My Plan: A Journaling Bible for Each Child
The best way I could think to do this is for my kids to see me not only read a physical Bible in an age of digital everything, but also to chronicle for them what I was thinking, feeling, and hearing as they were eating Lucky Charms across the breakfast table from me morning after morning.
I reached out to the folks at Crossway, and they were extremely generous in gifting me a copy of their exquisite ESV Natural Leather Journaling Bible.
It’s:
- Much more portable than I expected
- Made with fantastic leather and typeset
- Real leather with stitched binding so it will last as I use it and hold together long after I’m gone
How I’m Using It
I plan on using it for the next year to two years to chronicle:
- My devotional thoughts
- Sermon preparation
- Personal reflections
My hope, should God allow, is to do this for each of my kids and gift them their Bible upon graduation from high school.
The Bottom Line
I realize I can’t make my kids love the Bible. But I can help them see how I treasure it above all things.
We live in a world that is temporal and fleeting. The best thing you can do for your kids is to let them know:
- They are loved
- The church is formational
- The Scriptures are foundational
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