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Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Jill Nelson

Recently, I listened as children from our church practiced singing for their Christmas program. I was delighted as the director carefully explained, stanza by stanza, the meaning of the words of a...

Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Jill Nelson

Recently, I listened as children from our church practiced singing for their Christmas program. I was delighted as the director carefully explained, stanza by stanza, the meaning of the words of a...

Ten Truths for Talking to Children About Death

Ten Truths for Talking to Children About Death

Jill Nelson

This past year, death has been in the headlines like no other time in recent memory. The news media is quick to point out the daily death count attributed to...

Ten Truths for Talking to Children About Death

Jill Nelson

This past year, death has been in the headlines like no other time in recent memory. The news media is quick to point out the daily death count attributed to...

What Will Our Children Believe?

What Will Our Children Believe?

Jill Nelson

What we do in children’s ministries will serve to either foster theological confusion or bring gospel clarity. What we begin teaching about the Bible, God, sin, Christ, salvation, and the...

What Will Our Children Believe?

Jill Nelson

What we do in children’s ministries will serve to either foster theological confusion or bring gospel clarity. What we begin teaching about the Bible, God, sin, Christ, salvation, and the...

God’s Gospel and the Storyline of Scripture

God’s Gospel and the Storyline of Scripture

Jill Nelson

Now more than ever, we need to clearly and repeatedly communicate to our children the incomparable message of the gospel in all its depth and breadth. They need to have...

God’s Gospel and the Storyline of Scripture

Jill Nelson

Now more than ever, we need to clearly and repeatedly communicate to our children the incomparable message of the gospel in all its depth and breadth. They need to have...

7 Biblical Truths to Teach Children about Disease and Disasters

7 Biblical Truths to Teach Children about Disea...

Jill Nelson

It is amazing to watch how the world, with all its advanced knowledge, technology, and economic power can be thrown into chaos by a virus, or by a tornado ripping...

7 Biblical Truths to Teach Children about Disea...

Jill Nelson

It is amazing to watch how the world, with all its advanced knowledge, technology, and economic power can be thrown into chaos by a virus, or by a tornado ripping...

Talking to Children about Death—10 Basic Truths

Talking to Children about Death—10 Basic Truths

Jill Nelson

My six-year-old grandson had a profound question for me when his pet goldfish, Bob, died: “Grandma, why did Bob have to die?” It’s a great question. Why death? Even a...

Talking to Children about Death—10 Basic Truths

Jill Nelson

My six-year-old grandson had a profound question for me when his pet goldfish, Bob, died: “Grandma, why did Bob have to die?” It’s a great question. Why death? Even a...