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Barnyard Broadcast - Children’s Ministry Newsletter The Barnyard Broadcast will be featuring a series of book reviews with the aim of providing families with easily accessible resources to aid in discipling young hearts and minds for the Kingdom. A variety of material will be covered, some for children (children’s literature will be noted as such at the top of the review), some for parents & other adults involved the lives of children. Each will be an invaluable tool for gaining insight into the ways children develop spiritually & connect emotionally. Information regarding how the books can be obtained will be included in each review. Several of these options are already in circulation in our church media center. Book Review #1 by Dawn Sweet "For This Child I Prayed" by Stormie Omartian Harvest House Publishers, 48 pgs. This book is available through Family Christian Stores and may need to be pre-ordered. Omartian demonstrates what it means to pray in great depth and intercede on behalf of your child. I have prayed these prayers over and over again, not only for my own son Donovan, but also inserting the names of my nieces & nephews & often of "my kids" here at Rockford Baptist Church. Here is just a sample of the model prayers included in the volume: Lord, I pray that (name of child) will have a deep reverence for You and Your ways. May she hide Your Word in her heart like a treasure, and seek after understanding like gold or silver. Give her a good mind, a teachable spirit, and an ability to learn...Above all, I pray that she will be taught by You, for Your Word says that when our children are taught by You they are guaranteed peace. I pray she will respect the wisdom of her parents and be willing to be taught by them. May she also have the desire to be taught by the teachers you bring into her life. Handpick each one, Lord, and may they be godly people from whom she can easily learn...(28). Book Review #2 by Dawn Sweet "With You All the Way" by Max Lucado Crossway Books, 31 pgs. Children’s Literature This timeless allegory follow the three bravest knights in the service of the King on their dangerous quest to reach the royal castle. They must travel through ominous territory and overcome terrible obstacles with only the song of the King to guide them. With whom will they travel, and how will they identify the song of the King amidst all of the other noise that threatens to drown it out? This book expertly guides young hearts into an understanding of the most important decision they will make on their journey through life. This book is available through any major book retailer and can also be found under the title "Song of the King" in the collection of Lucado’s stories titled "Tell Me the Secrets". |