Amanda is reading from Psalm 1 and from Proverbs. These books are songs and wise sayings. Do you have a wise saying from your family that helps you make good choices? Share it in the comments! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104746532″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
This post is for all the Christians who are about to start another school year as a teacher, an aide, an administrator, or even a bus driver or the person who rides along in the bus to make sure the special ed kids’ needs are met. If you’ve ever wondered how being a Christian can …
Hear Sonja read from the gospel Luke. Have you heard other stories from the Bible when an angel came to someone? How do you think you would react if an angel came to you? [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104742565″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
The first time I became aware of Ramadan–it was, in fact, my first-ever significant exposure to Islam–several 2nd grade boys in my international school classroom in Tokyo come running to me, their teacher, to inform me that one of their classmates wouldn’t eat. He was a boy from Qatar, and he usually wouldn’t eat pork …
Welcome to Amanda, who is my guest reader for today! Hear the story of God creating the first two people. https://soundcloud.com/sonjas-bible-stories/genesis-2-sound-recording<a Next week, Amanda will read the story of how it didn’t take long before the first two people really messed up!
Oh yes, there was diversity in my small hometown in Ohio. We had the kids who went to church every Sunday no matter what, the kids who only went to special youth group events, or (gasp!) the people who only went to church on Christmas and Easter. My twelve-year-old self couldn’t have imagined that one …
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Click on the link and hear Sonja read the story of creation as told in the Bible, New International Version. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/103897577″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Next week, Amanda will read the story of Adam and Eve, the world’s first two people.
I heard a story once about a singer who started his concert by apologizing to the crowd. He said, “I’m sorry about this, but I’m just going to sing about Jesus tonight. Is that okay? I can’t seem to find anything else worth singing about!” I feel like a broken record sometimes, too. All I …
Sophie and Timley, the two main characters in my upcoming novel for kids, (Bon Voyage, Sophie Topfeather), run away from home and find themselves “up in a crow’s nest”–alone, scared, away from family and friends’ expectations, and on the adventure of a lifetime. In that isolated place, high above a vast ocean, they are no …
