Resources – Devotional for Middle School Students
Josh Newton | Oct 2, 2009
Resources – Devotional for Middle School Students
Are there any good devotionals out there for middle school students? Many of you may recall the question which was posed during the Family Picnic this past August. We answered no. Bing and I have looked through many devotionals geared toward middle school students and found them lacking depth or being unhelpful. Unfortunately, most devotionals support the practice of proof texting, the process of starting with a truth claim, and then assembling a handful of verses out of context in support of the claim (often the truth claims are correct, but the Scripture provided to support the truth claim is weak). Also, many devotionals for students seem to start with great illustrations, but then force Scripture to fit into the illustration without taking into consideration the intent of the passage. We are very cautious in recommending resources because we want to guard our students as they develop spiritually.
We would however, like to further develop this idea of middle school devotionals. While there are not many devotionals out there for middle school students that we feel comfortable recommending, there are many great devotionals that are geared towards adults that would be great for the whole family. Bing and his wife have recently discovered John Stott’s, Through the Bible – Through the Year. This devotional takes a look at the whole scope of the Bible following the storyline of redemptive history from Genesis to Revelation. It could be used as a quick devotional guide done as a family at the dining room table before or after breakfast or dinner.
We would like to continue to encourage parents to not give up on looking for devotional material for your children. Be cautious, research appropriately, and if you discover that works well, please let us know. Our hope is to provide everyone throughout the year with some ideas for devotionals. Our desire is that we, as a community of believers, would help each other by working together and sharing what we find to be beneficial.
When you find something that is good, please contact us to let us know what has worked for your family. We would love to hear from you and we are eager see what God has in store for us this year.
God bless!
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27.17)
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