A Great Gift for Your Teen - The One Minute Bible for Students

Amy and I are always on the look out for tools and resources that will help our teens develop a passion for God and His Word. As a youth pastor, I am often asked by parents, what resources I would recommend for their teenagers. So when a tool comes along that I like and use, it makes good sense to me to share it with parents.

So on today's blog post, I want to share a resource that I really like, and have given to my own teens to use in their spiritual journey. The resources is the, One Minute Bible for Students, from Doug Fields and John R. Kohlenberger iii.

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With 366 readings, the One Minute Bible for Students is written as a daily devotional which includes a reading from scripture and an application, devotional thought, or reflection to consider. Each reading is short enough not leave your teen in hours of required reading, yet, just long enough to leave its impression on their heart. The One Minute Bible is broken into monthly topical groupings which help lead the reader through the year while covering themes like The Creation, Noah and the Flood, The Beatitudes, The Names of God, and the Suffering Servant. Your team will not only develop a deeper passion for God's Word, but the will also grow in their Biblical knowledge.

The One Minute Bible for Students, by itself would be a great gift for any teenager looking to begin the habit of studying God's Word. But, pair it with a journal and your teen can also grow the discipline of prayer.

Prayer journals have long been recommended as a way to learn how to pray. Something difficult, like prayer, becomes a little easier as your teens learns the habit of prayer by writing his or her prayers to God. A written journal also serves as a record of God's work in their lives as they flip through the pages, remembering the prayers they once prayed and seeing how God has answered them. If your teenager is already into the practice of journaling, a prayer journey would be right up their alley.

Each of our two teenage boys have received the One Minute Bible for Students and a journal. And in full disclosure, they never really took to the journal. However, they have used the One Minute Bible for Students. Likewise, the One Minute Bible for Students is still a resource that I often pass along to parents of students in our ministry.

So if you are looking for a way to encourage your teenagers to read God's Word, have a quiet time, and begin developing a life of prayer, Let me recommend to you, the One Minute Bible for Students, and a simple prayer journal.

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Merry Christmas!

- the higham family

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Hi we're Jay & Amy, and we've been married for 19 years and are super blessed to be busy raising our 5 kids; 4 boys and 1 girl. AND are now expecting number 6 in June of 2016!! We juggle the adventures of life and ministry and share what we are learning as it relates to marriage, family, raising kids, serving in the church, and chasing after Jesus. Raising a family is hard work, especially in today's culture. But our hope is to encourage you and your family, as we live for the glory of God.

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