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A Chance to Shine: Downloadable Kids Activity Kit

July 15, 2022

Whether you are a parent, educator, Sunday school teacher, therapist, or just looking to make the world a more inclusive place, we are thankful you have found this resource. This downloadable activity kit for kids is inspired by Everyone Belongs, a picture book by Heather Avis, the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be!

A Chance to Shine Activity Kit Cover

Included in this guide, you’ll find:

  • Everyone Belongs – Practical Everyday Tips
  • My Friendship Journal – Writing Activity
  • Everyone Belongs – Conversation Starter Cards
  • Put on Your Own Show – Everyone Belongs Paper Dolls
  • A Different Kind of Dice
  • “This OR That” Activity Sheet
  • Belonging Bookmarks
  • Same, Same, but [ … ]

Sneak Peek: MISSION POSSIBLE WEEKLY PLANNER by Tim Tebow

July 13, 2022

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Identify and achieve your goals and organize your schedule with this inspiring weekly planner built on lessons from New York Timesbestselling author and athlete Tim Tebow’s Mission Possible.

Tim Tebow believes that the secret to a more fulfilling, meaningful life is having a clear mission. Through this undated week-at-a-glance twelve-month planner, you will refine your unique, God-given mission by identifying, tracking, and celebrating progress on your personal goals. The planner includes helpful features like:

• guided questions to develop your personal mission statement
• monthly goal lists and check-ins
• blank monthly and weekly calendar spreads, allowing you to start anytime during the year
• monthly self-assessments and evaluations and year-end review
• inspirational scriptures and quotes
• bonus features to help identify your priorities [ … ]

Sneak Peek: STOP WAITING FOR PERMISSION STUDY GUIDE by Stephen Chandler

June 16, 2022

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Make the breakthroughs you need to sustain your God-given greatness with the perfect companion to Stephen Chandler’s guide to unlocking your unique genius, Stop Waiting for Permission.

Pastor Stephen Chandler believes with all his heart that God designed you for a purpose and filled you with potential. The Stop Waiting for Permission Study Guide is your road map to the journey of a lifetime, one that requires your active participation.

Each of the ten sessions aligns with chapters from his book, Stop Waiting for Permission. Ideal for group or individual settings, this guide offers ample space to reflect on key questions and insights through four key sections:
• Soak It In with a key biblical passage
• Reflect on It through thought-provoking questions
• Live into It with activities and prompts that make it real
• Pray It Out by wrapping it up with [ … ]

Sneak Peek: BRONCO & FRIENDS: MISSION POSSIBLE by Tim Tebow

May 2, 2022

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In this hilarious and heartwarming adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember,Bronco learns that when helping others feels hard or scary, God will give you courage to do the right thing.

While having a picnic one day, Bronco gets upset when a bee lands on him. But the bee isn’t as dangerous as she seems. In fact, she needs help! It won’t be easy, but Bronco and his friends gather their courage and work together to embark on a daring rescue. And once they do, they discover that putting others first makes a big difference in the lives of those who really need them.

This book, featuring the same lovable characters as Tim Tebow’s Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember and [ … ]

Sneak Peek: WHAT REMAINS TRUE by Nancy Naigle

March 9, 2022

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An uplifting novel about three months that may change three lives—and lead to love—from USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle

Working at a little shop on Main Street in a small town is exactly the break that executive Merry Anna Foster needs following her divorce. She’s made a bet with her ex-husband that she can live on the amount of money she’s giving him in alimony. If she can do it, then Kevin will have to stop complaining and leave her alone. But after three months of this new life, will she even want to leave Antler Creek?

Adam Lockwood, bull rider and owner of the local feedstore, is having the best year of his rodeo career. He’s also a bit distracted by the pretty new neighbor living in his old bunkhouse. But Adam has [ … ]

Sneak Peek: BARE TREE AND LITTLE WIND by Mitali Perkins

March 8, 2022

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A lyrical, captivating retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story from National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl, that is sure to become a beloved tradition for families of faith.

Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can’t wait for Real King to visit. But Little Wind is puzzled when the king doesn’t look how he expected. His wise friend Bare Tree helps him learn that sometimes strength is found in sacrifice, and new life can spring up even when all hope seems lost.

This story stands apart for its imagination, endearing characters, and how it weaves Old Testament imagery into Holy Week and the promise of Jesus’s triumphant return. While the youngest readers will connect to the curious Little Wind, older children and parents will appreciate the layers of [ … ]

Sneak Peek: THE RACE-WISE FAMILY by Helen Lee & Michelle Ami Reyes

March 2, 2022

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A timely resource to equip Christian parents to better understand the roots of racism and provide practical guidance on addressing issues of race within their families

If you wonder how to help your children understand today’s racial dynamics and respond in God-honoring ways, you’re not alone. Practical and engaging, The Race-Wise Family offers immediately applicable action steps to help you raise kingdom-minded kids who will stand against racial injustice as an outpouring of their relationship with God.

Deeply rooted in Scripture, The Race-Wise Family includes

• key biblical insights for understanding a theology of race
• discussion questions, prayers, and conversation starters for your whole family
• age-appropriate ideas for discussing current events with your kids and teens
• guidance for addressing the roots of racial bias in the world and [ … ]

Sneak Peek: THE CREATOR IN YOU by Jordan Raynor

February 11, 2022

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With engaging rhyme and stunning illustrations, this picture book sparks readers’ imaginations with the big idea that God created human beings to make, model, and work like Him.

The Creator in You is a book that children, graduates, and even many adults will treasure for a lifetime. This fresh perspective on the creation account from the Bible’s first book, Genesis, helps readers see that “the sixth day” wasn’t the end of creation–it was “just the beginning.”

“Before His day off, God had one more to-do. On His sixth day creating, God chose to make you.” God made kids to create like he does–by filling the world with sand castles and s’mores today, and businesses and books tomorrow. Through inspiring illustrations and text, readers of all ages will feel connected to God’s story [ … ]

Sneak Peek: EMBRACE YOUR ALMOST by Jordan Lee Dooley

February 8, 2022

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A no-nonsense guide to the life you long for, even when it doesn’t go according to plan, from the bestselling author of Own Your Everyday.

Jordan Lee Dooley knows firsthand how devastating it can be when you almost achieve a goal, almost reach a dream, or almost get to where you want to be, only to land just short of the finish line or watch it all fall apart at the last minute.

Disrupted, delayed, or even seemingly destroyed dreams have a way of making us rethink everything. But perhaps rethinking dreams is not always the worst thing. In those moments, you have a chance to pause and consider what matters most to you in a world that’s constantly telling you what you should want or should do.

Believe it or not, [ … ]