Beginning With God

Organized by the four seasons, Beginning with God helps kids take their first steps toward a fulfilling devotional life. Each of the fifty-two weekly units features an engaging contemporary story plus:

Check Your Head for What You've Read--Questions
A Look Inside God's Special Book--a Bible story
When You Pray, Day by Day--prayer suggestions
Something Fun for Everyone--an activity
Let's Rehearse a Bible Verse--a memory verse

"Beginning with God is excellent."
--Pat Robertson, The 700 Club

"I loved Beginning with God. I took it home immediately and used it the very first day. I've got to tell you, as a daddy, one of the things I appreciate about the stories is that they are short . . . and meaningful too!"
--Kevin Leman, author
The Birth Order Connection
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours

Steve T. Barclift is a Gold Medallion-winning children's book author who has worked in children's publishing for more than ten years. He is the founding managing editor of Christian Parenting Today, and is currently the managing editor at Kregel Publications. He and his family live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

A highly acclaimed kid's devotional by a national best-selling and Gold Medallion award-winning children's book author. Designed to help children grow in their first steps with Jesus, this book reaches kids where they are. "Beginning with God "contains fifty-two seasonal units which include a contemporary story featuring the Kenton family and five additional sections--questions (Check Your Head for What You've Read), a Bible story (A Look Inside God's Special Book), prayer suggestions (When You Pray, Day by Day), a fun activity (Something Fun for Everyone), and a memory verse (Let's Rehearse a Bible Verse)--that relate to each devotion's theme. Combines engaging contemporary stories directly with the Bible Emphasizes all elements of devotions--Scripture reading, Bible memory, prayer, and application points Proven author Perfect for children--contains vocabulary, convenient size, fun activities, and a handy topical index of weekly themes