“If you read the Bible a lot, people might think you’re weird,” says Liam, 9. “But that’s okay. God likes weird.” That might be the funniest compliment the Bible has ever received, and Liam’s not wrong. In John 17, Jesus prayed for his followers to live in the world without becoming like the world. He […]

In the 1976 movie, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Clint Eastwood plays the role of Josey Wales, who rides into a Comanche camp to make peace. After hearing Wales, Chief Ten Bears said: “There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see and so there is iron in your words of life. […]

“Some people are troubled by the things in the Bible they can’t understand,” said Mark Twain. “The things that trouble me are the things I can understand.” This was the case when the religious leaders heard Jesus teach in Jerusalem. Jesus’ teaching threatened their religious tradition, which caused them to plot his murder. Jesus told […]

“Jesus is the Word because through him all things are made,” says Jonathan, 8. “What he said became. Through the words of Jesus, the Earth and man were made. So, he is the Word.” When we read, “In the beginning was the Word” in John’s Gospel, we should immediately think of another Bible text that […]

“If you’re doing the right thing, “you’ll like it and it’ll be for you to do,” says Victoria, 8. Lots of people today would agree. They say, “If it feels good, do it.” What if a bank robber has fun stealing money? Does that make it right? “If nothing bad happens to you then you […]

“In order to be free, we need to believe in the Lord,” says Emily, 12. Yes, that is where freedom begins. Freedom from spiritual death comes from believing in Christ alone as one’s savior. That is why Jesus called this a new birth. Like a physical birth, it happens in an instant. But learning how […]

How does God guide you in making hard decisions? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how meditating on God’s Word will help us make the right choices. (2 Timothy 3:16)

How does God guide you in making hard decisions? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how God gives us wisdom to make the right choices. (Psalm 37:4-5; Mark 10:11-12; I Corinthians 7:10-11; Malachi 2:16; Mark 10:5-9; Proverbs 3:5-6)

Who wrote the Bible? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how God inspired men to write the scriptures. (II Peter 1:21; Genesis 2:7; Psalm 33:6; II Timothy 2:16)

What does it mean to abide in Christ? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how to be “like a tree planted by rivers of water.” (John 15:7-8; Psalm 1; I John 4:19; John 10:28; Acts 4:13)