Scholars have been arguing for years that Star Wars is more than light sabers, Wookies, Millennium Falcons, and troubling familial relationships. Star Wars is an exciting space fantasy that we can explore from multiple academic perspectives, such as philosophy and psychology. This volume adds to that conversation by asking, “what would it look like if we analyzed the Star Wars universe theologically?” In Theology and the Star Wars Universe, contributors from various theological traditions ...

Children have serious faith questions that require serious answers, answers that adults often find themselves under-prepared to give. But the Christian community has a responsibility to help its children develop a three-dimensional faith--a faith that affects their heads, their hearts, and their spirits.Helping Our Children Grow in Faith is designed for children's ministry and worship leaders, Sunday school teachers, and pastors--as well as parents--who want to nurture the ...

In Spiritual Parenting parents learn to create a home environment that God can use to work in their children’s lives. It’s a biblical, innovative fresh approach to parenting—and one that’s long overdue.It’s hard enough to train kids to behave, but good behavior isn’t what Jesus calls for in the Bible. He wants hearts and souls that are shaped in vibrant faith and love toward God and others. How can parents cultivate this in their children? In this book Dr. Michelle Anthony...

Armed with a sense of humor and fun, The Donkey’s First Christmas by Susanne T Schroder presents the Nativity in a fresh and exciting way - from the viewpoint of a very unlikely hero... Children will delight to see the adorable (if a little cheeky) donkey overcome his stubbornness; and marvel at how such a seemingly useless mule can become quite so useful. As the children watch the donkey unwittingly use his talents to great effect; they will be encouraged to see that what they have, and w...

Enduring Connections gives churches and ministers significant guidelines for establishing a quality childhood ministry with preschoolers and grade-schoolers. Enduring Connections is especially helpful to ministers and directors of childhood ministry that are called from the laity to staff positions. By focusing on building a childhood ministry that intentionally connects children to God and the community of faith through paths that are driven by relationship rather than programs, Janice Ha...

Help your kids examine their own stories of coming to Christ as they discover Jesus' encounters with Zaccheus, Matthew and the Rich Ruler. These three lessons are engaging, fun and will challenge your students to know and follow the Lord. These resources hold to the truths of Scripture without compromise and keep kids and teachers coming back for more…

Guide your children in discovering the real meaning of Christmas. These five Christmas lessons are engaging, fun and will challenge your students to know and follow Jesus. These resources hold to the truths of Scripture without compromise and keep kids and teachers coming back for more…

Children will love the bright illustrations and simple text in this delightful series of animal books. Read how Big Fish almost gets his supper, in this fresh retelling of popular story of Jonah.

Key questions every kid asks, or as a parent, questions you hope they'll ask! These questions and answers will give parents the tools to understand their children and equip them to answer important queries from their young ones. The book will help to lessen the feeling of frustration or fear that they won't know what to say at the right time. It will also be a great "read-together" devotional for families.

It's Sunday morning aboard Fellowship Church and the church bell has been found broken. Can Colby, Pepper, and Jack discover a way to let everyone in Wordishure know that it's time to hear God's Word? This entertaining story, filled with bunches of Wordishure characters, shows how God uses each of of His creatures to reach out to help others find His message.What is Wordishure?It is a collection of seven children's stories in one book. The first six chronic...

"At six years old Charles Mulli woke up one morning to find he had been completely abandoned by both parents. All alone he fell into a life of abject poverty, forcing Mulli to wander from hut to hut begging for food for his very survival, unable even to attend school. ..." As a teenager Mulli started a small taxi company which grew to be very successful. Eventually he expanded his business ventures to include real estate, insurance, and oil and gas distribution, becoming a highly successfu...

Help your kids discover Biblical truths through the parables of Jesus. These 7 lessons are engaging, fun and will challenge your students to know and follow Jesus. These resources hold to the truths of Scripture without compromise and keep kids and teachers coming back for more…