Have you heard about The Dig yet? My friend, Ruth from The Better Mom just released this fantastic resource. It’s a verse by verse study of the book of Luke for kids!
Here’s a few reasons I think you’ll like The Dig and want to snag it (for a mere $4.99):
1. Ruth’s husband actually wrote it. He is a pastor by day and says this ebook has been his “personal desire and attempt to teach [his] children the Bible from an early age.”
2. As you read the book, you are led by a grizzled old explorer named Doc. (Well, I added the grizzly description because it’s such a great word!) Isn’t he grizzled cute?
4. This book is dummy-proof. All you have to do is sit down and read it with your kids. Read the passage, read the questions and talk with your kids. That’s it!
5. I think the book is geared more for elementary aged kids, but it’s simple and straight-forward enough for younger kids, too.
6. Each section covers just a few verses of Scripture at a time so I think you could do this as a family devotion over dinner! How fun would it be if you and your family read the entire book of Luke and talked about it together in just under two months?
7. There are even printable coloring sheets included!
8. It lends itself to so much extra fun: explorer hats, maps, treks through the jungle! Ooh, I’m getting excited just thinking about the possibilities! You know we love some explorers around here!
9. The Dig In Community begins September 3rd! That means people from all over the world will be doing The Dig with their kids and then connecting online to encourage each other! (Kinda like our Truth in the Tinsel facebook page in December!)
We did a family devotional at dinner for a few months; it was okay, but sometimes the discussion questions made it sound like the kids were in trouble. Now we are just reading through the Bible a chapter at a time. We are mid-Leviticus, and it’s going great!
Woo-hoo! Mid-Leviticus. You guys are adventurous! 🙂
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Right?!? We figure if we make it to Joshua, it’ll be smooth sailing from there. 🙂
We used to do devotions before bed when my girls were preschool age….for some reason when the third baby came along…..we got out of the habit. Would love to try again with my girls who are school age and my blessed baby who is a big 3 year old now.
We did Truth in the Tinsel – does that count? 🙂
Uh, YEAH! 🙂
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Yes, I’ve done some of Kay Arthur’s studies with my kids. Also, our family does BSF (Bible Study Fellowship).
We have never done a family devotion before. I think this sounds like a good one to try. I’m always looking for new story bibles but I think a devotion may be the way to go!
I’m uber excited about resources like this as my little guy gets older (and we’re adding Boy #2 on September 21st)! It’s just so hard when they are this little and you’re limited by the lack of vocabulary! We’re diligent to have Bible time every day. In fact, I’m considering involving him in my morning quiet time a bit more instead of trying to get it done before he wakes up. Personally, it is more important that I provide a good example and let him participate than it is for me to have “alone time” with Jesus. I’m not sure that’s coming out right…I recognize the need for and importance of personal time with my Savior, but in this season of life I also recognize my boys’ needs to actually SEE their mama spending time with Him and teaching them how to do it!
I have been on the hunt for a family devotion that my family would enjoy. This one sounds perfect!
we tried earlier this summer. my 4 year old could handle it but my 19 month old couldn’t sit still for it. we were reading through the jesus storybook bible, though that probably isn’t as deep as we should go. i like the idea of doing this at a meal when the little one is strapped down! =)
I have done God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible with my girls. That was when they were younger. I have started and stopped a few times with other devotionals but never really stuck to it.
Thanks for sharing this resource. Would love to win this version! My kids are getting a bit older for most of the blog activities I have been following and am desperately searching for new options.
We did Truth in Tinsel but have never done a study through a book of the Bible. It sounds great!
My husband and I have tried devotions once before after dinner with our two children. Our daughter is 7 and our son is 15 so it’s difficult to do something they’d both like. Not to mention, our son has Aspergers so that adds a whole new dimension. But we now have a third on the way so I’d like to find a new approach to reading the bible together.
I started devotions while my hubby was deployed but got too busy and ran out of gas when it was time for bed. I’d really like some motivation and definitely asking the Lord for some. Bcuz my lovelies are driving me crazy and I need to get them in line with God’s Word! LOL!
I need some motivation! LOL!
I need some motivation!
We don’t have a family devotional. This would be great!
We have a “family time” once a week where we do some kind of devotion (usually with an activity that we found online), but I would love to try an actual Bible study. This sounds really good and perfect for the ages of my girls (5 and 7).
I would LOVE to win a copy of this to use with my two boys. It’s hard to find good Bible studies for their age. It’s either way too old or way too young. Thanks for the opportunity.
