How Do I Pick A Bible For My Child?
Are you wondering how to pick a Bible for your child? With so many options, where do you begin, and how do you decide which one’s the best? Here are three guidelines to help you pick the right Bible for your child. Assess your child’s reading level. Bibles have different reading levels. For example, the […]
Increasing Bible Engagement
Increasing Bible engagement … In the Hebrew Scriptures, the broad meaning for “wax” or “waxed” is “increase”. Although the Hebrew word for “wax” is translated into English as “increase,” it specifically means either an “increase in increase” or, seemingly paradoxically, but logically, an “increase in decrease.” Like where “David grew (waxed) stronger and stronger” while […]
How To Strengthen Your Bible Engagement
How to strengthen your Bible engagement … To know God and be godly, we must know God’s Word intimately. Here are ten things you can do to improve your engagement with the Bible: Use reading plans. “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Benjamin Franklin. Check out Bible Gateway for a great […]
Back to the Bible: Practical Steps for Deepening Scripture Engagement
Back to the Bible … Scripture engagement renewal. Renewal and revival are desperately needed. The church is struggling, and the world is carefree. Faith is lukewarm, beliefs are shallow, and attendance at worship services is in decline. Moral relativism prevails, polytheism and idolatry are commonplace, and hedonism is thriving. One of the reasons why the […]
Scripture Engagement Pastor Alert!
Scripture engagement pastor alert! Bible reading research. Studies by the Barna Group, Gallup Poll, and others reveal that regular Bible reading in North America is in sharp decline. There are approximately 25% fewer people than a generation ago who would be characterized as even occasional Bible readers and about 700 people in the USA quit […]
Family Faith Formation: Bible Engagement At Home
Family faith formation begins at home as parents, grandparents, and caregivers help children know Jesus and engage with Scripture in everyday life. Reading the Bible together, praying as a family, choosing age-appropriate Bible resources, and modelling personal Bible engagement all help children and teens grow in faith. Family faith formation is the intentional process of […]