The Bible for Kids Podcast

This week hosts Sarah Humprey and Mike Nawrocki talk with returning guest Tricia Goyer about her new book co-written with Robin Gun, Before You Meet Your Future Husband: 30 Questions to Ask Yourself and 30 Heartfelt Prayers. Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn teams up with author and teen advocate Tricia Goyer on a devotional for young single women to help them establish God-honoring thinking and beliefs that will lay a firm foundation for their future marriage. Movies, television, and novels feature glamorous portrayals of dating and marriage, giving us unrealistic expectations of what true love looks like. A beautiful counterpoint to those dreamy fantasies, Before You Meet Your Future Husband focuses on three areas you, as a young woman, need to address in preparing for marriage: • your heart—nurturing a place where healthy love can grow • your head—realigning your thoughts with biblical truth • your hands—learning to make the most of your God-given potential This uplifting, interactive devotional helps you approach dating from a place of peace and strength, whether you’re in a relationship now or simply hope to be married one day. With a focus on your own transformation, Before You Meet Your Future Husband offers biblical guidance, real-life stories, thought-provoking questions, and intentional prayers to help you prepare now for the future God has in store for you. Discover the freedom and contentment that come from preparing for a God-honoring, life-giving relationship.

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Laura Richie about her new book, The Go and Tell Bible Storybook. Jesus’ good work didn’t end when He returned to His Father—God’s Spirit came and continued the rescue! Follow along through 30 Bible stories that show how the Holy Spirit came and what Jesus’ friends did. Experience the adventures of Peter, Paul, and other believers from the Pentecost celebration through the Acts of the Apostles. These stories will keep your child amazed, engaged, and inspired with: a key Bible verse at the beginning of each story a conversation-starting question at the end of each story beautiful illustrations and intriguing maps learning opportunities for the littlest hearts to share the love of Jesus Read the stories for a month as a daily family devotional or throughout the year. Get excited to go and tell how Jesus makes everything good and new! Laura Richie is a wife, homeschooling mom and registered nurse. A missionary kid for several years, Laura confesses she didn’t truly understand her need to be rescued until later in life. Now she delights in sharing the beauty and grace of her Rescuer through her books, The Advent Storybook, The Easter Storybook and the latest release of The Go-and-Tell Storybook. Laura resides in Oklahoma with her husband and four children. For more information or to connect with Richie, visit https://laurarichie.com/.

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Steph Thurling, executive director of Christian Parenting and host of the Christian Parenting Podcast, about her latest book, Raising Prayerful Kids. More than a book, Raising Prayerful Kids is a tool parents can use to make prayer fit naturally into their daily routines without it feeling like a chore or a lecture. Relatable stories of the authors’ successes and failures along with fun activities and games help parents turn everyday moments into faith-filled moments that are naturally filled with prayer. Praying with your kids can be connecting, fun, nonintimidating, and even life changing.  Steph has her master’s in youth, family, and culture from Fuller Theological Seminary and has a background in youth and children’s ministry. She co-founded the ministry Raising Prayerful Kids with her friend, Sarah Holmostrom and she is co-author Raising Prayerful Kids, a book that shares easy, life-giving, and fun ways to teach kids to pray. She loves helping families grow closer to each other and to God through meaningful experiences and conversations. Steph is a frequent speaker at churches and mom groups and is known for her relatable stories, practical ideas, and gentle encouragement. Steph lives in Minnesota with her husband and three amazing and hilarious kids. When she is not hanging out with her family, you can probably find her on a walk with a friend, organizing things that won’t stay organized, or somewhere cozy reading a book.  

