Family Resources
For All Ages
by Tedd Tripp
Provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child’s heart into the paths of life.
by Tedd and Margy Tripp
Provide children with a consistent, persuasive, biblical framework for understanding the world God has made and their place in it.
A Mother’s Heart
by Jean Fleming
Insights on how to develop godly values, vision and character – and how to instill those same qualities in your children.
Praying the Bible for your Children
by David and Heather Kopp (Out of print – order used.)
Guides parents to pray vital things and claim God’s glorious promises for their kids.
Praying the Bible for your Baby
by David and Heather Kopp (Out of print – order used.)
Guides parents to pray vital things and claim God’s glorious promises for their baby.
by Edith Schaeffer
Explores the problems and challenges facing all Christian families today.
Raising Kids Who Hunger for God
by Benny & Sheree Phillips (Out of print – order used.)
Guidebook to help your children to want to love, know and follow God.
by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller
Practical tools to get into your children’s hearts.
by Mark Holman
Practical ideas to help parents establish their homes as the primary place where faith is nurtured.
by John Trent, Ph.D., Rick Osborne, Kurt Bruner
Encouragement and counsel gathered from parents and experts, to help us become intentional about passing on our faith to our children.
“Don’t Make Me Count to Three!”: A Mom’s Look at Heart-Oriented Discipline
by Ginger Plowman
Encourages and equips moms to reach past the outward behavior of their children and dive deeply into the issues of the heart.
by Robbie Castleman
Guiding your children into the joy of worship.
by Ginger Plowman
Verse Chart for dealing with different discipline issues.
Everyday Talk: Talking Freely and Naturally about God with your Children
by John Younts
Everyday Talk offers practical, creative ways for parents to talk to their children everyday about God and His ways. Learn how to use ordinary conversations to show your kids the goodness and wisdom of God.
by Michelle Anthony
Provides practical ways to ignite faith in your family.
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity
by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof
Provides ideas on how you can increase your parenting capacity by connecting with the church to engage your family in a bigger story.
For Younger Children
by Barbara Curtis
While playing, doodling, and just being a kid, your children can also be practicing muscle control, concentration, orderliness and other basics that will help you encourage a toddlers’ natural love of learning.
by Allen & Connie Hadidian, Will & Lindy Wilson
Practical ides for building character in your preschool children in three main areas: obedience, spiritual growth and family unity.
by Gary Ezzo &Robert Bucknam
The principles presented will help parents develop a plan that meets both the needs of a new baby and of the entire family.
by Gary and Ann Marie Ezzo
The same principles from On Becoming Babywise but more fleshed out with a biblical framework.
Family Devotionals
For Preschoolers (2-5)
by Susan Hunt, Yvette Banek
Hiding God’s Word in Little Hearts through verses, stories and questions.
Read Aloud Bible Stories (Volume 1, 2, 3, 4)
by Ella Lindvall
by Kirk Weaver
Spiritual Family Time Activities for Preschoolers.
by Kirk Weaver
Spiritual Family Time Activities for Preschoolers.
For Elementary Children
by Susan & Richie Hunt
Teach the basic truths of the Christian faith to your children through verses, stories and questions
by Helen L. Taylor
Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime
by Janet and Geoff Benge
Odyssey Tape Series
by Focus on the Family
Running the Race
by Kirk Weaver
Spiritual Family Time Activities for Preschoolers.
by Kirk Weaver
Spiritual Family Time Activities for Preschoolers.
by Kirk Weaver
Spiritual Family Time Activities for Preschoolers.
Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets and Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
by Tim Shoemaker
A collection of 24 active, outdoor devotionals written for dads by a dad that dads and kids will enjoy.
Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
by Tim Shoemaker
A collection of 24 activity-based devotionals for indoors and outdoors that all children will enjoy.
Bashed Burritos, Green Eggs and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
by Tim Shoemaker
A collection of 12 indoor and 12 outdoor activity-based “yawn- stopper” devotionals for older elementary aged kids.
by Heather Joel
A 10 week devotional for families that coincide with the deliberateKids CD.
by Michelle Anthony
A storybook to read and discuss with your children that paints a picture of the hero in the story of the Bible.
Parent Devotion Resources
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The Crossing’s blog covers a wide range of topics to help you develop your faith and often has posts related to parenting.
We also have a variety of Bibles and other devotional resources available in The Crossing Bookstore.
Recommended Children Bibles
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
This Bible invites children to discover for themselves that Jesus is at the center of God’s great story of salvation – and at the center of their story, too.
by Linda Sattgast
by Linda Sattgast
The Adventure Bible for Young Readers (NIrV)
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