Brave Hearts, Wise Choices

About this book

Big feelings do not have to lead to big regrets.

Every child gets angry, worried, left out, or overwhelmed. Brave Hearts, Wise Choices takes forty Bible stories, parables, and teachings and uses them to help children aged eight to twelve name what they are feeling and work out what to do next.

The stories are chosen because they are honest about it. Hannah cries. David has every reason to take revenge and chooses not to. Esther is frightened and goes anyway. Peter fails badly, publicly, and is not finished. Children this age are old enough to notice when a book is pretending that faith makes hard things easy, and this one does not pretend.

Each story comes with activities that turn it into something practical rather than something to agree with, teaching one memorable skill at a time. Across two hundred and forty pages it covers feelings, friendship, conflict, and choices, which is most of what fills a nine year old's day.

It works at home, in a classroom, and in a children's ministry group.

What is inside

• Forty Bible stories, parables, and teachings
• Activities with every story
• One practical skill taught at a time
• Covers big feelings, friendship, conflict, and decisions
• For ages eight to twelve, at home, in class, or in a ministry group