Audra Jennings

An interview with Valerie Ackermann,  author of  The God Puzzle The most important thing parents can do for their child is to pass on the greatness of who God is and what the Christian faith is about. However, parents often feel ill-equipped and unprepared to do so. As a director of children’s ministries, Valerie Ackermann has observed that most churches focus on developing their own programs but direct very little attention to helping parents talk about faith to their children at home where they spend the majority of their time. To address the missing pieces in a child’s faith development, Ackermann has written The God Puzzle: How the Bible Fits Together to Reveal God as Your Treasure (Higher Life Publishing / October 15, 2013 / ISBN: 978-1-939183-19-4 / $19.95) , an easy-to use workbook that parents and children can explore together. The God Puzzle is composed of 36 lessons that cover the Bible from beginning to end, showing how the entire Bible fits together as...

Children’s Ministry director Valerie Ackermann equips parents to grow their child’s faith at home The most important thing parents can do for their child is to pass on the greatness of who God is and what the Christian faith is about. However, parents often feel ill-equipped and unprepared to do so. As a director of children’s ministries, Valerie Ackermann has observed that most churches focus on developing their own programs but direct very little attention to helping parents talk about faith to their children at home where they spend the majority of their time. To address the missing pieces in a child’s faith development, Ackermann has written The God Puzzle: How the Bible Fits Together to Reveal God as Your Treasure (Higher Life Publishing / October 15, 2013 / ISBN: 978-1-939183-19-4 / $19.95) , an easy-to use workbook that parents and children can explore together. Some parents may believe their children are learning everything they need to know about God and faith i...

Thanks to everyone who participated in today's tour! It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Terry A. Smith and the book: Ten: How Would You Rate Your Life? HigherLife Publishing (January 3, 2012) ***Special thanks to  Audra Jennings – The B and B Media Group –  for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Terry A. Smith has served as a lead pastor of the Life Christian Church for twenty years. TLCC is a nondenominational fait...