“Be a peace maker and not a mean maker,” says Kaira, 10. Words that come too quickly out of our mouths are the main way most people become “mean makers.” “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit,” (Proverbs 18:21). The words we speak […]
October 31 2022“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you,” wrote Lewis Smedes. I’ll never forget the video I saw of a session where a counselor urged a woman to forgive her mother. With great effort, the woman tried several times to utter words of forgiveness. Her entire face and […]
March 9 2017“If you had a bad day and had a timeout, God would forgive you,” says Hayes, 6. Hayes, you’re thinking like me. You need a lot of grace for life’s truth timeouts. In Jesus, we see the perfect balance of grace and truth. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld […]
October 8 2009How can love cover sin (Proverbs 10:12)? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how love and forgiveness overcome hate and sin. (Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 11:25; I John 2:9)
July 2 2007How can you avoid being destroyed by the words of a hypocrite? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how we can love and forgive those who say mean things to us. (Proverbs 11:9; James 3:10-11; Proverbs 25:21-22)
June 30 2007Why is forgiveness so important? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about treating our family and friends with an attitude of grace and love. (Colossians 3:13)
March 27 2007What is the lesson of Daniel in the lions’ den? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about forgiveness, courage and trusting God. (James 1:2-3; Daniel 6)
January 15 2007What would you change in the new year? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about attitude. (Deuteronomy 5:16)
December 29 2006Why is the Bible important? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about memorization of scripture and how the Word of God helps us in our daily battles. (Matthew 4:4; Ephesians 6:11,17; II Corinthians 10:4-5; Hebrews 10:30; II Timothy 3:16)
October 11 2006How do I show grace to mean people? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about grace, forgiveness and kindness.
September 19 2006
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