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July 2, 2020
The Adventurer: Knights for the Kingdom (Part 4)
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. The said they wanted a story of dragons, swords, magic, adventure, romance, and more. So, John sat down to write . . .
Jared Dees
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The Adventurer: Part 4
June 30, 2020
The Manna in the Desert: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Take and Eat: Bible Stories for Kids about the Eucharist.
Exodus 16:1–21; Numbers 11:4–9
After the Israelites were freed from Egypt, they wandered in the wilderness. God provided for them a bread from heaven called manna when they were hungry.
As you read this story, pay attention to the instructions that God gives to the people about gathering the manna each day.
The Israelites were glad to be freed from ...
June 25, 2020
The Adventurer: The Forgiveness of Failures (Part 3)
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. The said they wanted a story of dragons, swords, magic, adventure, romance, and more. So, John sat down to write . . .
Jared Dees
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The Adventurer: Part 3
June 24, 2020
May 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:
95% / Double the number of members of The Religion Teacher (December 2017 to present) (-2%)
320,691/1,000,000 words for kids (A part of my #1millionwordsforkids goal) (+28,928 words)
524/600 Resources (Videos/Worksheets) for Members of The Religion Teacher (+4 resources)
PERSONAL GOALS:
34/75 books read (+9 books)
27/73 Books: Read ...
June 23, 2020
39 Books That Changed the First 39 Years of My Life
I turn 39 today.
I have changed a lot over the years. Maybe the biggest change came early on when I went from someone who hated to read to someone who read all the time. That shift was the domino for so many other transformations over the years.
Books have the power to change a person.
Here are 39 books that changed my life in my first 39 years. In truth every one of the 400+ books I have read in my life have changed me. These are just few that made the biggest impact.
They are o...
The Criminals on the Cross: A Bible Story for Kids
Jesus was not crucified alone. There were criminals there with him who were also sentenced to death. This is the story of a conversation Jesus had with the two other men who were crucified by his side.
As you read this story, pay attention to what Jesus promises to the criminal who defends him.
The soldiers nailed Jesus’s hands and feet to the cross and raised it high. Two criminals were also nailed to crosses on his right and left.
One of the criminals said, “Are you not the Mess...
June 18, 2020
The Adventurer Saga: The Fight with the Fiend (Part 2)
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. The said they wanted a story of dragons, swords, magic, adventure, romance, and more. So, John sat down to write . . .
Jared Dees
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The Adventurer: Part 2
The Fight with the Fiend ...
June 16, 2020
Joseph the Dreamer: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Do Not Be Afraid: Bible Stories for Kids about Hope.
Genesis 37–50
Joseph, the son of the Patriarch Jacob, was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, but God had a plan for him. God turned a sad situation into a miracle that saved many lives.
As you read this story, pay attention to the reason Joseph so easily forgives his brothers.
After being betrayed by his brothers, Joseph was taken into Egypt and the...
June 11, 2020
The Adventurer Saga: A Beginning
A Note from the Real Author
I’ve been tossing around ideas for a faith-based fantasy story for awhile. Like the fictional father in this story within a story, I realized I just needed to sit down and start to write. I hope this serialized adventure will convey the meaning and mystery that I love most in the stories about Jesus and his disciples in the gospels.
Jared Dees
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Prelude ...
June 9, 2020
The Bread of Life: A Bible Story for Kids
John 6:22–68
After the miraculous feeding of more than five thousand people, the crowds came in search of Jesus to learn more from him. When they found him, they had a lot of questions for him.
As you read this story, pay attention to the words that turn so many people away from Jesus.
It took the crowd of people some time before they could find Jesus after he miraculously fed the five thousand people. They had heard of his many other miracles, too, and went to follow him. When th...
