Teaching children about Good Friday isn’t easy, especially if you’re talking with younger children. How do you explain why Jesus had to die? That Jesus knew ahead of Good Friday that he would die? And the true meaning of the cross as Jesus’ sacrifice for our ultimate salvation? The culmination of Easter on Sunday is…
The post Children and Good Friday: Making the Cross Real to Your Kids appeared first on FaithGateway.
Read the full article »
Everybody can be something to somebody It’s been said that education is wasted on youth. When we’re young, all we want to do is get out of school. Yet once we’re grown and entered into the workforce, many of us wish we could go back to school. And I won’t even start on the similar…
The post Encouraging Your Child’s God-Given Gifts appeared first on FaithGateway.
Read the full article »
As I think back on the years of celebrating the Easter holiday with my husband and children, my memories are filled with Easter morning church services, frilly handmade dresses, matching ties, and baskets full of fresh fruit, plastic eggs, and inexpens…
Read the full article »
The days and week before Easter, also known as Holy Week, can be a wonderful time of encouraging children to understand the significance of the days before Christ’s crucifixion and the resurrection. While we are no longer bound by the law to observe rituals, there is value in not only teaching our children Christian history,…
The post Holy Week Activities for Kids appeared first on FaithGateway.
Read the full article »
One of the best parts of being a parent and having my own family is getting to pass on family traditions, as well as starting new traditions of our own. Growing up, on Easter, I always wore a new Sunday Easter dress, went to early worship service then headed to my aunt’s house for a late…
The post Christ-Centered Easter Traditions for Kids appeared first on FaithGateway.
Read the full article »
Tommy Nelson Kids