1 Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham !” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as […]

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my maid ; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” […]

1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great ; And […]

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed , has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden ‘?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the […]

The Beginning  1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light […]

Thank you for making this meditation a part of your advent celebrations this year. These readings are designed to get your children to engage with the story in a new way and, hopefully, to think about it long after Advent is over. How we’re doing this at our house this […]

A few days ago a friend messaged me and asked, “Didn’t you write an advent meditation for children at some point? I was looking for it, and didn’t find it.” The truth is, I had planned to write one, but never got around to it. So I’m going to try […]