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September 8, 2020
Melchizedek Blesses Abraham: A Bible Story for Kids
Genesis 14:17–20
This story is featured in the collections of Bible stories for kids titled Take and Eat: Bible Stories for Kids about the Eucharist and Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer (coming soon).
The priests in the Old Testament offered prayers of blessing to the Lord. A blessing invokes God’s presence here on Earth. The priest King Melchizedek appears briefly in the book of Genesis, but he was remembered by Jews and Christians for centuries with great hon...
September 3, 2020
The Eagle and the Earthquake: A Psalm 15 Story for Kids
A great tree grew on the side of a mountain. Many animals made their home in the tree including a great bald eagle.
One day the earth began to shake. Rocks and boulders came crashing down the mountain.
Many of the animals in the tree fled for their lives pushing and shoving each other out of the way down the mountain.
The earth continued to shake and the tree stayed strong. The eagle stayed in its nest near the top of the tree. The eagle watched as the animals scattered.
He did...
September 1, 2020
King Solomon Prays for Wisdom: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer (coming soon).
1 Kings 3:3–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13
King Solomon was the son of David and a great king over Israel. He was known especially for his great wisdom, which was a gift from God.
As you read this story, pay attention to what God promises to King Solomon after he prays for wisdom.
King Solomon went to Gibeon to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. ...
August 28, 2020
July 2020 Project Report
Here is a report of where I spent my time and how well I progressed towards reaching my goals last month.
My 2020 Goals
Professional Goals:
92% / Double the number of members of The Religion Teacher (December 2017 to present) (-1%)
369,525/ 348,748/1,000,000 words for kids (A part of my #1millionwordsforkids goal) (+20,777 words)
551/600 Resources (Videos/Worksheets) for Members of The Religion Teacher (+20 resources)
Personal Goals:
42/75 Books read (+3 books)
30/73 B...
August 27, 2020
The Principal and the Cafeteria: A Psalm 14 Story for Kids
The principal of a school walked down to the cafeteria during lunch. It was a much louder lunch than usual.
When she arrived she saw students standing and yelling at each other. A couple of boys looked like they were about to break out into a fist fight. Others crowded in the corners laughing and whispering to each other. The teachers in the cafeteria were trying to get things under control.
“I’m telling!” said a young child nearby.
“Go ahead. No one cares!” said another child in r...
August 25, 2020
The Birth of Isaac: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in two collections of Bible stories for kids called Do Not Be Afraid: Bible Stories for Kids about Hope.
Genesis 18 & 21
God promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have many descendants, but they grew very old and still were unable to have children together. They thought it would be impossible to have children now that they were old, but God maintained his promise that they would have a son and name him Isaac.
As you read this story, pay attention to Sara...
August 19, 2020
The Mother and the Phone: A Psalm 13 Story for Kids
A mother called the the doctor’s office.
She was put on hold. She stood in the kitchen listening to the quiet soothing music as she waited.
“How long is this going to take?” she muttered to herself.
She held the phone to her ear with one hand and tried to put away a few dishes with the other.
A dish slipped out of her hand and crashed to the ground. She grunted in anger, but stayed on the phone. She tried to sweep it up with a broom using her one free hand.
The music cont...
August 18, 2020
Noah and the Flood: A Bible Story for Kids about Hope
This story is featured in two collections of Bible stories for kids called Do Not Be Afraid: Bible Stories for Kids about Hope.
Genesis 6–9
Long ago, the world was filled with very sinful people. God decided to punish them. Noah was a good man. God called him to gather his family and two of every animal into his large boat (the ark) while the earth was flooded.
As you read this story, pay attention to the promise God makes to Noah after the flood.
Once Noah had loaded the last...
August 13, 2020
The Penguin Sculpture: A Psalm 12 Story for Kids
On a shelf in a little boy’s room sat one of his greatest works of art. It was a simple sculpture of a penguin he made in Kindergarten. The craft was grateful for the boy’s love and hard work. It wasn’t perfect, but it was made with love.
As the boy grew older, dust started to collect on the sculpture. He added new prized possessions on the shelf including many gold-colored trophies from the many sports he played in his youth.
These trophies were very fond of themselves. They often b...
August 6, 2020
The Adventurer Saga: An End (Part 9)
A Note from the Real Author
John is the fictional father of two kids that would rather play video games than read the Bible. They think it’s boring, so John wrote them a story to convince them otherwise. They said they wanted a story of dragons, swords, magic, adventure, romance, and more. So John sat down to write . . .
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The Adventurer: Part 9
