RESOURCES FOR CULTIVATING THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF YOUR FAMILY
(Many of these resources should be available at a
Christian bookstore or Christian Book Distributors[1])
Character Development:
Plants
Grown Up (for sons)/Polished
Cornerstones (for daughters)[2]
Contenders
for the Faith (sons)/Keepers at Home
(daughters) (&
other resources)[3]
Talks
to Boys/Talks to Girls (Eleanor A. Hunter, 1890, republished 1996
by NavPress)
Character
Sketches, Vol. 2
(& other resources)[4]
Kings
Blooming Rose Magazine http://www.kingsbloomingrose.com
(or Daughterhood By Design Magazine , if you
can find it!)
Raising
a Modern Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to
Authentic Manhood www.rmdk.com
Biographies of
Missionaries and other Christian leaders
Creative
Family Times: Practical Activities for Building Character in Your Preschooler (Hadidian and Wilson, 1989, Moody)
Dr. Phil Kaiser's lists of questions for mentoring older children:
Mature Daughters: A Mentoring Checklist for Daughters and Young Women.
Devotional Books:
The
Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes (Kenneth N. Taylor, 1956/1984, Moody Press) Look
for used copies!
The
Holy Bible!!!
Sabbath/Biblical Feasts:
Making
Sunday Special (Karen Burton Mains, 1987, Word Books
Publisher)
A
Day of Delight: Making
Sunday the Best Day of the Week (Pam Forster,
1991, Doorposts)¹
Parenting
in the Pew:
Guiding Your Children Into the Joy of Worship (Robbie Castleman, 1993, InterVarsity Press)
Celebrate
the Feasts of
the Old Testament in Your Own Home or Church
(Martha Zimmerman, 1981,
Bethany House)
Other Books:
Bible Storyline books like:
Carefully-chosen Christian worldview fiction. We like:
Reclaiming
Surrendered Ground: Protecting
Your Family From Spiritual Attacks (Jim Logan, 1995, Moody Press)
Stepping
Heavenward (for
Moms!) (Mrs. E. Prentiss,
republished 1998 by Barbour Publishing)²
Canon Press,
Great Music for Children:
Steve
Green - Hide 'Em In Your Heart, Volumes 1 and 2 and Praise and
Worship for Kids
Steve Green - 16
Melodías Bíblicas
Michael
Card - Sleep Sound in Jesus, Come to the Cradle
Thy
Word Creations Chapter Memory Systems[5]
Patch
the Pirate Adventures[6]
Judy Rogers' Music - Go to the Ant, etc. www.judyrogers.com
Cedarmont Kids - Bible Songs, Gospel Praise Songs, Gospel Action Songs, etc.
Jamie Soles - The Way My Story Goes (and many more albums) www.solmusic.ca
Videos:
Rob Evans' Donut Man series (For little children)
Moody Science series
How Should We Then Live series (Francis
Schaeffer - for older kids)
Kids
Around the World series (Caleb
Resources) and much more at http://weavefamily.org/resources
[1]
Christian
Book Distributors,
[2]
Doorposts,
[3] Keepers of the Faith, P.O. Box 100,Ironwood, MI 49938-0100,906-663-6881,sales@keepersofthefaith.com, www.keepersofthefaith.com
[4] IBLP Publications Office, Box One, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3001, 708-323-9800, iblp.org or look for used copies!
[5] Thy Word Creations, Route 76, Box 28, Glenville, WV 26351, 304-462-5589, thywordcreations@iname.com, www.keepersofthefaith.com
[6]
Majesty
Music, Inc., www.majestymusic.com