The Sunday School Zone Blog

The Sunday School Zone Blog contains insights on children’s spiritual formation as well as tips, ideas, and suggestions to help Christian parents and leaders as they work with kids of all abilities (and even adults with special needs) at home, church, and school. If you would like to contribute to the blog, please visit our Writer Inquiries page and then send us an explanatory email at [email protected] describing the kind of writing you’d like to do. We welcome those who have something of substance to say to Christian parents and teachers of children. You already know that Sunday School Zone offers tons of free, printable Bible activities for kids. If you think you’d like to contribute, please read more…

Ain’t Life Fun! by Clayton Poland

Clayton Poland is a Christian storyteller, evangelist, and entertainer. His full-time ministry places him in front of groups of kids of every age on a regular basis. And, he’s also the author of Ain’t Life Fun!: When You Focus on the Good Stuff. The title is fitting because it reflects a core philosophy he and…

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Sharing God’s Big Love With Little Lives by Jean Thomason

I met Jean Thomason (“Miss Patty Cake“) at the Kidmin Nation Mega-Con. She was delightful and exuberant, even when she wasn’t in character! Honestly, I didn’t know who Miss Patty Cake was before we chatted at Jean’s exhibit booth, but her love for people and children is immediately easy to see. Jean gave me a…

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Kidmin Nation Mega-Con 2018

Kidmin Nation Mega-Con 2018 will be in Nashville next week, October 3-5, and we will be there! On Thursday at 12:30 we will be leading a Fuel Up session on Teaching Kids the Story of the Bible and on Friday at 11:45 we’ll be leading Are We Fablizing the Stories of the Bible?  Will You…

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Improvements Coming To Sunday School Zone

Sunday School Zone has been “out there” for several years now. Literally millions of people from all over the world have visited the site to download free, printable Bible study worksheets for kids as well as curriculum and teacher/parent resources. We’re happy that more people are visiting the site now on a monthly basis than…

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Imaginative Prayer by Jared Patrick Boyd

The spiritual growth (formation) of a child is not an overnight task. That’s really true for anyone of any age. Spiritual growth, like physical growth, is a gradual process. As parents and teachers, we need to recognize that fostering spiritual growth in our kids requires discipline and time on our part as well as a…

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Happy Birthday, Mom! (August 4, 2018)

So yes, this is a bit of self indulgence for me as I wish happy birthday to my mom, Fondanell Edwards, who was born on August 4, 1922. We lost my mom in September of 2011, but she lived a good, long life and was able to live at home and care for herself until…

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What Is Contemplative Christianity?

Sometimes words or phrases pick up “baggage” along the way so a particular word may begin to mean one thing to one person or one group of people while the same word means something entirely different to someone else. The word “contemplative,” when associated with “Christianity” is one such word or phrase. The phrase “contemplative…

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Five Suggested Bible Apps for Christians

Technological advancements have made it easier for people to read the Bible whenever and wherever they wish. A few decades ago, one would have to carry a pocket Bible with tiny writing or ferry a gigantic one around. Today, anyone can download a digital Bible and carry it in their smartphone or tablets. Below are…

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“Sweetheart, You Really Need to Read This Book…” Fight For Her by Plumb

I’ll confess that when I received a copy of Fight For Her by Plumb my expectations weren’t that high. Not that I didn’t think she was capable. But, my training and interests are in biblical studies. I love to read theology. And, I’m a guy. The prospect of reading a book by a mom for…

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