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True Tale Trail Episode 15: S’more God – Psalm 34:8

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In this week’s episode of the True Tale Trail, we invite kids and families to explore Psalm 34:8: “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Using the fun (and delicious!) picture of s’mores, this episode helps kids understand how they can discover God’s goodness for themselves.

Along the trail, kids will learn:

  • How God’s goodness shows up in the world He made
  • Why reading the Bible is like enjoying a sweet treat for our hearts
  • How sharing God’s love with others helps us become more like Jesus

Today’s Backpack Bible Verse:
“ Taste and see that the Lord is good.” – Psalm 34:8 (NIrV)

Download this week’s Family Discussion Guide to talk more about this episode together at home.

True Tale Trail Episode 12: Crossing the Jordan

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If you want to teach your kids to trust God for their future, the best place to start is by reminding them of how faithful God has been in the past!

In this episode of The True Tale Trail, we’ll hear how God used twelve stones as a spiritual souvenir to remind His people of one of the most amazing ways He provided for them in their journey to the Promised Land.

Today we’ll explore Joshua chapters 3 and 4, where God leads His people across the Jordan River on dry ground and gives them a powerful reminder of His goodness.

This story will teach your family that remembering God’s faithfulness in the past helps us trust Him for the future, and will point them Jesus—the one who made an even greater way for us through the cross.

This is a perfect one for families as we close out the old year and step into a new one, to help us to pause, remember God’s goodness, and learn to trust Him wherever the He leads next.

Today’s Backpack Bible Verse:
“Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.” – Psalm 77:11 (NIrV)

Download this week’s Family Discussion Guide to talk more about this episode together at home.

Download a bonus New Year’s Eve Family Timeline Activity to help your family look back on the past year to see where God showed up in your family to help you trust Him in the new year.

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True Tale Trail Episode 7: Thanksgiving Episode

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Happy Thanksgiving! To help you prepare your kids for Thanksgiving week we have a fun episode of the True Tale Trail podcast that’s all about turkeys! What do turkeys have to do with the Bible?

Well, as it turns out turkeys have incredible eyesight. They can see almost all the way around themselves (a 270 degree field of vision!) and can see ultraviolet light undetected by the human eye! In other words, turkeys can spot things people miss.

Unfortunately, that’s not all we humans miss. Sometimes we miss out on God’s activity and blessings in our lives too! All too often our eyes are focused on ourselves instead of on God and His goodness.

In today’s episode we’ll be talking about developing thankful hearts and thankful eyes that see how good God has been to us! When we train ourselves to look for God’s blessings — big and small — we start to see them everywhere. We call that having thankful eyes, and it changes everything.

Download the “Thankful Eyes Worksheet” to send your kids on a thankfulness scavenger hunt looking for good things God has placed in their lives.

Download this week’s Family Discussion Guide to talk more about this episode together at home.

If you missed last’ week’s episode about the thankful man from Luke 17, check it out here.

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