The Bible for Kids Podcast

This week Sarah talks with Mike and gets the update on all things Dead Sea Squirrels! The BIble for Kids is now a 501c3 non-profit and we'd love to have you join us in our mission of reaching kids with the message of the Bible. Our NEW store now features "Pay What You Can" pricing on many items with more coming soon. Visit TheBibleforKids.com to donate or learn more today! The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Abbey Wedgewood about the latest books in her Training Young Hearts series. The Training Young Hearts series from Abbey Wedgeworth encourages positive behavior for toddlers by holding out a model for grace based obedience— encouraging kids to run to Jesus with feelings of guilt and shame and to look to the Holy Spirit for help to use their bodies as God intended. The first two titles in this series, What Are Mouths For? and What Are Hands For?, feature dynamic, diverse illustrations and an engaging, exciting lift-the-flap experience. They are designed not only to be informative and instructive, but to be fun favorites for kids! These books serve as engaging and fun training tools that not only offer examples of how our bodies should and shouldn’t be used, but also offer a framework for introducing the concepts of repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, and sanctification.  Abbey Wedgeworth is a wife, mother, and writer. The author of Held and the Training Young  Hearts series, she is passionate about discipleship and Bible literacy, and loves to see the way that the gospel transforms how people think and live. Abbey lives on the South Carolina coast with her husband, David, and their three children. The BIble for Kids is now a 501c3 non-profit and we'd love to have you join us in our mission of reaching kids with the message of the Bible. Our NEW store now features "Pay What You Can" pricing on many items with more coming soon. Visit TheBibleforKids.com to donate or learn more today! The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org  

This week co-hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk to author Linda McKillop about her new middle grade novel, Hotel Oscar Mike Echo. Home isn’t always what we dream it will be.  Eleven-year-old Sierra just wants a normal life. After her military mother returns from the war overseas, the two hop from home to homelessness while Sierra tries to help her mom through the throes of PTSD.   When they end up at a shelter for women and children, Sierra is even more aware of what her life is not. The kind couple who run the shelter, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, attempt to show her parental love as she faces the uncertainties of her mom’s emotional health and the challenges of being the brand-new poor kid in middle school. The longer she stays at the shelter, the more Sierra realizes she may have to face an impossible choice as she redefines home. This middle-grade novel offers a compassionate look at poverty, homelessness, and hope. Readers walk alongside brave Sierra as she holds on to a promise she believes God gave her: that one day she will have a real home. But what if that promise looks far different than she has ever dreamed?  Linda MacKillop writes stories for both adults and kids. She and her husband, Bill, raised four sons in a book- filled home with nightly read-aloud time. Her favorite read-aloud place is a tent, preferably on the water. After living in Virginia for many years, she now resides outside of  Chicago in an empty nest. Linda earned her MFA degree in creative writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop and strives to put life’s broken pieces and people together again through stories filled with heart and charm. You can learn more about her at lindamackillop.com. -------------------------------------- The BIble for Kids is now a 501c3 non-profit and we'd love to have you join us in our mission of reaching kids with the message of the Bible. Our NEW store now features "Pay What You Can" pricing on many items with more coming soon. Visit TheBibleforKids.com to donate or learn more today! The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Carl Laferton about his new book, God's Big Promises Bible Storybook. The book includes 92 foundational Bible stories, faithfully told and beautifully illustrated, which point to the one big story of the Bible―God making and keeping his promises. Features include: • 92 faithfully-told stories from the Old & New Testaments • Simple, memorable language for small children ages 2-6 • 400+ pages filled with vibrant, full-color illustrations • Bright icons trace 5 themes of God’s promises throughout Scripture God’s Big Promises Bible Storybook contains both familiar stories, such as Noah & the ark, David & Goliath, and Daniel & the lions’ den, and lesser-known stories such as Jacob & Esau and Simeon & Anna. Together, these 92 theologically faithful stories point to the one big story of the Bible: God making and keeping his promises to redeem his people. Bright, colorful icons indicate which stories relate to a promise made or a promise kept within 5 distinct themes: • Rescue • People • Land • Joy • King It is the perfect first Bible to introduce a child to the stories of the Bible and the promise-keeping God who loves them. It also provides a trusted starting point for children to cultivate a lifelong love of God’s word. The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

  This week, co-hosts Mike and Sarah talk with the President of Students Standing Strong, Terry Ann Kelly. Students Standing Strong (S3) a national non-profit ministry whose mission is “Connecting Students at School to Learn, Live and Lead Biblical Truth through Student-led clubs.” S3 clubs create a positive and energetic place for students to belong and do life together at school. Students become leaders equipped and encouraged to live faith-filled lives with hope and purpose. Inspiring audiences to make a positive impact in their “world, “Terry Ann enjoys speaking to audiences across the country on spiritual, moral, social, and educational issues with an emphasis on home and family life. She has an expansive background in public speaking for women’s organizations, civic groups and churches. She also is a sought after speaker for mother/daughter, mother/son and women’s weekend retreats. With a 35-year background in radio and television, Terry Ann has hosted countless local, regional and national programs. She defended traditional family values on the nationally syndicated television program Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, seen by over 5 million viewers. After addressing the Texas State School Board on history and government textbook standards, she was a guest on the National FOX network’s, FOX and Friends, where she discussed the raging debate what students should be taught in school. She is the co-author of The Power of a Positive Friend, which has been translated into three languages, and a 31 day flip calendar entitled Teach It, Pray It, Live It: 31 Prayers for Nurturing Christ-Like Character In our Kids. Terry Ann has written numerous Bible study curriculums for pre-teens and teens as well as magazine articles. She taught public speaking and Business Communication classes for Baylor, Belmont and Dallas Baptist universities. Terry Ann finds her greatest fulfillment in spending time with her husband, their five adult children, spouses, and grandchildren in Texas. The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

