Chapter 6 - Aprons
The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:22-24 to "put off the old self" and "put on the new self." I wondered what that meant, and what it might mean for our friends in Old Raven's Forest getting ready for the giant winter
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Chapter 5 - Hollowing the Loghouse
Ephesians 4:11-12 talks about how Jesus gave different people different gifts (skills, talents, and interests) and he wants all of them to be in the church. I wonder why that is. This story helped me to understand. One day, as the legend goes, Miss Felicity Fox and Bessie
Chapter 4 - One Household
Our friends have been learning that they are unified. Even though Builders and Adventurers like Mr. Mole and Barty Badger don't like each other, they help each other because they all live in Old Raven's Forest… which is a great idea... until it's dinner
Chapter 3 - The Edge of the Forest
Ephesians 3:10 tells us that the wisdom of God is revealed in the church. Wisdom means knowing what is right and what is the best thing to do. How is it that God’s Wisdom is shown through churches? I wondered about that, and then Barty Badger told me
Chapter 2 - The First to Arrive
In Chapter 1, we learned that being with Jesus means that we can be all together even if we're different. But did you know that Jesus made it that way on purpose? It's true! Read Ephesians 2:8-10. Barty Badger told me this story that
Chapter 1: Builders and Adventurers
Barty Badger was having a wonderful day. He wasn’t even adventuring and it was a wonderful day! Barty loved fall. It was the only time of year you could jump out of a tree and land in a cushy pile of leaves instead of the hard ground. That’s
Sharing Flowers
In the Bible, in Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus said that we are like a city on a hill, or a light in a dark house. I wonder what Jesus meant. How are you and I like lights or a city? I was thinking that over and I talked with
Expectations
In Luke 4:16-30, Jesus preaches in the town he grew up in, and the people there don’t believe him. In fact, they get really angry with Jesus and try to throw him off a cliff! I was trying to understand why they would do that and Felicity
The Rule
Once, God’s people had been away from their homes for a very long time. They were in Exile in a far country. But God brought them back home! You can read a part of that homecoming in Nehemiah 8:1-3 and 9-12, when they made a very
On Purpose
One day, as the legend goes, Barty Badger and Felicity Fox were on an adventure! They didn’t really pick this adventure. There were minding their own business in Old Raven’s Forest when a sudden gust of wind blew them right out of the forest, across the ocean and
The Island Where Nobody Helps
How you ever been in a new place? Or have you ever felt like you didn’t know what to do? The Bible talks about a time when God’s people were taken far away from their homes and they had to figure out what to do and how to
Summer update and a question
Hello adventures! A brief update and a request for you all. Up to now, I’ve been sharing the stories that I write and deliver in my church for our regular Sunday worship services. We switch things up in the summer for our children, and so I won’t be
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Going Out
Jesus gave his disciples a tough mission. He said it in Matthew 28:16-20, something we call “the Great Commission.” The mission was for his disciples to go out and make disciples. There was a problem, though: they had no idea how to do that! I was thinking about
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Working Together
Read part 1 Pentecost is a very important day. You can read about it in Acts 2:1-21. It’s the day that we celebrate the Holy Spirit coming down into our hearts. I was wondering what that means for you and me, and my friend Barty Badger told
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Esquilo’s Backpack
Jesus talked in John 14:15-21 about how he will send a helper to us, the Holy Spirit. I was thinking about what it means that we need a helper and I talked it over with my good friend Barty Badger, who told me this story. One day, as
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Untroubled
In John 14:1-14, Jesus talked to his friends about what it was going to be like when he wasn't there anymore. Jesus knew that his friends would have some tough times and he wanted to comfort them. He said he was going to prepare a place
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Brambleberries
Jesus once talked about being a shepherd for us. You can read about it in John 10. His sheep (that's us) listen to his voice and he leads them. I was wondering what that means for you and me, so I asked my friend, Barty Badger, who told me this story, and it helped me to understand.
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Bogs and Questions
After Jesus rose from the dead, he did all kinds of amazing things - like walk through locked doors! His friend Thomas missed one of those moments. You can read about it in John 20:24-31. I was wondering what Thomas's questions can teach us, and my good
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The Feast
Today is Easter! Do you know what we celebrate on Easter? You can read about it in John 20:1-18 Jesus was dead. Really dead. But then God made him alive again! I've been thinking about that a lot, wondering what it means for you and me,
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Named
John 11 is the story of Lazarus. Take a moment to read it. Jesus’ dear friend had died. And Jesus wept — he was so sad. But then he did something no one expected. He went to the tomb and called into the dark, “Lazarus, come out!” And Lazarus came out.
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Blindspots
Once, Jesus healed a man who was born blind. Pause for a moment and read John 9:1-41. That’s amazing! The man had never seen in his life until he saw Jesus. But there were lots of other people who couldn’t see that what Jesus did was
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Adventuring for All
There's a story about Jesus at a well, talking to a woman from a place called Samaria. You can read about it in John 4. Other people, and even the woman herself, had all kinds of reasons why Jesus shouldn’t be talking to her, but he still
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Who He Really Is
In the Bible is a story called The Transfiguration. You can read it in Matthew 7:1-9. Jesus took three friends up on a mountain and then he changed. He became all shiny and bright and God spoke and said in loud words “THIS IS MY SON AND I