This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer. Jonah 1–2 Jonah was a prophet. God sent him to preach a message of repentance to the people of Nineveh. Jonah tried to avoid this calling from God, but God would not let him. …
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids called Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer. Luke 18:9–14 When we pray, we must be humble before God. He does not respond to our prayers because of how holy or special we are. He responds to us when we pray in…
The One and Only Ivan Reflection Questions
Last week my daughters and I finished reading The One and Only Ivan and then watched the movie on Disney+. It was my second time reading it and the first full reading for the girls. They loved it and so did I. The movie was good, too, but not nearly as good as the book. (Ivan’s voice in the…
Melchizedek Blesses Abraham: A Bible Story for Kids
Genesis 14:17–20 This story is featured in the collections of Bible stories for kids titled Take and Eat: Bible Stories for Kids about the Eucharist and Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer. The priests in the Old Testament offered prayers of blessing to the Lord. A blessing invokes God’s presence here on Earth….
The Eagle and the Earthquake: A Psalm 15 Story for Kids
A great tree grew on the side of a mountain. Many animals made their home in the tree including a great bald eagle. One day the earth began to shake. Rocks and boulders came crashing down the mountain. Many of the animals in the tree fled for their lives pushing and shoving each other out…