"Jesus must become greater…" John 3:30
The Presidential Turkey pardon began in 1947 as a PR stunt of the National Turkey Federation by donating one of their finest turkeys to the President of the United States. For 25 years the publicity stunt proceeded without a hitch, until in 1963 when President Kennedy, looked at his turkey and said, “Let’s keep him … Read more
Around 1608 Captain Hunt and a group of English traders landed in the new world at Plymouth, Massachusetts. When the trusting Wampanoag Indians came out to trade with them, the Englishmen took many of them prisoners and took them to Spain where they sold them as slaves.* A boy, named Squanto, was bought by a kind … Read more
Bristol, England. Tuesday, February 8, 1842 Enough food remained in George Mueller’s orphan houses for that day’s meals, but that was it. There was no money to buy bread or milk for the following morning. And two of the orphan houses needed coal. Mueller believed that if God sent nothing before nine o’clock on Wednesday … Read more
Read: Beatrice, Nebraska. March 1, 1950 Everyone had a good excuse that Wednesday evening for being late to 7:30 choir practice at the Baptist Church. Ladona Vandegrift, a high school sophomore, always came early. But on this night a thorny geometry problem detained her. Torena Estes and her sister Sadie were ready to leave home … Read more
Read: Today I woke up and combed my hair with a fork, blew my nose on sandpaper, put the bread in my shoes to make toast, poured milk in my car to make it run, and put the butter in the oven to keep it cold. “Am I crazy?” you say. Of course not. I … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: ✓ A Bible marked at Colossians 3:17 GAME—THINGS YOU DO SAY—We’re going to play a game and here are the rules: In a moment I’m going to say something that I did today, then we’re going to go around the circle and everyone else is going to say something they did today. … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: ✓Something you can throw ✓A Bible marked at Psalm 55:22 and 1 Peter 5:7 GET STARTED TELL your child that you are going to throw an item to him and you want him to catch it and throw it back. Do this several times. ASK—What does it mean to “cast” something? (“Casting” … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at James 4:2-3 (This would be a good discussion at the dinner table.) GET STARTED Let your family take turns answering the following question: ASK—If you had three wishes and you knew that whatever you wished for would come true, what would your wishes be? Listen to what the … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at Luke 18:1-8 Tell some more “Knock, Knock” jokes. Here are some more examples: Knock, Knock / Who’s There? House / House Who? House it going? Knock, Knock / Who’s There? Watson / Watson Who? Watson TV? Colleen / Colleen Who? Colleen up your room, please. Knock, Knock / … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -Something you can throw. -A Bible marked at 1 Peter 5:7. TELL your child that you are going to throw an item to them and you want them to catch it and throw it back. Do this several times. ASK—What does it mean to “cast” something? (“Casting” is another way of saying … Read more
TOOTHPASTE SQUEEZE You will need: 1 tube of toothpaste 1 plate A Bible marked at Isaiah 9:6 Get Started Gather your family around. Then squeeze out a good amount of toothpaste on a plate. ASK—Do you think you can get it all back inside the tube? Give each family member a chance to try. (Some … Read more