The Bible for Kids Podcast

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphey talk with returning guest Laura Sassi about her new book, My Tender Heart Prayer Book . With rhyming text and playful illustrations,  My Tender Heart Prayer Book  offers a vibrant collection of prayers for every moment of the day from morning to night. Inspiring words and “Heart Moments" combine to foster a little one’s relationship with God. Sim...

This week hosts Sarah Humphrey and Mike Nawrocki welcome back Glenys Nellist to talk about her latest book Twas the Season of Lent. 'Twas the Season of Lent  is a 40-day devotional and storybook that explores the life, words, and works of Jesus and encourages families to draw closer to God during the Lenten Season. From beloved author Glenys Nellist, this book focused on Jesus's mission to...

Hosts Mike and Laura welcome a new guests to the podcast this week author/publisher Ralph Miley. Ralph Miley and Kevin Yong head up New Creation Comics, a comic book studio dedicated to creating faith-based, culturally diverse stories across a wide range of story genres and art styles. Their first publications were Proverbs and Parables and New Crew. Other graphic novels that followed were Ragged...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Laura Smith about her new book, Holy Care for the Whole Self . Laura L. Smith releases 13 th book! Holy Care for the Whole Self: Biblical Wisdom for Mental and Spiritual Well-Being. This book touches on the hot topic of the intersection of faith and mental health and releases February 6, 2024. Holy Care for the Whole Self is a follo...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk to Eric and Meredith Schrotenboer about their latest book This Special Blessing for You . God is full of love for your children, and  This Special Blessing for You  empowers them to live out who God wants them to be in the world. Encourage the kids in your life to spread love and kindness with this engaging rhyming picture book. Today is the da...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey interview Tom and Tony Bancroft, both former Disney animators whose talent brought to life characters including Pumba, Mushu, Kronk, and Iago just to name a few. The Bancroft brothers are now members of the staff at Lipcomb University (along with Nawrocki) in Nashville and have a new company, Pencilish Animation Studio with a new movie in the works!...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey interview author Sandra Stanley about her new book, written with husband Andy, Parenting: Getting it Right. Am I getting parenting right? Most parents at all stages find themselves asking this question. Whether you’re sleep-deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its lows and highs, its...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Danika Cooley about her new book in the BIble Investigators series, Creation Puzzles and Activities for Independent Learning. Bursting with 90 brain-teasing puzzles, 40 Bible passages, and 30 concepts regarding God’s creation, this lesson-and-activity book will give kids aged 8-12 skills to investigate the Bible for themselves—like...

This year co-hosts Mike and Sarah start off talking to author Nancy Tupper Ling about her book, One Perfect Plan: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems . One Perfect Plan  is a fun, accessible retelling of biblical tales through engaging poems by Nancy Tupper Ling—each three to six lines long—and breathtaking illustrations by Alina Chau. Start with memorable Old Testament stories, from Adam and...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Karen Stubbs about her ministry, Birds on a Wire Moms.  Karen Stubbs is an author, speaker, and mom to four adult children. In 2011, she founded Birds on a Wire Moms, a ministry created to equip women with practical and Biblical truth. Early on in her marriage, Karen’s husband Greg served as a fighter pilot in the Navy. It was durin...

This week Mike and Sarah catch up with singer, songwriter, author, performer Yancy! Yancy is a worship leader, songwriter and producer of hundreds of songs that  make Jesus loud.  Her Dove Award-winning music is  all the things kids love and everything adults value.  She is a powerhouse at leading and teaching kids from birth to preteen how to worship and creates popular worship resources for chur...

This week hosts Mike and Sarah talk with returning guest Scarlet Hiltabital about her latest books and Bible studies for both women and teens! Scarlet Hiltibidal is the author of books like You're the Worst Person in the World, Afraid of All the Things, and He Numbered the Pores on My Face. She writes regularly for ParentLife Magazine and She Reads Truth, and enjoys speaking to women around th...

