Set in full-color, it begins with an opportunity for readers to affirm their own identities and their worth as children of God. Then through stories, poems, Bible readings, activities, puzzles, recipes, and songs, it sets about exploring and understanding differences in language, holiday celebrations, foods, age, gender, and religious beliefs. Exuberant illustrations enhance the learning. Each comes with suggested Scripture readings and helpful background notes. The study closes with an optional intergenerational all-church celebration.
Additional materials provide for longer sessions and alternative settings.
It will show them how to connect the hope for peace with the biblical mandate and find ways to work for peace themselves. Songs, drama, and other group exercises are included. Songs, drama, and other group activities add to the festivities, concluding with an exciting and creative intergenerational UN Day celebration. This charming book tells the story of a man who travels throughout the land of Israel planting carob seeds wherever he goes. Ancient Israel is no Garden of Eden, as the people of Honi's town discover when they are plagued alternately by drought and flood.