![]() They used attention-grabbing illustrations, like dinner cooked over poo (Ezekiel 4), or prophets taking back an unfaithful wife (Hosea). When Jesus and the Old Testament prophets communicated God's Word, they also used engaging communication methods like stories, pictures, questions, and drama. We have the privilege of using our gifts and minds to communicate his word well. However, alongside the Spirit’s work, God has given us a part to play. How often do we pray for family Bible times or for God to speak to our children? Maybe we need to pray more. "When Jesus and the Old Testament prophets communicated God's Word, they also used engaging communication methods like stories, pictures, questions, and drama." Teaching God's Word like it’s done in the Bible!įirst, let’s remember that it is God who opens our eyes to his truth (2 Corinthians 4:4). So is Bible time distraction just a spiritual battle, or can we do more to help? ![]() To be honest, sometimes they don’t even start how we intend! Someone is shoving their brother, another child only seems capable of being upside down… Their attention span is suddenly so short! And yet the Bible is full of gripping true stories, entertaining illustrations, and of course is God’s life-changing word. ![]() How had I not thought to research how God’s omnipresence intersects with pantheism before our bedtime Bible stories?!įamily Bible times don’t always go where we expect them to. But then again, we’re not pantheists, he’s not in a plank of wood. “Um, not exactly…” I replied, “Or maybe yes, since he is everywhere?. “If God is everywhere, is he in the bookshelf?” our then-five-year-old asked. The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross Series.
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