Welcome to a fun episode - Hosts Michael and Sarah welcome back author Amy Parker and producer/agent Dan Lynch to the podcast to talk about new titles and also do some giveaways! Books discussed and up to win this week include the Bible for Me Bible Storybook and Family Devotional From Mike and Amy, and the new middle reader series THE SEVEN from author Troy Schmidt (check out last weeks podcast)...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Troy Schmidt and producer of our podcast Dan Lynch about their new middle reader fiction series, THE SEVEN. The first two books in the series release December 1st - just in time for Christmas with five more books planned over the next two years. THE SEVEN time-travel adventure series follows a group of kids who are given incredible...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Chris Fabry about his Red Rock Mystery series for kids. Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. From clearing the name of a local miscreant to thwarting a gold-stealing heist, the twins' growing faith...

Mike and Sarah catch up with author Jess Corban this week to talk about her debut novel, A Gentle Tyranny . What if women unraveled the evils of patriarchy? With men safely "gentled" in a worldwide Liberation, the matriarchy of Nedé has risen from the ashes. Seventeen-year-old Reina Pierce has never given a thought to the Brutes of old. Itching to escape her mother's finca--and despera...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphey talk with author and speaker Kevan Chandler about his story and new picture book We Carry Kevan . Kevan longs for adventures beyond the limits of his wheelchair. And with the help of a few friends and a heart full of courage, he just might go as far as his dreams can take him. With artwork by Natalie Peterson, author Kevan Chandler tells the true sto...

This week hosts Sarah Humphrey and Mike Nawrocki talk with author Anika Watson about her adorable new book for kids, Yes I Can: God Makes Me Strong, Capable, and Brave! Every day is a new adventure for little kids! Whether it's going down big slides at the park, tasting new foods, or learning to swim, sometimes these things can feel a little scary. But here's the good news: this book is al...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Alyssa Clements about her new book The Size of Everything . God created an amazing universe! He designed and spoke into existence big things and small things and things in between, and all of it is meant to point back to him. The Size of Everything compares by size different parts of God’s creation with the aim of inspiring young re...

This week Mike and Sarah talk with Pastor of Family Ministries at Port City Community Church in Wilmington NC about equipping and encouraging parents to help the next generation walk with God. Chris  has served in full-time ministry since 1993, working with children’s, middle school, high school, college, and parent ministries. Chris shares thoughts and ideas at www.equipandencourage.com and loves...

This week, hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Audra Haney about her new picture book He Is There. So daily sing your songs of praise, and pray your daily prayers. Keep looking with your HEART—you’ll see! God’s working everywhere. He Is There is a creative, poetic, and interactive book that helps kids learn about the invisible but surprising presence of God. We can’t see God wi...

This week Mike and Amy talk with middle reader/YA author D.J. Williams about his Beacon Hill series of novels for ages 13-18. A coming-of-age teen is thrown into a world of ancient secrets when he discovers a supernatural artifact that protects a weapon of mass destruction. With the help of a diverse group of friends, he embarks on a global adventure, seeking the truth about his sister’s death, an...

Hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk this week with author Jen Bleakley about her new book Pawverbs for Kids . n the style of Jennifer Bleakley’s bestselling books,   Pawverbs: 100 Inspirations to Delight an Animal Lover’s Heart ,  Pawverbs for a Dog Lover’s Heart , and   Pawverbs for a Cat Lover’s Heart , we’re expanding the series to include inspiring devotionals written specifically for...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with authors Victoria Robb Powers and Cameron Mason Vickery about their new book My Love, God Is Everywhere. Encounter God's unlimited presence and unconditional love in this joyful picture book that helps kids discover God in all parts of creation, from the mountains to the anthills and, most of all, in our hearts amid joy, sadness, calm,...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with returning guest Arlene Pellicane about her book, Grandparenting Screen Kids: How to Help, What to Say, and Where to Begin which she co-wrote with Gary D Chapman. Things aren’t what they once were. As younger generations become increasingly immersed in the endless presence of tech, older generations struggle finding common ground to relate....