This week co-hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey chat with agent and producer Dan Lynch about the latest updates to The Bible for Kids. They also discuss the new Bible for Me: Family Devotional, Coloring Book and Matching Memory card game now available at a Pay What You Can pricing model on TheBibleforKids.com. The Bible for Kids is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing a platform of discovery and information about authors, ministries, musicians, games, films, and more, that seek to help instill biblical principles in kids. We desire to be a resource for churches, small groups, teachers, parents, grandparents of kids ages 0-18 to help them pass along Christian values to the kids in their lives. You can join us in helping reach kids around the world by becoming a one-time or regular donor. We are a volunteer run organization so 100% of support goes back into our mission.  TheBibleforKids.com  

Andrew Peterson returns to the podcast this week to talk with co-hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey about all the things going on with The Wingfeather Saga book and now animated series. The Wingfeather Saga now has more than 1 million books in print, in many languages and has expanded into an animated video series in partnership with Angel Studios. Season 1 is complete and Season 2 is under production.   There is also a new book coming in November, A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest. From Book 1: Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget. Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.  Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish and families can listen to together.  The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Co-hosts Sarah Humphrey and Mike Nawrocki talk with author Hannah Anderson this week about her book, The World God Made. God gives us all the earth and calls it home. Celebrating the wonders of nature, this retelling of Psalm 104 invites you to enjoy and explore the world God made. Moving from one feature of the natural world to the next—from the sky and earth to the animals and oceans—the book’s lyrical language introduces questions from a child’s view. What about when strong winds blow? When birds fly far away? When the night is long? Each uncertainty is met with a truth about God’s character to comfort children and give them the confidence they need to explore the world around them. Hannah Anderson’s stirring words are joined by Nathan Anderson’s soft, realistic watercolors. Together they have created a book with a timeless aesthetic and readability, one that will resonate with families who celebrate the beauty of nature and the wisdom that comes from the world God made. The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Parker talk with the married writing and illustrating team, Jack and Liz Hagler this week about their new books (and series), Patrick Wigglesworth's Bizarre Bible Adventures Over My Head and Trick Times. Patrick Wigglesworth’s Bizarre Bible Adventures is a series of hilarious comic journals for preteens. Readers will follow 10-year-old Patrick as he draws silly comics about his weird life. Just how weird is Patrick’s life? It’s so weird that Patrick gets yanked out of his room and into the Bible! In each book, Patrick meets a different Bible character who acts as a tour guide through a portion of the Bible. For example, in this first book, Patrick meets Moses, who leads him on a journey through biblical events from Genesis to Deuteronomy. In his journal, Patrick records all of his bizarre Bible adventures (BBAs for short). Most of the journal covers Patrick’s weird daily life entries with flashbacks to a relevant Bible adventure. Of course, this journal has to be kept secret, as he’s convinced everyone would think he was crazy! To be clear, Patrick’s journal does NOT tell the real Bible stories. It’s about his Bible adventures. This is not a Bible storybook but rather a creative, humorous kid adventure that also teaches preteens about the Bible. Jack Hagler is a pastor, teacher, executive coach, engineer, senior project manager, homeschool principal, and children’s book author with his wife of 38 years, Liz Hagler. Jack received his MDiv from Western Seminary and loves to help kids discover God’s goodness in every book of the Bible. Liz Hagler is the illustrator of The Bible Animal Storybook (Questar Publishing, 1990) and The Early Reader’s Bible (1991) and the coauthor (with her husband, Jack) and illustrator of Hooked on the Book: Patrick’s Adventures through the Bible (2021). Liz has a BA in art and English from the University of California at Davis. She studied graphic design at California College of Arts and Crafts and has taught many years of Sunday school as well as homeschooling her three children.Liz and Jack live in Salinas, CA, and have three children, two sons-in-law, and three grandchildren. The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

This week co-hosts Mike and Sarah talked with previous co-host and best-selling author Amy Parker about her new book in her Night Night series, Night Night Ocean. Splash your way to bedtime by joining a young manatee saying "night night" to the amazing sea animals God created to swim in the ocean. Amy Parker's delightful rhymes and Virginia Allyn's sweet illustrations make Night Night, Ocean the perfect read-aloud to help transition toddlers and preschoolers to a restful night. This adorable board book in the popular Night Night bedtime storybook brand for children 0 to 4 follows a little manatee saying good night to ocean friends gives families a fun way to calm down for bedtime teaches first learning concepts about sea life features rich illustrations of dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, seahorses, and fish celebrates how diversity and differences make the world a beautiful place From the creators of Night Night, Farm; Night Night, Train; and Night Night, Jungle, this vibrant bedtime story makes a sweet gift for birthdays, Christmas, and Easter. It's also a fun addition to a summer beach vacation, trip to the aquarium, or learning unit on the ocean. Treat your little one to a sleepy underwater exploration as you watch God's amazing creatures drift off to sleep and say "night night." Amy Parker has written more than sixty books for children, teens, and adults, including the best-selling A Night Night Prayer, Thank You, God, for Mommy, and Thank You, God, for Daddy. She has collaborated with authors ranging from New York Times bestsellers to her very own son. Two of these collaborations—Firebird and Courageous Teens—are recipients of Christian Retailing’s Best Awards. But Amy’s greatest reward is being a wife to Daniel and a mom to their amazing sons, Michael and Ethan. The Bible for Kids Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org