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A Journey Through Holy Week

Designed for busy families, this free Holy Week resource gives parents like you everything needed to create simple discipleship moments at home. Through daily Scripture readings, short devotionals, and engaging activities, kids can experience the Gospel story of Easter in a way they can understand.

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God's Big Story for Little Hearts

Hannah Hagarty

When I was growing up, I was given the gift of good books and good guests at the dinner table. […]

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The Story we Tell our Children an interview with Matt Markins

Sam Luce

Sam: What was the reason you wrote The Story we Tell Our Children? What was the backstory or the problem […]

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Tolkien, Friendship, and the Power of Ordinary Faithfulness

Episode snapshot Guest: Dr. Bill Fliss (Curator, J.R.R. Tolkien Collection at Marquette University) Big idea: Tolkien’s stories don’t just feature […]

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Ways to Show Your Volunteers You Love Them

Jenny Smith

What best communicates love to you? Is it a crazy, over-the-top gesture? While those can be great, they can’t replace […]

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How the Trinity Helps us be Better Friends

Sam Luce

I was never good at math. I still struggle. But I am proud to say I have the basics on […]

Articles for Church Leaders

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Tolkien, Friendship, and the Power of Ordinary Faithfulness
Sam Luce
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Ways to Show Your Volunteers You Love Them
Jenny Smith
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Best Valentine's Day Craft Ideas
Allegra Collins
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Kidmin Has a Birthday
Sam Luce
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The Faith of Our Children: Questions We Must Ask and Answer
Matt Markins
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How to Develop Volunteers Without Adding to Your Calendar
Hunter Williams
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Articles for Parents

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God's Big Story for Little Hearts
Hannah Hagarty
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The Story we Tell our Children an interview with Matt Markins
Sam Luce
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How the Trinity Helps us be Better Friends
Sam Luce
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Discipling in the Little Moments
Sarah Free
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Better Rhythms for a Better Year, Together
Mike Handler
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The Stockholm Generation: Why the Stories We Tell Shape Who Our Children Become
Sam Luce
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WHAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HIDDEN POWER OF FRIENDSHIP.

Tolkien, Friendship, and the Power of Ordinary Faithfulness

Listen to a special edition Child Discipleship Podcast. Where we discuss how Tolkien’s stories don’t just feature friendship—they depend on it. Drawing from Tolkien’s manuscripts and life, this episode explores how trust, freedom, forgiveness, and ordinary faithfulness carry the quest in The Lord of the Rings and form character in ways raw power never can.

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THE DIGITAL WORLD IS AGGRESSIVELY DISCIPLING KIDS. ARE YOU?

The Story We Tell Our Children

Children are always listening. From campfire stories of old to today’s constant stream of screens, the narratives they absorb shape their identity, worldview, and faith. Too often, counterfeit stories win children’s hearts, much like Stockholm syndrome, where hostages grow attached to their captors. By the time most kids turn 13, these cultural narratives have already formed their lifelong beliefs.

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