Did you know a few strips of scrap leather and some ping pong balls can teach your kids a lot about identifying, developing and using their gifts from God? That’s right. You see the story of David and Goliath has a lot more to teach us than we generally realize, because we don’t understand a lot about shepherding and warfare in ancient Israel.
David was the youngest of a lot of boys. They were old enough to join the army fighting the Philistines. He was left at home to care for the family flocks. Your kids will be interested to learn the family wealth at the time was generally in their herds. Entrusting David to care for the flocks would be like you withdrawing all of your cash from the bank and giving it to your child to keep safe from being lost, stolen or eaten. (Okay, no one would probably eat your cash, but you see the point!)
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When I was a teen, it was difficult to feel beautiful. Just when my type of hair or features would come into style, another feature of my appearance would go out of style. It never seemed like everything about me ever fit the mold of pretty or beautiful.
One of the ways to get kids interested in reading the Bible is to show them all of the connections to the things they are interested in and love. Have children who love nature and/or science? Take them to a dollar or craft store and find a journal, preferably one meant for drawing pictures with unlined pages. Have each child pack a sack with their journal, some drawing and coloring pencils, some paper towels and make sure to bring a camera along, too.
Have you ever put something by the door so you wouldn’t forget to take it with you, then stepped over it on your way out – only to arrive without the needed item? The Christian life can be like that most of the time. We tell our kids (and ourselves) the story of the Good Samaritan and how we need to love and serve our neighbors, and then miss dozens of opportunities each day to do just that.
Run, do not walk to the bookstore and get your teens a copy of this book.