Tag Archives: Mary

It’s Not the Same Any More

‘It’s just not the same any more.’ These words were spoken by a woman as her reason for leaving her husband and ending their ten year old marriage. Admittedly this came from a novel I’m reading at the moment. But I suspect it’s based on reality, since fiction reflects society back to us. Of course it’s not the same, you silly woman, I felt like yelling at this character. Marriages are not static. All marriages change over time, especially after a few years as Mary Ann pointed out. Once children arrive on the scene, they bring more demands on time. … Continue reading →

Looking at Mary

What did God see in such a young lady that she of all women would be chosen to carry the Christ child? I’ve wondered this question for so long. Now with Christmas approaching, I thought this would be a good time to look to the Bible and read what it has to say about Mary. Through study, I’ve learned that Mary was believed to be a young teen when she conceived by way of the Holy Spirit. She was betrothed (engaged to be married) to Joseph, her first cousin (not uncommon for the time for first cousins to marry). The … Continue reading →

Activities for the Story of Christ’s Birth

I always think that crafts are a great way to enhance any Bible story which you teach your children. Crafts engage children in a different way than a Bible story lesson; however, crafts help to reiterate the lesson the children have just learned. In the Bible class I teach, I use the craft time to ask the children about what they are making, and thus ask them if they really learned the lesson I just finished teaching. I also like to use what I call “craft-like” activities to employ the children to retell the Bible story they just learned. I … Continue reading →

Bible Stories: Christ’s Birth

The story of the birth of Christ is one of the stories in the Bible that everyone thinks they are familiar with. However, the story of the birth of Christ is often taught wrong. The birth of Christ (and the events soon after) is found in Matthew chapter one through chapter two. For this lesson, I encourage you to look at the other gospel account (Luke) which details the story to teach your child the complete account of Christ’s birth. I encourage you to read the story completely for yourself before beginning to teach your child, because there are a … Continue reading →