Christian position on animals—from the creation story in Genesis to Jesus's eating habits in the Gospels—rests in Scripture. It then moves to explore the views of the Church Fathers, the teachings of the Catholic Church, and current discussions in both Catholic and Protestant theology. Ultimately, however, the book is concerned not with abstract ideas, but with how we should live our everyday lives. Should Christians eat meat? Is cooperation with factory farming evil? What sort of medical research on animals is justified? Camosy also asks difficult questions about hunting and pet ownership. This is an ideal resource for those who are interested in thinking about animals from the perspective of Christian ethics and the consistent ethic of life. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter and suggestions for further reading round out the usefulness of this important work.

The NIV Color Code Bible
The NIV Color Code Bible

Author: Thomas Nelson

Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 1217

ISBN-13: 0718098900

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See God's plan and key teachings of the Bible through this remarkable version of the NIV Color Code Bible. The NIV Color Code Bible for kids will teach your children key biblical truths on important themes and make learning the God's Word fascinating and fun.

Psychological Communication Between Teachers and Students
Psychological Communication Between Teachers and Students

Author: Jihai Yao

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1000892522

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Psychological communication between teachers and students is the essence of formal education. This book focuses not only on analyzing problems from the perspective of teachers but also from the perspective of students and provides educators with ways to communicate effectively with their students. It is necessary for teachers to be concerned with cultivating and stimulating the internal motivation of students’ development. This book discusses the significance of psychological communication and effective communication between teachers and students, the psychological preconditions of communication between them and strategies that teachers can utilize to communicate more effectively with their students. In addition, the author provides a large number of cases, psychological tests, and exercises to help teachers gain a better understanding of themselves and their students and to find more effective working methods, while establishing a democratic, equal, and harmonious interpersonal relationship between them. Communication between teachers and students is an essential and indispensable component during the process of teaching and learning. This book thus will be of interest to teachers, students, and researchers of educational psychology, education management and those who are interested in teachers’ professional development in general.

The Journey of a Shepherd's Wife
The Journey of a Shepherd's Wife

Author: Virginia Cooper Stokes

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 161663202X

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What is it like to live in the shadow of the steeple? Author Virginia Cooper Stokes knows because she's been the wife of a minister for over three decades. Through heartwarming personal testimony, she opens up about the churches in which her husband has served and the devastating reality of moving on when God called them to a new church. It's hard to raise children under the watchful eyes of an entire congregation. It's difficult to minister to your enemies in the face of harsh criticism. But on The Journey of a Shepherd's Wife, Virginia is able to find her place in the church and a way to use her talents for God—the only one we should desire to please. Ministers' wives and churchgoing women alike will find an ally in this shepherd's wife who knows what it is like to feel tremendous hurt as well as great joy and love in the ministry. The Journey of a Shepherd's Wife gives us a very honest look at Virginia's role as the wife of a pastor, mother, and woman in the church. It is my prayer that churchgoers everywhere will see the gift we have in those God has placed as role models in our lives. —Jeanette Heinicke, church member, missionary, Tompkinsville, KY

NIrV, Kids' Quest Study Bible
NIrV, Kids' Quest Study Bible

Author: Zondervan,

Publisher: Zonderkidz

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 1647

ISBN-13: 0310726549

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How come people lived so long back then? Why did God allow the flood? Is Jesus real? Kids have LOTS of questions about the Bible and God. The NIrV Kids' Quest Study Bible is a great resource for kids eager to learn more. • Over 500 real questions and answers from kids • Quest Challenges help kids apply the Bible’s teachings to their own lives by pointing to Scripture • Book introductions help explain what each book of the Bible is about • A dictionary and subject guide help kids find what they’re looking for • Fresh, colorful design with cartoons makes the Bible fun to look at and use • The complete NIrV translation—the NIV for kids! This translation is written at a third grade reading level. Real Questions, Real Answers. Isn’t it exciting to discover the world, ask how things work, and learn about God and the Bible? Now, your questions can be answered in the NIrV Kid’s Quest Study Bible. This Bible includes over 500 real questions and real answers from real kids like you. You’ll also enjoy the book introductions, subject index, and dictionary making it easier to find important information about the Bible. With cartoons and a bright, colorful design, reading and using the Bible will be fun. General Editor Rick Osborne is a bestselling author and speaker committed to equipping parents and churches to reach and teach children. He was a key contributor in the development of the Luke 2:52 series and wrote The Legend of the Christmas Tree published by Zonderkidz. Hey Grownups! This Bible has an edition for adults too! The popular Quest Study Bible contains in-text notes and articles answering nearly 7,000 of the most commonly asked questions about specific Bible passages. Developed by the editors at Christianity Today International, along with over 100 respected Bible scholars and pastors, this engaging and straightforward study Bible guides adults in their understanding and application of Scripture.