Children Growth

Zach Hunter may only be fifteen, but he’s taking on issues that affect the world—and he’s making a change. Find out how Zach is working to end slavery, and how you can make a change in the things you see wrong with our world.

Listening to our children talk negatively about themselves is heart-breaking. As parents, our initial instinct is to reassure them with many examples of their attributes and that these thoughts are not in any way factual. We may try to compliment a child with “You’re beautiful” or “You’re talented”. However, this never seems to resonate when our kids are struggling with self-esteem issues.

Expressed in an endearing letter to his children, Dear Son exposes the vulnerability of a man who has lost his children. As he navigates his struggles, he comes to understand the importance of putting God first. With exciting narration and thoughtful scenarios, Kevin transports us on a candid journey of love and obedience as he shares his experiences of life separated from his family.

God’s son has come to rescue us from all our sins. But he’s just a baby. See how this child born in a manger grows up to be the savior that will never let us down. These joyous and hope-filled Bible stories of Jesus’ life—from his birth to his resurrection— can be read again and again.

Crumble is always getting into trouble because she is so curious and constantly poking her nose into things that are not her business. One day, she learns a big lesson. What teaches her the lesson? Listen to find out.

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie by Dandi Daley Mackall: It’s the Christmas season during a time when people had little money to spend. Cookie jars held pennies, not Christmas cookies. So when Jack smells something delicious coming from the kitchen, he can’t believe his nose. Cookies! But his excitement turns to disappointment when he learns the cookies aren’t for him. Instead, Mother is baking them for the needy people at their church. While Jack helps roll out the dough, his mother tells him the legend of the Christmas cookie.

The Wisdom On … series is a collection of short books making practical application of wisdom literature and other Scripture on a variety of topics facing students. The series is designed to help students apply biblical principals of wisdom to everyday circumstances. Each book is a collection of case studies, key Scriptures, interactive activities, and helpful insights to assist teenagers in their growth of wisdom.

After my life of faith collapsed, I picked up the broken pieces and tried to envision a new way of living. Faced with a multitude of choices about what the new version of me might look like, I began to think for myself about how to build a meaningful life. I decided that if I could describe a religion-not-required way of finding meaning in life by focusing on things that really matter, it would be something worth sharing—especially if it could make sense and work for anyone, regardless of religious beliefs, political stance, personality type, lifestyle, or generational label. And that’s...