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Reversing the Trend of Bible Class Involvement

Reversing the Trend of Bible Class Involvement

Hello!  Hola!  Salut!  Privet!  Shalom!  Ciao!  God Dag! Have you ever tried to learn a foreign language?  I took French in high school against my mother’s urging to learn Spanish.  Living in Texas I sure wish I had listened to Mom, but I don’t know that it would have...

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Moving Up to Middle School

Moving Up to Middle School

What you believe by the time you are 13 is what you will die believing “In essence,” the researcher noted, “what you believe by the time you are 13 is what you will die believing. Of course, there are many individuals who go through life-changing experiences in which...

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God’s Memorials: A Lesson for Memorial Day

God’s Memorials: A Lesson for Memorial Day

What are Memorials? Did you know that memorials are not a human concept.  Nope!  God started this and we have many memorials we learn about in the bible.  Do our children understand what a memorial is?  Do they know that they have biblical memorials still today?  Are...

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25 (God-Approved) Summer Family Activities

25 (God-Approved) Summer Family Activities

YIKES! School's out, the kids are home and parents need ideas!  Lot's of ideas! Summer is a time when the kids are home, they quickly get bored and plant themselves in front of the television.  Parents need fresh ideas.  They want to be good parents.  They want to...

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Top 40 Children’s Blog on FeedSpot

Top 40 Children’s Blog on FeedSpot

Thank you for making this possible!   RaiseKidsForChrist.com was just awarded this badge as a Top 40 Children's Ministry Blog. I'm looking forward to continuing sharing thoughts and ideas for teaching our children about God in ways that capture their attention and...

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Does It Matter If Kids Know Bible Studies?

Does It Matter If Kids Know Bible Studies?

"The facts don't matter as long as children have a relationship with Christ."   Those are the words I recently heard from a well meaning children's bible school teacher.  Those words kept repeating in my head.  Something just did not sound right to me.  I...

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Leave Boring at Home-Bring Your Passion

Leave Boring at Home-Bring Your Passion

Remember the scene from “Ferris Bueller’s Day off?”  The scene with the blah teacher?  Have you ever sat through a class or training like this where the speaker was unbelievably boring?  A class where you wondered if the presenter even cared about the topic?  Our kids see right through us!  If we are not excited, passionate about sharing God’s word with them, they are not going to get excited either.  Why would they? If passion doesn’t ring through loud and clear as you teach, here are some suggestions to help get you there.

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