The Bible for Kids Podcast

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Heather Avis about her new book Everyone Belongs . Everyone Belongs is a joyful rhyming picture book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world. We know everyone's different; no two are the same. You belong in our show ! the sisters excl...

This week Sarah and Mike talked with Amanda Seibert, founder of Mana Sing My Song , the popular company that creates personalized songs for parents to gift to their children, knows that the words we speak over our little ones can shape them for years to come. Mama, Sing My Song is also a beautiful children's book about God's big love, giving families affirming words to shower on their kids...

This week Sarah and Mike caught up with CEO / Executive Producer at Shining Isle Productions to talk about the upcoming animated series, The Wingfeather Saga . Chris is a creator of family and faith-infused entertainment and spent over a decade producing 16 movies for the venerated VeggieTales franchise. That included the wildly successful "Wonderful Wizard of Ha's," "Saint Nichola...

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Justine Froelker about her book 100 Devotions for Kids Dealing with Anxiety . The perfect blend of mental health know-how and biblical truths, 100 Devotions for Kids Dealing with Anxiety offers a variety of strategies, peaceful journal prompts, and reflective Scriptures that will help tweens and teens feel Jesus’ love. Written by Certified Daring Way™ &amp...

This week Sarah and Mike talk with author Glenys Nellis about her new book, I Wonder: Exploring God's Grand Story . Through innovative storytelling and open-ended questions, I Wonder: Exploring God’s Grand Story, an Illustrated Bible  offers a remarkable approach to teaching young minds to wonder about the mysteries found in God’s Word . Ever since imagining the world into being, God has place...

This week Mike and Sarah talk with singer-songwriter and now author Yancy, about unlocking the power of discipling kids in worship in her new book,  Sweet Sound: The Power of Discipling Kids in Worship . STOP just doing songs and START leading worship by making disciples who know what it means to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. No matter our age, each one of us was designed to praise, and...

This week hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Laura Smith about her new book for women and how the psalms impacts parenting and kids. The book of Psalms is full of wonderful passages that illuminate the intimate connection we get to have with our Father. Despite the chaos of our busy lives, the Father is frequently whispering to our souls to spend time with Him. As you read Res...

This week co-hosts MIKE NAWROCKI and Sarah Humphries have the unique opportunity, in part 2 of a 2 part podcast, to talk to US Senate Chaplain Barry Black about his new book A Prayer for Our Country! In A Prayer for Our Country , US Senate Chaplain Barry Black leads children in thanking God for America, while also exploring the ways we can model God’s love to support our country’s citizens, heal h...

This week co-hosts MIKE NAWROCKI and Sarah Humphries have the unique opportunity, in part 1 of a 2 part podcast, to talk to US Senate Chaplain Barry Black about his new book A Prayer for Our Country! In A Prayer for Our Country , US Senate Chaplain Barry Black leads children in thanking God for America, while also exploring the ways we can model God’s love to support our country’s citizens, heal h...

Co-hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with author Lisa Town Bergen (author of the God Gave Us series) about her latest book Nana the Great Comes to Visit . Filled with David Hohn’s exuberant and playful illustrations, Nana the Great Comes to Visit   joyfully celebrates the ways loving grandparents help children grow in confidence. Regarding the inspiration for the book, Bergren says, “My...

This week, hosts Mike Nawrocki and Sarah Humphrey talk with Major Matt Satterlee of the Salvation Army, getting a behind the scenes look at this church and organization and also the distribution of the Ministry edition of The Bible for Me: Stories and Prayers. Major Matt Satterlee is currently serving as the National Youth Secretary for The Salvation Army. With responsibilities covering all of The...

This week Mike interviews new podcast co-host and author Sarah Humphrey. Sarah recently released Salmon Says Devotional: 100 Days of Wisdom from the World's Wisest King co-written with Amy Parker If we could give our tweens one tool to mold them into strong, faithful adults, what would it be? The wisdom of the Bible. Thankfully, this wisdom is easily accessible in the book of Proverbs, written...

This week Amy and Mike talk with author Chris Morphew about his new book,  Who Am I and Why Do I Matter? , Part of his Big Questions Series. Sooner or later, kids ask big questions about themselves and their faith: Who am I? Where do I fit in? Am I good enough? What do people think of me? What does God think of me? In this warm, empathetic book, Chris Morphew shows children how to embrace and enjo...

