Devotion, Bible, and Religious Book Recommendations
Hey Parents! I hope each month to have different Devotion, Bible, and Religious Book Recommendations for families and different age groups. This month we have a variety of resources for you to check out! Click the blue title to be taken to the Amazon page or other purchase location for each book. If you wish to see each book in person, we have a copy in the church library in the Cry Room.
Family Devotions
Frogs in Pharaoh's Bed and 49 other Fun Devotions for Kids-This devotional for kids 8-12 makes devotion time fun with puzzles, facts, and personal application. Each of the 50 devotions offers an exciting puzzle or quiz to reinforce the lesson, interesting facts for kids to devour, and a "This Is for You" section to help children apply to their lives what they read in the Bible story. (A copy of this book is in the Cry Room if you wish to check it out).
Featured Prayer Book
Prayer Learning How to Talk to God - Nurture the habit of regular, confident conversation with God in your children, helping your family grow in faith together!
God invites His children to talk to Him about anything, anywhere, anytime. This is what “pray without ceasing” is all about! God is a loving Father, who promises to listen and to answer our prayers in ways He knows are best for us. (A copy of this book is in the Cry Room if you wish to check it out.)
Ages 0-5
God Cares How I Feel - This board book filled with different emotions teaches children about what emotions are and that God cares how they feel no matter what they are feeling. Emotions included are: jealousy, anger, love, fear, worry, excitement, guilt, hope, joy, and sadness. (A copy of this book is in the Cry Room if you wish to check it out.)
Elementary
Created with Emotions - Created with Emotions is the Elementary School version of God Cares How I Feel. In this version, children will learn more about where emotions come from, why our emotions are sometimes sinful, and how God experiences these emotions. This is a great book to use when talking with your child about different emotions they are feeling. (We have a copy of this in the Cry Room if you wish to check it out!)
High School
The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School - The pressure of being a teenager can be overwhelming. School, sports, jobs, and relationships all press in at the same time. But the hardest thing can be feeling alone, that you have no one to share your most difficult problems with. In The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School, thirty authors from many different backgrounds come together to say, “We get it—and Jesus gets it too. Here’s who Jesus is and how he wants to meet you in this intense time.”
Hear from authors such as Scott Sauls, Sandra McCracken, Michelle Reyes, Jen Pollock Michel, David Zahl, and others as they share firsthand stories of bullying, eating disorders, pregnancy, addiction, racism, family conflict, expectations, and the intense pressure to achieve. See how their encounters with Jesus brought healing, rest, and purpose to their lives and hear what they wish they knew earlier: when you know Jesus, you know what it’s like to be perfectly loved and accepted, have hope for the future, and experience grace and mercy when you mess up.
Edited by Cameron Cole and Charlotte Getz of Rooted Ministry, The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School, will help you discover the love, freedom, affection, and acceptance we all so desperately long for—in Jesus. (We have a copy of this in the Cry Room if you wish to check it out!)
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