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Hey Carpool Crew! By week three, the new-school-year sparkle wears off and it just feels like work. Today we learn that God does not quit when the excitement fades, so we do not either. We open Philippians 1:6 and find out showing up is its own kind of strong. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: God does not quit on you when the excitement fades, so you keep showing up too. Scrip...

Hey Carpool Crew! You do not need money or a stage to change somebody's day. Today we learn the small stuff, a seat, a snack, a smile, is exactly where kindness starts. We open Hebrews 13:16 and pick one small good thing to do. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: Sharing a little thing with a kid who has nobody is the kind of good that sticks. Scripture: Hebrews 13:16 (CSB) Every...

Hey Carpool Crew! You never leave the house without your backpack. What if kindness went on the same way, every morning, on purpose? Today we open Colossians 3:12 and learn that kindness is something you put on, not a mood you wait to feel. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: You can put kindness on every morning and carry it into every room. Scripture: Colossians 3:12 (CSB) Ever...

Hey Carpool Crew! We pick friends in about two seconds, just by looking. Today we learn to look deeper. We open 1 Samuel 16:7 and the story of how God picked David, the kid nobody thought to call in, and learn to give the overlooked kid a real chance. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: People judge by the outside, but God looks at the heart, so pick your friends the same way. Sc...

Hey Carpool Crew! A real friend is not about cool stuff or funny jokes. It is the one who helps you back up when you fall. Today we open Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 and learn to be that friend, the one who jogs over and says, I got you. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: A good friend helps you back up, and you can be that friend for someone. Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (CSB) Everyth...

Hey Carpool Crew! There is almost always a kid standing on the edge, waiting for someone to wave them over. Today we learn to be that someone. We open Romans 15:7 and take it to the recess wall, where three words can change a kid's whole day. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: Welcome the kid on the edge the same way Jesus welcomed you. Scripture: Romans 15:7 (CSB) Everything is...

Hey Carpool Crew! By Friday the whole school year can feel like one giant pile. Today we learn you only have to carry one day at a time. We open Matthew 6:34 and set the rest of the year down, leaving it with God. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: You do not have to carry the whole year today, just take the first day. Scripture: Matthew 6:34 (CSB) Everything is on our Website h...

Hey Carpool Crew! Some mornings you wake up already dreading the day. Today we learn that this day is not an accident. God made it on purpose, and there is good tucked inside it. We open Psalm 118:24 and go looking for it together. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: Today is a day God made on purpose, so you can walk in glad instead of dreading it. Scripture: Psalm 118:24 (CSB)...

Hey Carpool Crew! A new school is full of faces that do not know you yet. Today we learn the best news for a day like that: God already knows your name. We open Isaiah 43:1, sit through roll call, and learn how to make another kid feel seen too. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: In a building full of strangers, God already knows your name and calls you His own. Scripture: Isaia...

Hey Carpool Crew! First-day nerves love to show up in your stomach. Today we learn that Jesus gives a peace the morning cannot take away. We open John 14:27 and turn it into one small move your kid can do in the car: hand on the chest, slow breath, six words. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: Jesus hands you a peace the first day cannot take away. Scripture: John 14:27 (CSB) Ev...

Hey Carpool Crew! First day of school, and that means first-day nerves. Today we learn that fear does not come from God. He already packed you with power, love, and a calm mind. We open 2 Timothy 1:7, stand at the scary classroom door, and take the brave first step together. About 5 minutes, made for the car. Today's One Thing: God did not give you a scared heart. He gave you power, love, and a ca...

A new grade. A new teacher. A new everything. For a lot of kids, the last week of summer comes with a stomachache that isn't really a stomachache. It's nerves. In this back-to-school bonus episode of Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin gives kids honest permission to feel nervous, then hands them a simple, repeatable way to deal with it.   Anchored in Philippians 4:6-7 and the story of Joshua (wh...

