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📄Family Rhythm Devotional Series

5 Devotions for Personal or Small Group Use

📖One Story: How Your Family Rhythm Reflects the Greatest Message

46 Page Booklet for Building Right Relationships at Home

Every family lives by rhythms—bedtime routines, carpool lines, mealtimes, weekend habits. But these rhythms aren’t just practical—they tell a story. As parents, we have the opportunity to shape the story our families live into, pointing our children to Jesus through everyday moments.

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Resource Recommendations

Marriage:

Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas

Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel by Ray Ortlund

Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love by Marcia Naomi Berger

Parenting:

Discipline that Connects with Your Child’s Heart by Jim and Lynne Jackson

Parenting Beyond Your Capacity by Joiner and Nieuwhof

Raising Great Kids by Cloud and Townsend

You Have What it Takes by John Eldredge (for Fathers)

Give them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick

Family Time:

Gather Round the Dinner Fable by Steven James; simple, short, memorable family devotions based on the premise that stories teach the Gospel best.

Family Time Activities by Kirk Weaver; a series of books to get your family talking about the Bible.

Faith Begins at Home series by Mark Holmen

Children’s Ministry:

The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School by Aaron Reynolds

Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week by Sue Miller

Children’s Ministry Volunteers that Stick by Jim Wideman

Too Small to Ignore by Wess Stafford

Just a Minute by Wess Stafford

Music:

Worship House Kids

Hillsong Kids

Group Publishing

The Lads

The Rizers

Videos:

What’s in the Bible by Phil Vischer; improving Biblical literacy in children

Theo Presents; a fantastic new series to teach theology to children

Right Now Media, FamilyLife Canada channel

Bibles:

Group’s Hands-On Bible; includes practical individual and family ideas for engaging with Scripture

The Beginner’s Bible; for young readers

The Jesus Storybook Bible

Manga Bible by Tyndale

The Illustrated Bible (ICB) by Thomas Nelson

Other:

The Oath by Frank Peretti (one of my favourites)