Making it a family thing - the b.i.b.l.e.
A new year starts, activities resume, and quality family time can get lost in the daily schedule. What can you do to stay connected spiritually with your kids and grandkids?
But what about the older kids? I love it that several of my older grandkids attend the same International Bible Study I do, so I often start conversations about what we’ve learned that week. But we’ve also found something else very practical. I am happy to say that my son and his family introduced the rest of us to YouVersion online Bible studies. We jumped in and started choosing short studies to do together by just picking up our phones, clicking the app and doing a daily dive into the word together. We all read the verses and the devotional thoughts, then make comments and share insights with the group. What a joy it is to see the comments from the teens and from various grown family members, as we interact. I have also found it has offered great accountability. Was I going to miss a day when my whole family was doing it faithfully? No!
Some studies we did were a week long, some longer, some shorter. Some were from authors I knew, and others were from new authors I did not know yet. Another advantage is that we can do our personal study at any time during the day. I’m a morning person, so I do it first thing, but one of my teenage grandsons is a night owl, so he always does his before going to bed.
By the way, Body & Soul® gives suggestions for YouVersion studies that go with the focus of our new releases. Ask your instructor for details about this. You will love staying connected spiritually this way. Who will you do a YouVersion Bible study with? Get started today!
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
May God’s light shine brightly on you and through you as you study together!
By Jeannie Blocher, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jeannie and her husband Roy Blocher founded Body & Soul® in 1981 and she currently serves as the Director of Spiritual Impact, leading a dedicated team of Instructors in creating spiritual resources for the ministry. Jeannie loves spending time with family, which now includes 9 grandchildren, spread over three states. She loves encouraging both family and Body & Soul® friends to grow in faith & fitness!
