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   Running Towards DiscoveryI just returned from a week of family vacation in Yosemite after speaking at Hartland Christian Camp. While I go to Yosemite every year for Yosemite Summit, this was my first chance to introduce my son to "Daddy's Favorite Place on Earth."  I basically spent the week trying to catch up to him as we journeyed together. What a joy to watch him chase lizards, squirrels, water, and everything else that moved. We even got to see two bears and a family of deer with not one, not two, but three baby fawns up close and personal! It was a week of amazing discovery. I've never outgrown my boyhood love for discovering and exploring God's Creation. Experiencing it afresh through my son was something I can hardly describe.
However, you don't have to go to a National Park to be in awe of the world God made. You'll find it through the bugs in your yard, the clouds overhead, and the birds that land on your fence. God's handiwork is on display all around you. Creation was necessary to have Earth - but the beauty was optional. Don't miss it. Run towards it, marvel it, and soak it in. Put God's art on the refrigerator in your heart. He delights when we take pictures and say, "Wow, God - that's amazing!" His love for this world is on display everywhere... including through the people He made. Because Jesus Loves Children,
Karl D. Bastian - a.k.a. "The Kidologist" |
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- The awesome new life God has given them
- The awesome power they now have in Christ
- The awesome church team they are now part of
- Their awesome purpose for living
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» Also available for ages 6-9 |
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 We've got the August "Generation to Generation" bulletin insert ready for you, thanks to the folks at Heritage Builders.
These monthly inserts provide short articles about raising children of faith... and are available for FREE download to all Kidology Premium Members!
Topics for August include...
- Extend Your Heritage
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| 10 Sheets Game... and more from the Kidology Zones |
Kidology Content Coordinator Brandon Maddux shares this fun game for preteens (4th-6th grade) that allows them to express their creativity, while getting them to laugh along the way.
All you need are a couple of rolls of toilet paper. Why? The goal is for everyone to make the best looking piece of art out of just 10 sheets. Sound crazy?
» More "I Use 10 Sheets"
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Download includes teaching materials for PowerPoint games, Bible story about King Solomon, an object lesson, small group role playing activity, craft, snack, Bible verse activity, game and take home page.
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