This week Mike and Sarah talked with author Eliza Huie about her new book, Count Yourself Calm: Taking Big Feelings to a Big God. Teach children a calming activity that focuses their attention on God and helps them manage their emotions. This beautifully illustrated and empathetically written book walks children through a calming activity that focuses their attention on God and helps them manage their emotions. Through a combination of slow breathing, prayer, and focusing on five things about God and his good gifts, children will learn to count themselves calm. Children can practise this calming activity while you read them the book and then use it when they feel upset, sad, angry, worried, anxious, or scared. This resource is a great tool to equip children 4-7 years old to regulate their emotions and calm down. Eliza is a counselor, author, speaker, and trainer committed to providing care and resources for the whole person. Trained both biblically and clinically, she understands the complexities people face in their spiritual, emotional, and physical lives. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and has advanced certificates in biblical counseling from The Christian Counseling Educational Foundation (CCEF) and The Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC). She is also a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC/LCP) and has specialized training in trauma care, including EMDR. Eliza’s approach to clinical psychology reflects an unwavering commitment to a Christian worldview and therefore any utilization of clinical methodologies to any degree are modified to reflect and align with this worldview.

This week Mike and Sarah talk with Butch & Julieann Hartman about their new animated series, The Garden. The Garden is a Christ-centered children’s cartoon aimed at teaching your kids the gospel in a simple, fun, and entertaining way. Each short episode revolves around Lenny the Lion and Lucy the Lamb; two best friends who work inside a magical garden where ANYTHING can grow! With each adventure they must learn how to accomplish their assignment through a Bible scripture and an original song. “The Garden” will take your kids right along on these adventures, too! Currently streaming on PureFlix, Yippee and other outlets. Creator - Butch Hartman: Butch Hartman is a well-known animator, artist, director, writer, producer, voice actor, entrepreneur, and Jesus-loving Christian. He is best known for creating the classic, Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom along with several others. He owns his own production company, Billionfold Inc., is the founder of Hartman House—a non-profit organization that supports those in developing nations—and helps his wife Julieann run her ministry, ‘Healing Journeys Today’. He has a very large social media presence and currently resides in Los Angeles with Julieann and has two grown daughters Carly & Sophia.

This week Mike and Sarah interview returning guest Dorena Williamson about her new book,  With joyfully illustrated pages and simple yet impactful biblically based statements of truth, young readers ages 4-8 are introduced to children from Haiti, India, Korea, Rwanda, Spain, New Zealand, and many more countries, declaring and celebrating their God-given identities. The positive “I am” statements and diverse characters point to how God has uniquely created all children to reveal his glory, while also serving as a beautiful reminder for kids to be confident in who they are—and more importantly, who they belong to.  I KNOW WHO I AM encapsulates a timeless message for young believers: that they are loved and are enough because Christ created them to be exactly who they are. Dorena Williamson is the bestselling author of Brown Baby Jesus, Crowned with Glory, and more children's books celebrating multiculturalism. She is also a preacher's kid, pastor's wife, and cross-cultural ministry veteran. She and her husband planted Strong Tower Bible Church in Nashville, Tennessee, a faith community passionate about biblical justice and God's diverse kingdom.

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Mary Holloman about her new book, The Anxious Lily. Lola the Lily hasn’t a care in the world―until she pokes through the ground and realizes that she has no clothes! This realization is only the beginning of her worries. What if her stem gets crinkled? What if her petals get wet and soggy? With so many things that could go wrong, Lola has no time to waste―she must make herself a complete wardrobe to prepare for all her worst fears. Will Lola’s worries keep her from being the lily God created her to be? Themes: *Anxiety in Young Ones and Adults *The Comparison Trap *Finding Peace and Rest in God *Growth in Every Season *Contentment in Current Circumstances *God's Sovereignty Mary Holloman is passionate about communicating deep truths through story-driven writing. She is a contributing author for three books, and has written for many online publications, including Her View From Home, Lifeway Research, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Charisma Magazine, and the Christian Broadcasting Network. She and her husband have three beautiful children and live in the Triad of North Carolina. She loves to create rhymes, act silly with her kids, and eat dark chocolate. You can follow along with her at maryholloman.com.

