If I could change just two things about the way we share our faith with our kids, I would reject more coercive methods in favor of those that cultivate their curiosity, and I would worry less about answering every question and focus more on simply telling the story well. Less heavy-handed sales pitch, more invitation to explore. Less apologetics, more … Continue reading Two things to remember as you share your faith with your kids
A few weeks ago, my publisher, David C Cook, shot a few videos of me talking about why I wrote my book and how we can tell a better gospel story for our kids. Here are the first two… On why I wrote The Story of King Jesus… On treating Bible stories as if they were isolated moral … Continue reading In which you get to see me on video talking about my kids’ book…
My daughter has asked me to read The Story of King Jesus a few dozen times since we got our first copy. She can’t read yet, but she already knows most of it by heart. These days, my book doesn’t make the bedtime rotation quite as often as it used to, but it still shows up every now … Continue reading When our kids are the ones sharing the gospel with us
About this series: I believe “getting the gospel right” means telling the story well. This idea inspired me as I wrote my book for kids, The Story of King Jesus. In this series, I’m sharing a few aspects of the story that I believe are key to telling it well. God made the very first people so he could share his … Continue reading Telling the story well: God’s good world
God gave us the king we needed. Our king gave us a job to do: love each other with all we’ve got. That’s how we show God’s love to everyone else. – from The Story of King … Continue reading The Story of King Jesus: After Easter
Then God did something wonderful. The same God who made the world, rescued Israel, and sent Jesus— he did the most wonderful, surprising thing of all. God raised Jesus from the dead. But Jesus didn’t just rise from the dead; he defeated death so it wouldn’t have power over us any longer. Jesus made it possible for us to … Continue reading The Story of King Jesus: Easter Sunday
The powerful people thought they had won. They thought they had beaten God’s chosen one. They thought they had stopped Jesus from becoming king. But there was something they didn’t understand: Jesus didn’t have to die. Jesus chose to die for the powerful people and for the very first people and for all of us … Continue reading The Story of King Jesus: Holy Saturday
Jesus did good things everywhere he went. He healed the sick. He fed the hungry. He rescued people from all sorts of problems. Jesus did everything God wanted. But some people still didn’t want to do things God’s way. They didn’t want Jesus to be their king. They wanted to be in charge for themselves. … Continue reading The Story of King Jesus: Good Friday
Today I’m writing for More to Life Magazine about how the Israelites shared their faith, how it can shape the way we share our faith with our kids, and how it inspired my book, The Story of King Jesus. —//— Last year, my daughter turned four. As a parent, I feel the same burden many Christian parents feel: I want to pass … Continue reading Passing on our faith like Moses
About this series: As I shared in the introductory post, I believe “getting the gospel right” means telling the story well. This is what inspired me to write my book for kids, The Story of King Jesus. Over the next few posts, I want to share a few aspects of this story that I believe are key to telling it well. It … Continue reading Telling the story well: “God made the world to be his home”
Ben Irwin 