This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent called Take Up Your Cross and the book Pray without Ceasing: Bible Stories for Kids about Prayer. The Parable of the Persistent Widow Luke 18:1-8 In this parable about prayer Jesus encourages his disciples to be persistent. Too many times we stop…
Children's Stories
The Sole Stick Figure: A Psalm 33 Story for Children
As we journey through our lives, we can easily lose hold of the fact that God has a plan for us. We can get caught up in loneliness and fear. But if we place our trust in the God of mercy, we will start to see the truth and beauty of the world around us….
40 Years in the Desert: A Bible Story for Kids
This story is featured in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent called Take Up Your Cross. Forty Years in the Desert Numbers 13-14 Why did the Israelites wander the desert for forty years? The season of Lent lasts for forty days, but the Israelites wandered the desert for forty years! God freed his…
The Temptation of Jesus: A Bible Story for Children
This story is the first in a collection of Bible stories for kids about Lent: Take Up Your Cross: Lenten Bible Stories. The Temptation of Jesus Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-12 The season of Lent lasts for forty days and forty nights, the same amount of time Jesus spent in the desert after his…
The Sorrowful Song to the Sun: A Psalm 51 Story for Children
Psalm 51 is one of the most popular penitential prayers in the Book of Psalms. It is attributed to David and his repentance to the Prophet Nathan when he confronted him about the king’s sin with Bathsheba. It is a popular Psalm during Lent appearing in the liturgies for both Ash Wednesday and the First…