This week co-hosts Amy Parker and Mike Nawrocki chat (and sing) with author Susan Burritt about her new book SOS GOD! SOS GOD!’s humorous poems inspire children to pray, showing them they don’t need fancy words to talk to God. They can speak to Him like a BFF!! Each poem encourages kids to have a personal relationship with the Lord, reassuring them of His love, no matter what! They’ll learn to be...

This week Amy and Mike talked with author Amy Gannett about her Tiny Theologians series. Kids ask questions like this about God all the time. We want our answers to show them the God who IS, the God of the Bible. Amy Gannett’s Tiny Theologians® series teaches young readers about God’s all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-present nature. Did God Learn His ABCs? A Book About God’s Knowledge Did God ev...

This week Amy and Mike talk with friend and author Tricia Goyer about her new book Happy Heart: Staying Centered in God's Love through Chaotic Circumstances. Heart Happy: Staying Centered in God’s Love Through Chaotic Circumstances  takes readers on a journey to discover where their true strength, peace, and joy come from—the Lord—no matter what life offers up. Tricia Goyer—author, podcast hos...

This week Amy and Mike talk with author Jeff Atwood about his series of Need to Know books including his latest title which is perfect for this season, Need to Know for Graduate s: Little Things That Make a Big Difference ! Grads will appreciate this collection of practical and highly relevant wisdom and wit that will help them manage their expectations, experience grace, and laugh at themselves w...

This week hosts Amy Parker and Mike Nawrocki talk with illustrator Don Clark about his amazing scope of work including The Biggest Storybible Storybook. Don Clark  is an artist and cofounder of Invisible Creature, a widely respected and award-winning design studio based in Seattle, Washington. He has worked with clients such as Target, Pixar, NASA,  The New York Times , LEGO, and Apple. Don and hi...

This week co-hosts Amy Parker and Mike Nawrocki talk with co-authors Steph Thurling and Sarah Holmstrom about their book Raising Prayerful Kids . More than a book, Raising Prayerful Kids is a tool parents can use to make prayer fit naturally into their daily routines without it feeling like a chore or a lecture. Relatable stories of the authors’ successes and failures along with fun activities and...

This week Amy and Mike talk with author Chris Sasser about his new book Bags: Helping Kids Lighten the Load . Parents want their kids to grow up and live emotionally, relationally, and spiritually healthy lives. More and more kids today are struggling to live this dream. As they go through life, they encounter people and situations that lead them to pack and carry some enormous emotional baggage t...

This week Amy and Mike talk with New York Times best-selling author Joshua Cooley about his book Heroes of the Bible Devotional . Ask any 12-year-old kid to describe a hero, and you will get some of the following answers: a superstar athlete, a soldier on the front lines, or a guy in a cape who can jump over buildings. Most of our “heroes” are related to human achievement and glory, but the Bible...

This week Amy and Mike talk with author and podcast host Arlene Pellicane about kids and technology and her book with Gary Chapman, Screen Kids . Has Technology Taken Over Your Home? In this digital age, children spend more time interacting with screens and less time playing outside, reading a book, or interacting with family. Though technology has its benefits, it also has its harms. In Screen Ki...

Amy and Mike talk with author Hunter Beless this week about her new book Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It! In Hunter Beless’s delightfully whimsical picture book, Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It!, multiple diverse families grow in their knowledge of and love for the Bible in four simple ways:                      Reading, or hearing God’s Word read aloud Seeing, or memorizing Scripture Saying, or...

This week Amy and Mike catch up with author Mitali Perkins about her book Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Story for Holy Week . A lyrical, captivating retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story from National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins, author of Rickshaw Girl, that is sure to become a beloved tradition for families of faith. Little Wind and the trees of Jerusalem can't wait for Real Kin...

Amy and Mike this week talk with author Amy Kavelaris about her new book,   Good Morning, Little One: New Mercies and Prayers to Carry You Through the Day. Amy Kavs (Kavelaris) Art can be spotted in Target, Anthropologie, Better Homes & Gardens, etc. & hanging in homes/sold on products around the globe. She has been captivated by the study of light and the way little ones interact with nat...