Igniter Media Easter Videos

This week I have been teaching about what happened 2,000 years - Passion Week. Tomorrow we will not have school since it's Good Friday so today I'll show a few Easter videos from Igniter Media. I highly recommend taking a few minutes and checking out the videos below. He is good.

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen. Remember how he told you, when he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise." Luke 24:5-7

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Doubt Has Long Been Part of Easter

Happy Patrick of Ireland Day V

Today is March 17th so that means it's St. Patrick's Day. Like most Americans, I grew up not ever knowing who St. Patrick was and why we celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick. I just made sure I always wore something green on March 17th so I wouldn't get pinched. Odd. If you're interested in learning about this great man of God, click one of the links below or watch the short video. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Patrick: Missionary to Ireland by George Grant (Ligonier Ministries)

Patrick of Ireland by Reid Monaghan

Remember St. Patrick by David Mathis (desiringGod)

St. Patrick Knew All About Human Trafficking by Clint Humfrey (National Post)

The Life and Mission of St. Patrick by the Crossway Staff

Who Was St. Patrick? by Kevin DeYoung (The Gospel Coalition)

Reviewing The Early Reader's Bible

The Early Reader's Bible was a Bible we bought for Rose for her 6th birthday. Zondervan advertises the Bible for those who are 4-8 or in preschool up to third grade; however, I wouldn't recommend the Bible for seven or eight-year-olds who have strong reading skills.

Here are some of the many great features of the Bible:

• The 525 page Bible isn't big (6 x 7 inches or 16 x 18 centimeters) so little ones won't have trouble carrying it. 
• The pictures are colorful and are found throughout the book.
• The pictures of the crucifixion and people complaining or crying are age-appropriate. 
• The title of the 64 stories are big and bold and are based on standard American public school word lists. 
• A list of the stories, 250 basic words, and 230 new words are found in the back of the book.
• No more than five new words are used in any story, and usually, a smaller number is used. Words as simple as bread and paper and less common names such as Jairus and Onesimus are found on the new word list. 
• Each story ends with a "something to ask" section and a "something to do" section. Questions include: 

1. How did God make the bad water become good water?
2. Who did the shepherds see?
3. How can you show Jesus that you love Him?
4. What can you do for a friend when he hurts?

What do I not like?

• Only Scripture references and not actual Bible verses are provided under the titles.
• There isn't a whole lot of diversity amongst the people. Unfortunately, I've seen this problem in a few children's Bibles.

Despite the criticisms, I still think this Bible can help children know the Son of Man. I recommend having your child add some color (don't forget the freckles) to a few of the people and adding a NIrV Bible verse each time a story is read.

Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6