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A Word from Karyn
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 Hi good friend!
Happy Thanksgiving!
One of the things for which I'm thankful is the connection I have with you who place a high value on communicating the love of God to children. Thank you! Our Thanksgiving holiday, of course, means Christmas is soon to follow. That's why this month we're  highlighting the CD retelling of the Christmas story, Christmas Night, as well as the Day By Day Kid's Bible.
The Christmas of 1960, my parents gave me my first grown-up Bible, a big, black, full-text, red-letter edition King James. I was eight. I found my King James to be a strange, but intriguing book, full of begets and begots and thus-saith's and tongue-twisting names. But it was all mine, and I read it. Yes, by two years later, I had read it completely through.
Fast-forward thirty-some-odd years. I had a degree in education, and I was well along in a career of writing for children. It dawned on me that when children "graduated" from the preschool or easy-reader picture-book story-Bible, we adults presented them with a full-text Bible in traditional order. Most children would carry this Bible proudly and begin to read it. But when they got to the hard parts, they closed the book. Even if they read it, it seemed to be mostly a collection of unrelated passages. Their first impression of the "real" Bible was that it's hard to read and understand. Sadly, that's often not only their first impression, but their last.
I realized that children needed an intermediate step, a bridge, an overview of the complete Bible arranged in chronological order, that is, in the order the events most likely happened. That's what the Day By Day Kid's Bible is. It's written in words understandable to a young reader, who will find in it every book of the Bible, abridged, but in an order that makes sense and reads like the ongoing story of God and His people. Prophets are in their historical settings. Jesus' life is told in order from His birth through His ascension.
What's more, the Day By Day Kid's Bible is designed in a format that encourages kids to read seven minutes a day so they can read through this Bible in one year. That's why we're featuring it in this newsletter: Christmas is on the way, and soon after, a whole new year begins. And frankly, when I look back at the Christmas of 1960, I can say without reservation that what you give a child for Christmas can make a big difference.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
By God's grace, to His glory,
Karyn Henley |
The Day by Day Kid's Bible (ages 7-10)
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Read the Bible in 1 year, 7 minutes a day!
In manageable daily readings averaging 7 minutes a day, your child (or your whole family) can experience the entire Bible story in one year!
A chronological telling of the Bible, the Day by Day Kid's Bible presents the events of Scripture in the order they occurred. The text has been simplified, but not fictionalized or robbed of its power, because it's straight form God's word. A colorful 14-page time line shows your child that Bible events are part of the incidents which have shaped world history.
Give your child the whole picture of God's story with the Day By Day Kid's Bible. $14.99 ($19.99 list). View the sample pages (pdf).
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Christmas Night CD (ages 3-8, Family)
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Christmas Night is an entertaining, child-friendly telling of the Christmas story--ideal for the entire family! Includes 7 story narratives by Karyn Henley, and 7 songs performed by Karyn and a talented supporting cast.
You'll find yourself laughing and tapping your feet with the Innkeeper and the Three Wise Men-- and "oohing" at the baby in the soft, sweet hay.
$8.99 (plus shipping)
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Begin-To-Read Bible (ages 4-7)
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Learning to read--and learning about God--has never been so much fun!
After
seeing parents and older siblings read the Bible, young children look
forward to reading the Bible on their own--but they are often
disappointed when they try to read but still can't.
Karyn Henley, author of the original version of The Beginner's Bible and The Day-By-Day Kid's Bible,
has developed this Bible to fit the needs of the young reader (or
"soon-to-be" reader). One story a day is all it takes to start
developing a love for God's word with the Begin-To-Read Bible. $12.99 ($14.99 list).
Check out our viewable sample pages and take this book for a test drive.
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Podcasts at KarynHenley.com
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For many years, Karyn presented her comprehensive Child Talk™ Seminar to thousands of parents, children's ministers, ministry volunteers, home educators, teachers and child-care professionals. We are now making excerpts from this engaging, entertaining, inspiring event available in a 12-part series.
Practical information and
guidance about mental, moral, and faith development are easily
accessible by subscribing to our FREE podcast.
The first four episodes currently available at our site are:
- Ages & Stages of Faith - Birth thru Age 3
- Ages & Stages of Faith - Ages 4 thru 11
- Ages & Stages of Faith - The Teen Years
- Ages & Stages of Faith - Becoming the Significant Adult in A Child's Life
You will also find a list of topics currently in production.
Download these classic training sessions to your PC, IPod or other ITunes player. Ideal for travel or while working out on your treadmill.
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Karyn Henley Conference Report
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Thirty-nine Participate in 2007 Conference
On October 15-16, thirty-nine participants gathered at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee for the second presentation of Karyn Henley's "Teaching Kids Why: Finding Truth in a Pluralistic Culture."
The conference began with a spell-binding DVD interview with a young post-modern Christian. Many were surprised to discover what many young Christians really think about the church and how the faith they grew up with applies (or doesn't apply) to the 21st Century world they live in.
 The conference continued with engaging discussions and presentations on faith development, apologetics, and understanding truth in a pluralistic culture.
Here's what some of the attendees had to say:
"Thank you for challenging me - for showing me how to think in new ways, to be open to where God wants our ministry to go..."
"Wow--we all need to change how we are relating to kids! [And] not just kids"
"We get so comfortable in our 'bubble' that we fail... to understand why we really believe what we believe... An awesome topic."
"I am a postmodern... I hope you will do this again, and soon because I've got lots of friends I want to send!"
Be among the first to receive registration information about future conferences. Send your name and email address to Conference@KarynHenley.com and you will be notified as soon as details become available.
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Speaking & Exhibitor Engagements
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January 23-26, 2008
Karyn Henley - Workshop Presenter & Exhibitor
Children's Pastors' Conference (CPC) - East
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Orlando, FL
February 26-28, 2008
Exhibitor Only
"But Now I See!" Children's Ministry Forum '08
1st United Methodist Church
Richardson, TX
March 3-6, 2008
Karyn Henley - Workshop Presenter & Exhibitor
Children's Pastors' Conference (CPC) - West
Town & Country Resort
San Diego, CA
March 7-8, 2008
Exhibitor Only
Excellence in Early Childhood Education Conference
Calvary Child Development Center
Charlotte, NC
More dates are pending.Please check our Events Calendar periodically
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