This week hosts Sarah Humphrey and Mike Nawrocki talk with returning guest Nancy Sanders about her new book, Bedtime with Daddy. Bedtime with Daddy features many of the same characteristics as Book 1, Bedtime With Mommy, but with all new animal families!  All around the world, it’s bedtime, and daddies are tucking little ones into bed. From the penguins in the Arctic to the lions of Africa, it’s time for snuggles, prayers, songs and bedtime kisses. This adorable board book features a daddy and baby animal in eight different habitats getting ready for bed. The final spread features Daddy playing a guitar and putting his son to bed. Nancy I. Sanders is a multi-award-winning children’s author of over 100 books. She is the co-winner of the ECPA’s 2018 Young People’s Literature Award for the best in MG/YA nonfiction in the Christian market, and some of her favorite topics to write about are God, Bible stories, educational subjects, African American history, and Jane Austen. While Nancy loves to spend her time writing books and working on various manuscript projects, she also enjoys sewing patchwork quilts, gardening, and capturing the beauty of God’s beautiful creation on film. Nancy and her husband, Jeff, live in southern California and attend Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Church.

This week Mike and Sarah talk with authors Crystal Bowman and Michelle Lazurek about their new book, Who God Wants Me to Be. This empowering picture book features a diverse cast of little girls dreaming of all the things they can be when they grow up and exploring how they can serve God in all kinds of careers. I’ll keep trusting God, and then I will see exactly who He wants me to be.   An artist, a teacher, a doctor, a stay-at-home mom—there are so many things a girl might want to be when she grows up. And even if she changes her mind as she cultivates new passions and skills, that’s okay! The important thing to remember is that she will discover the talents and desires given to her by God as she grows and learns. Whether she becomes a protector, healer, builder, or creator, she can use her gifts to share God’s love with others!   Join Haley, Isabela, Lexi, and Ashley as they explore different careers and encourage all girls to trust God and who he created them to be! Crystal Bowman is a bestselling, award-winning author of over 100 books for children, women, and families. Her books have sold more than three million copies worldwide; received four Selah Awards, a Logos Bookstore Award, and five Golden Scroll Awards; and twice been named an ECPA finalist. Crystal is also active as a speaker, teacher, and grandma to her eight grandchildren. She and her husband reside in West Michigan.  Michelle S. Lazurek is a multi-genre award-winning author, literary agent, certified writing coach, speaker, pastor’s wife, and mother living in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. She has won two Golden Scroll Children's Book of the Year awards, Article of the Year, and the Enduring Light silver medal, among many other honors. She is also a member of the Christian Author's Network and the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

In their first every "recorded from Egypt" podcast - this week Sarah and Mike talk with the founder of Kingdom Kidz Online Academy, Tawanna Davis. Tawanna Davis is the founder of Kingdom Kidz Online Academy where it is her desire to build God’s kingdom, one child at a time by making learning fun and interactive from home. A 2011 graduate from Lasalle University Nursing Program, it was the Almighty’s calling for Tawanna to make the career transition to become an educator. Taking a leap of faith, Tawanna decided to educate children internationally in Egypt, and China which she has over 10 years of experience teaching both in the brick and mortar and virtual setting. Having been employed at VIPKID, the #1 online education platform, Tawanna had the wonderful opportunity to teach over 10,000 students, write and illustrate children’s stories for the Chinese community, and work for the Rural Education Project, founded by the Alibaba business mogul, Jack Ma in teaching many children throughout rural China who do not have access to quality education. As an educator, Tawanna offers more of a motherly approach in the classroom setting: nurturing, stern, and creative. Because she acknowledges that all children are intelligent and learn when it is fun, Tawanna utilizes several teaching methods proven to enhance student academic development and interest in learning. From song and dance to visual enhancements, she loves to incorporate many educational methods to create a fun learning atmosphere. Moreover, Tawanna is a current homeschooler and world schooler with over 8 years of experience which is her gift from God to be a mother that has allowed her to reach the hearts and minds of the youth. ‘Train up a child in the way that he shall go and when he is old, he will never depart from it ‘Proverbs 22:6