Helping kids get ready for Easter – Resurrection Eggs

Some very good friends of ours, Dave and Brenda, introduced us to the Resurrection Egg devotional game a number of years ago. They did this with their six children and passed it on to us. I greatly appreciate that they took the time to do that and am hereby passing it on to those of you who might have never heard of this!

The idea of the Resurrection Eggs is to help children learn about Christ´s sacrifice  and victory over sin by taking the children through the gospel story step by step, starting 12 days ahead of Easter. Continue reading

Making future choices for our children today – I love our school and here is why…

Taylor University ChoirThere are many decisions a parent has to take on behalf of their children. At times, we are torn between one or the other. As Christians, however, there is one thing we should not wonder about – that is the core of what our children should learn while they are young. We need to ask ourselves what it is we want them to leave with as they fly out from under the protective shade of our wings?

Think – the answer to that is not difficult. The best heirloom we can give them is for them to be grounded in the Christian faith. Why? Well, first of all, I believe that scripture teaches us that we should do so. Secondly, as we look at the world around us, full of incredibly fast change, choice on end and ever increasing sidelining of Christians, we should want them to be equipped and ready. Continue reading