This site began on October 13, 2009.  Dr. Pamela Mitchell-Legg was teaching a class on children’s and youth literature and faith and wanted a way to share her students’ work with a broader audience.  The Library at Union Presbyterian Seminary saw a connection with...

14th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: September 6, 2020 Luke 11:2-4 (Our Needs) We All Need Forgiveness by Mercer Mayer (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: The Lord’s Prayer is profound in that it highlights the connections not just between us and God, but between us and our neighbors....

13th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: August 30, 2020 Luke 11:2-4 (The Kingdom) The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: The words “your kingdom come” (and, in the traditional version “your will be done”) are often said with a measure of resignation, as if say...

12th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: August 23, 2020 Luke 11:2-4 (The Holiness) So Many Ways to Be Holy by Kristen Soley (Written for ages 4-7) Comment: The first step here is to define “hallowed” (if that’s the translation you use” as “holy.” The second step is to define “holy,”...

11th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: August 16, 2020 Luke 11:2-4 (The Father) Just In Case You Ever Wonder by Max Lucado (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: We begin this series on the Lord’s Prayer by recognizing and honoring the one to whom we pray. The gendered language of Jesus’...

10th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: August 9, 2020 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 One City, Two Brothers by Chris Smith (Written for ages 6-9) Comment: Paul addresses the Corinthians to remind them of the generosity of the Macedonians, who “gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and...

9th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: August 2, 2020 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: “We live by faith and not by sight,” writes Paul (v.7), in the context of our hope for the future and the “new body” promised in Christ. This offers...

8th Sunday After Pentecost Year 2: July 26, 2020 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers (Written for ages 3-7) Comment: Most of this passage is fairly abstract, which can be difficult for kids to understand. Paul is writing words of encouragement to the...