Teaching the Bible to our kids is vital. Our family likes to come at it from several angles at once.
I’ve mentioned before that in addition to reading through the Bible with the kids using Bible Road Trip™, and doing evening family devotions (which my husband leads), I like to have a book I’m reading with the boys a few days a week that covers the Bible, Christian living, theology, or Christian history.
It’s nice to have a book to read aloud, and I like to keep the kids thinking about these subjects and hearing them from different points of theologically sound views.
God’s Word and You Series
Laura Martin has two new books written in this vein, to help kids ages 8-12 understand how the Bible speaks to subjects that are immediately relevant to their every day lives, like social media and gaming.
I read the first two books, God’s Word and You: What the Bible Says about Family, Friends, and Other Important Stuff and God’s Word and Your Life: What the Bible Says about Social Media, Money and other Exciting Stuff! (CF4K, 2016), to my nearly-13-year-old and my 14-year-old. I think the books are best suited to ages 8-14.
The God’s Word and You series is engaging and interesting in the manner in which they present information and the subjects they take on.
Each chapter covers one area of life relevant to middle grade children. Martin begins by telling a Bible story for several pages that somehow relates to the topic. My boys really enjoyed guessing what biblical story she was telling in the chapters where she did not immediately identify the story or its characters. Martin uses this story to relate other biblical stories and passages to the topic. Some of the connections she makes are really interesting.
After the story section, each chapter has a “But wait, there’s more!” section. Here Martin pulls out additional principles children can learn about the topic at hand. She then sums up these principles in a numbered list. I find that very helpful for the kids–it clarifies what we’ve read and how it applies to them. Following these sections, each chapter has thoughtful study questions and a brief prayer.
I really like the way both of the God’s Word and You books pull principles from Scripture and apply them to a topic that is important to middle grade children. I think my boys were fascinated by the idea that the Bible might say something about social media, TV, or gaming. Rather than issue regulatory principles, Martin goes right to the child’s heart in their day-to-day relationships and actions.
Take a look at the topics covered in each book:
God’s Word and You
- Friendship
- Work
- Worry
- Trials
- Family
- Grief
- Attitudes
- Our Bodies
God’s Word and Your Life
- Social Media
- Money
- Authority
- Gaming and TV/Movies
- Knowing God’s Will
- Education
God’s Word and Your World
- Creation
- The Fall
- Languages
- Missions
- Charity
- Society
- The New Heaven and the New Earth
God’s Word and Jesus
- The Gospel
- The Church
- The Holy Spirit
- Evangelism
- Prayer
- Bible Reading
- Worship
I’m glad I read these short (around 100 pages) books together with my boys. They presented biblical principles in a methodical creative way and we had some good discussions because of the material presented. I recommend Laura Martin’s series!
Purchase God’s Word and You series
I want to thank Christian Focus Publications for providing me with copies of God’s Word and You and God’s Word and Your Life in return for my honest review.
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Bible Resources for Your Kids
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Puzzle-Based Independent Bible Study for Kids!
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” – Romans 12:2, ESV
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- Observe: They pay attention to what they’re reading.
- Interpret: They figure out what the Bible means in that section.
- Apply: They decide how the truth of God’s Word impacts their life today.
There are a great many truths in life to be found—some interesting, some boring, and some that really matter. You can be the kind of investigator who spends time puzzling out important truth so that you can know all the knowable knowledge that God has given us. That’s right. God, the Creator of the Universe, gave you a great big letter from him to explore and study so that you can discover the truths that really matter to your life!”
Bible Investigators: Creation, (The Good Book Company, 2024), page 7
The Bible Investigators: Creation Bible study for kids, written by Danika Cooley and published by The Good Book Company, is 272-pages of learning, puzzles, and fun activities designed to help your kids become amazing independent Bible investigators–observing, interpreting, and applying God’s Word as they learn what the Bible teaches on a particular subject.
Bible Puzzles for Kids
Middle grade kids, aged 8-12, love puzzles. After all, their brains are just built for figuring things out and memorizing facts. Puzzles are a wonderful way to help kids develop logic skills and retain important information. And, the book is written in a fun, conversational tone your children are sure to love!
What types of puzzles and activities will you find in Bible Investigators?
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- Word Searches
- Crosswords
- Rebus Puzzles
- Dot-to-Dots
- Logic Puzzles
- Missing Letter Puzzles
- Cryptograms
- Word Sudoku
- Mazes
- How-to-Draw Pages
- Matching Pairs
- Word Scrambles
- Journal Pages
Every child is sure to find activities they’ll love!
Elementary-aged kids need hands-on middle grade resources that engage them and equip them to process important truths.
Bible Investigators is the perfect resource to teach your kids about an important biblical doctrine, while helping them apply God’s Word to their lives today.
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