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…
“Astonishment” In The Bible
What is “astonishment” in the Bible? According to the Holman Christian Standard Bible, after Jesus brought a 12-year old girl back to life in Mark 5:21-24,35-42, Mark recorded that the crowd of people who witnessed this miracle “were utterly astounded” (v. 42, HCSB). The translators of the King James Version, however, put it this way:…
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God’s Expectations of His Followers as Seen in Genesis 22
What are God’s expectations? The late Dr. Adrian Rodgers, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church (Memphis, TN area), once told the story of a woman who was under deep conviction on the first night of a series of evangelistic services. She wanted to receive Christ, but she didn’t want to walk down in front of…
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Philip In The Bible
Who was Philip in the Bible? Philip was the name of one of Jesus’ 12 apostles (see Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16; John 6:4-7), although we don’t know a great deal about him. But Philip was also the name of a different individual in the early church in Jerusalem. It is this leader in the Jerusalem…
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Philippi In The Bible
Why was Philippi in the Bible important? After Paul received a vision in which a man from Macedonia stood and asked him to come to Macedonia and help, Paul and his company “set out for” the Roman province, concluding that God wanted them to evangelize the people who lived there also (Acts 16:10). Luke continued,…
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“Rhoda” In The Bible
What do we know about “Rhoda” in the Bible? Among other things, her response to a miracle reveals the fact that sometimes God does things that surprise even His own people! But she wasn’t the only one surprised that happy evening. After Peter was supernaturally rescued from jail in Acts 12:6-10, he said, “Now I know…
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The Phrase “You and Your Household” In The Bible
During the earthquake that shook the foundation of the jail in Philippi, the jail doors were opened and the chains that bound the prisoners came loose. When the jailer woke up and saw the open doors, he knew he would be held responsible for missing prisoners, so he took hold of his sword and was…
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What Is A Witness In The Bible?
Jesus interacted with His disciples in numerous post-resurrection appearances. In one of them, He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” He also said to them, “This is…
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Timothy In The Bible
Timothy, whose name means “honoring God,” was one of the apostle Paul’s close friends and coworkers. Timothy was from Lystra, a city in the Roman province of Lycaonia and in the central and southern part of Asia. It is possible that Timothy was converted to Christianity during Paul’s first missionary journey, for Paul and Barnabas…
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Evening and Morning
The phrase “evening came and then morning” appears six times in Genesis 1. Typically when we see this kind of repetition, we should take note; something important is happening. Much can be said about the significance of the days as recorded in Genesis 1. Written for the sake of the early Israelites wandering in the…
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