This will be a multiple part study. That said, in my personal study and growth I want to see more than what I’ve heard for most of my life growing up in church and attending Sunday school. What do I mean? Well if you’ve spent any amount time growing up in Sunday school you no doubt have heard all the tales from the Bible and probably have missed their deeper meanings. I’m not just talking about as a child either. I know many churches use curriculums and I’ve been a teacher myself so I know what Bible stories are being told and what we as teachers are told to convey about them to the students. It never felt quite right, but not quite wrong either. When I began to homeschool my own children my perspective changed a lot as I was digging deeper into what I was reading in preparation to teach my kids. This preparation became a meaningful study of the scripture for me and opportunity to discuss with my own children at home. It also meant that I had to correct things they were hearing at church or that I had to go deeper to explain what God’s word was actually saying. If you don’t study the Bible at home with your children, I’d encourage you to do so. Teaching kids doesn’t mean you have to water down what the Bible says either. Just teach them the truth. In the end this will help them as they grow up to have a better and deeper understanding of the scripture and their relationship with Christ. There is equally no reason to make things too simple, losing the actual meaning, for adults. Just speak the truth. The Holy Spirit will take it from there. You can’t change hearts, only he can.

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