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Archives for June 2020

The Manna in the Desert: A Bible Story for Kids

By Jared Dees

This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Take and Eat: Bible Stories for Kids about the Eucharist. Exodus 16:1–21; Numbers 11:4–9 After the Israelites were freed from Egypt, they wandered in the wilderness. God provided for them a bread from heaven called manna when they were hungry.  As you…

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June 30, 2020 Filed Under: Bible Stories, Children's Stories

The Adventurer: The Forgiveness of Failures (Part 3)

By Jared Dees

A Note from the Real Author John is the fictional father of two kids that would rather play video games than read the Bible. They think it’s boring, so John wrote them a story to convince them otherwise. They said they wanted a story of dragons, swords, magic, adventure, romance, and more. So John sat…

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June 25, 2020 Filed Under: Children's Stories, Fiction

May 2020 Project Report

By Jared Dees

Here is a report of where I spent my time and how well I progressed towards reaching my goals last month. MY 2020 GOALS PROFESSIONAL GOALS:  95% / Double the number of members of The Religion Teacher (December 2017 to present) (-2%) 320,691/1,000,000 words for kids (A part of my #1millionwordsforkids goal) (+28,928 words) 524/600…

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June 24, 2020 Filed Under: Monthly Reports

39 Books That Changed the First 39 Years of My Life

By Jared Dees

I turn 39 today. I have changed a lot over the years. Maybe the biggest change came early on when I went from someone who hated to read to someone who read all the time. That shift was the domino for so many other transformations over the years.  Books have the power to change a…

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June 23, 2020 Filed Under: Meaning and Motivation, Meaningful Work

The Criminals on the Cross: A Bible Story for Kids

By Jared Dees

Jesus was not crucified alone. There were criminals there with him who were also sentenced to death. This is the story of a conversation Jesus had with the two other men who were crucified by his side. As you read this story, pay attention to what Jesus promises to the criminal who defends him. The…

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June 23, 2020 Filed Under: Bible Stories, Children's Stories

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, Praying the Angelus, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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