We just recently completed the Jesus Storybook Bible as a family devotion at night. The kids loved how the pages read and how it put the whole Bible together as one big story.
Sounds like a great book! We often do We ChooseVirtues flashcards as a devotion in the mornings, though we’ve gotten out of the habit during the summer.
We’ve done Step Into the Bible by Ruth Graham — which I highly recommend. I think this sounds great too!
My kids are 4.5, 3, and 1. We’ve tried a devotional time together, but I had a hard time sticking with it. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Our devos are lead by me, not by a book. This works for now. But my son is starting to be ready for more and more in-depth study, so I was excited to see you recommend this resource!
I cannot express how much I have wanted to do a “real” Bible, verse-by-verse devotion with our kids (ages 6, 3, and 1) but have been so intimadated to try! This is fantastic!!!
Never done a family devotional, but have been talking for months on starting something.
Would love to win this devotional! We have read the Jesus Storybook Bible together, but would love to add something new. This sounds like just what we need!
The answer is kind-of. My children are 6, 4 and 2. We read from one of their childrens story Bibles, but I’d LOVE to start this series with them. We are currently intern missionaries at a camp in the Midwest.
Hi Amanda!
I love family time at the dinner table! My 12 year old stepdaughter is only with us half the time, so that time is so cherished and so valuable to us. I strive to instill biblical lessons and teaching in everything that happens in our home. There are definitely challenges, but now, both of the older girls (my 7 year old daughter and 12 year old stepdaughter) brings out the family devotional book to the dinner table wanting to have this special time and conversation! I love hearing their thoughts and views on certain things. What a blessing it is to have the opportunity to instill these vital lessons and understandings on our children. They crave this… and this is what our duty is. I love it and I LOVE your blog.
We haven’t done a family devotional before. This book would make it so easy!
We have done our family devotionals at bedtime and more recently during a break in our afternoon!
We’ve tried reading the Bible at dinner time, but with 3 kids under age 6, it hasn’t gone that well. We have more success at bedtime, so that’s when we do devotions every night…
We would read a children’s devotion book to the kids at night but we have gotten out of the habit since we moved last year. I would love to start it again.
We do daily Bible reading and devotions for homeschool – love having different devotion books , as most only last a month or so :).
I used to do one with my family when I was younger. I have yet to try one with my own children. Would love to try!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
Every night before bed we do a bible story, but would love to check out The Dig!
We have never done a formal family devotion. I have a couple to incorporate for this year and then a friend told me about this. It would go so well with them listening to Jonathon Park series (which they absolutely love). I can’t wait to be able to get this for them to use. Thanks.
Never done an official family devotion.
We have never done one. Would love this. I have two young sons .
We have been reading through the Family Bible together…but this resource sounds like so much fun!
We are working through an apologetic course called The Defense Never Rests with my 11 and 8 year old. Always looking for effective teaching tools!
Hi Traci – How can I get hold of that apologetic course – sounds interesting. I tried googling, but only got an adult book. Can you please give me some more details?! thanks! xo
My twins are 5 and we would love for this to be our first family devotional. Thank you for the chance!
No, we haven’t but I’d like to this would be a good start.
We have done official family devotions before, they start great but unfortunately we tend to fizzle out. This sounds like it might keep us going!
We never did devotionals. I am trying to let my oldest children (7 and 5) know the Bible and the power of praying and counting their blessings. I am currently walking the same path, too. I have begun teaching them English (we are Italians) and this kind of approach would be the perfect match for us!
We’ve never done an official family devotional… my kids are only 2.5 and 1. But I wouldn’t mind getting started on a family Bible time soon! Though my kids might be too young for The Dig, I’d love to have it to pull out in the future!
For the past two years we have done the “The Advent Jesse Tree” devotion with our children (ages 7 and 4). We read bible stories before bed most evenings. Perhaps if we started a family devotional time we would be more disciplined as we are during advent.
We’ve done the Jesse Tree Devotional for the last 3 years. That always goes great with my boys & I’d like other devotionals for the rest of the year.
We read through a chapter a night, taking turns reading 5 verses each. We try to also sing a hymn and pray but if we’re pressed for time we just pray. This sounds like an interesting resource….thanks for sharing!
I have been wanting to start a devo with my kids! His sounds like a great start
I would love to give this a try! Sounds like the “Dig” aspect of it would intrest my 8 year old daughter and my 4 year old son both. We’ve been trying to add a regular time each day, dinner is a great idea.