Hey Carpool Crew,   Tomorrow's a big day. A brand-new year, a fresh start, and that excited-nervous swirl that comes the night before, with the backpack already packed by the door. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Deuteronomy 31:6, where God says be strong and courageous, because He goes with you and will not leave you. Notice why God says be brave. Not because the day will be e...

Hey Carpool Crew! A new school year is almost here, and this August we're riding into it together. This quick trailer previews everything coming this month: daily back-to-school episodes on first-week nerves, finding your people at the lunch table, settling into the school rhythm, and who you are at school, plus our free Golden Rule bonus on August 1, Questions from the Backseat every Wednesday an...

Hey Carpool Crew,   A new year is almost here, and everybody's thinking about being smart and doing well. But there's one skill that makes a kid better at almost everything, and hardly anybody talks about it: listening. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens James 1:19, where God says everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Notice the order. Quick to list...

Hey Carpool Crew,   A whole new year is almost here, and that can feel huge to a kid. Be better, try harder, do everything right. It's too much to aim at all at once, and most of it slips away by the second week. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Philippians 3:14, where Paul aimed at one goal and kept pressing toward it. Your kid doesn't have to fix everything this year. They jus...

Hey Carpool Crew, Most kids know Daniel because of the lions. But long before the lions' den, Daniel was a teenager who got taken from his home. Today on Carpooling with Heroes of the Bible, Pastor Justin starts a brand-new five-episode journey with Daniel by going back to the very beginning, when King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and marched Daniel and his three friends hundreds of miles to...

Hey Carpool Crew,   There's something about a brand-new empty backpack. It's not full of anything yet. It's just sitting there, full of a whole year that hasn't happened. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Psalm 32:8, where God promises to instruct us, show us the way, and keep His eye on us. Before a single day of the year happens, God is already promising to lead a kid through i...

Hey Carpool Crew, Summer's almost done, and a new year is right around the corner. Here's something most kids never realize: they get a say in what kind of friend they're going to be this year. It's not just something that happens to them. It's something they can decide. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Proverbs 27:17, where iron sharpens iron. The right kind of friend doesn't j...

Hey Carpool Crew,   Getting passed over stings way more than it should. A kid stands there acting like it's fine, but inside it hurts. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Psalm 34:18, where the Lord is near the brokenhearted. When a kid's heart cracks, God doesn't back away. He leans in closer, which is the exact opposite of how it feels. Not getting picked by people does not mean...

Hey Carpool Crew,   Summer makes friendships go quiet. People travel, they're at camp, families get busy, and the friend a kid saw every day is suddenly gone for a while. That quiet can feel scary, like something's wrong. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Proverbs 17:17, where a friend loves at all times, which includes the quiet ones. Quiet is not the same as over. A friendship...

Hey Carpool Crew,   Summer does something funny. When nobody's handing kids a list, it's easy for them to forget who they are and just float through the day. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Ephesians 2:10, where we are God's workmanship, made on purpose for good works God planned ahead of time. A kid's worth doesn't switch on when a grown-up hands them an assignment. It was bak...

Hey Carpool Crew, Some days a grumpy mood rolls in like a cloud and parks right over a kid's head, no real reason needed. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens 1 Thessalonians 5:18, where we give thanks in everything, not for everything. Grumpy makes the brain hunt for what's wrong. Thankful makes it hunt for what's right. They can't both run the show. So when a kid names three real...

Hey Carpool Crew, Somewhere in the middle of summer, kids hit the slump where every day feels the same and they're just bored. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Proverbs 25:2, where God loves to conceal a good thing and then call us to go investigate. Boredom isn't the end of the fun. It might be the invitation right before it. God tucks good things nearby, not to keep them from...

Hey Carpool Crew,   Anybody can be respectful when everything's easy. The real test is the hard moment. Today on Carpooling with Jesus, Pastor Justin opens Ephesians 6:1-2, where the Bible tells kids to honor their father and mother. Honor means treating someone like they matter, with your words and your tone and your attitude. And the moment it counts most is the inconvenient one, when you're tir...