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Mealtime Devotions | When Less is More {Plus a Giveaway!}

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Mealtime Prayer:

Ask God to show you ways you can give to others things that matter to you.

Appetizer:

Fill a small cup with warm water. Put a couple tablespoons of a favorite drink in a large cup. (Make sure the cups aren’t see-through.) Hold up the cups so everyone can see how full they are. Ask which cup they’d rather have. After they choose, show them the inside of the cups. Why did they choose the one they did? How did they feel when they first saw the amounts? Which tasted better.

Main Course:

What matters more, amount or content? What would mean more: If a person with a truckload of cookies offered you one cookie, or if a friend who had only one cookie gave it to you? Why?

A similar thing happen in the Bible. Read Mark 12:41-44.

Table Talk:

  • Why was the widow’s coin worth more than what the others gave? Why do you think she gave it all?
  • If you gave your last coin away like she did, how would you survive?
  • What stops you from giving sometimes?
  • What can you give today? Who can you give it to?

Vitamins & Minerals:

[Jesus said,] “They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on” (Mark 12:44)

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

 

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Mealtime Devotions | Got Milk? {Plus a Giveaway!}

Dig deeper with your family at dinner. Check out Tricia Goyer's Whit's End Mealtimes Devotions!

Mealtime Prayer:

Pray the Bible from Psalm 125:15-16. (Have one person read one line, then read the next line together.)

Reading: The eyes of all look to you.
Response: And you give them their food at the proper time.
Reading: You open your hand.
Response: And satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Appetizer:

Did you know that cows are good for more than milk and steaks? What else comes from cows? (Basketballs are made from cowhides. Crayons come from cow fat!)

Main Course:

 

Follow the milk on your table backward to see where it comes from. Your parents may buy milk at the store, but how does it get there? Where do delivery drivers get it? How does the dairy get out of the cows? What do cows need to produce milk? Who made the grass that cows eat? Who made the sunshine and rain that makes the grass grow? God is responsible for the milk in your glass. The same is true for every other food. God is the ultimate provider!

Table Talk:

  • What else ultimately comes from God?
  • Follow some other things backward. Where did your T-shirt come from? What about your stereo or TV?
  • How do things like friendship, happiness, and safety lead back to God?

Vitamins & Minerals:

[God] has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy (Acts 14:17).

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

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Mealtime Devotions | It’s Good for You {Plus a Giveaway!}

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Mealtime Prayer:

Thank the Lord that He has given you food to make your body strong and His Word to make your spirit strong.

Appetizer:

Did you know that broccoli has been served up for dinner for at least 2,000 years? (Parts of the Bible have been around even longer!)1

If you could outlaw one vegetable, what would it be?

Main Course:

Have you ever heard your mom say, “Eat your broccoli; it’s good for you”? Believe it or not, your parents put broccoli (or other veggies) on your plate because they love you. What good things are in broccoli? How is the Bible like broccoli? What good things are in the Bible?

Of course, the best part is that the Bible doesn’t taste like mush or leave little green things between your teeth! What does the Bible leave you with instead?

Table Talk:

  • How does eating nutritious foods like broccoli make you feel?
  • How does reading the Bible make you feel? Just reading it is not enough. What else do you need to do?

Vitamins & Minerals:

He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, ‘We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey’ (Exodus 24:7)

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

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Mealtime Devotions | What’s on Your Label?

What's on your label? Tricia Goyer shares how you can dig deeper with your family with an excerpt from "Whit's End Mealtime Devotions"

Mealtime Prayer:

Dear Lord, a name isn’t something I can see or taste or touch. But help me to remember that it sticks with me wherever I go. Amen.

Appetizer:

Grab three cans of food from the cupboard. What things on the label make customers want to buy them? If your mom and dad were cans in a supermarket, what good things would you put on their labels? “Hard worker”? “Good cook”? “Generous neighbor”? What labels would go on a can with your name?

Main Course:

If you have to choose between “Slimy Green-Grass Pudding” and “Chocolate Delight,” which would you choose? How would the name affect your decision?

How are people also labeled by their actions? What labels do we give others? What label do your friends or family know you by?

Read 1 Samual 18:30. What does isa about David? David’s name is carried on to this day. People around the world know about King David. What good things is David remembered for?

Table Talk:

  • How will others treat you if your name is respected? What if your name isn’t respected?
  • What can you do to make sure you have a good name? (read Proverbs 3:3-4)

Vitamins & Minerals:

A good name is more desirable than great riches (Proverbs 22:1).

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

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Mealtime Devotions | Lost and Found {Plus a Giveaway!}

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Mealtime Prayer

Tell God how thankful you are that he takes care of you like a shepherd cares and watches over his sheep.

Appetizer:

Sheep are curious but dumb animals. Did you know that sheep are often unable to find their way home even if the sheepfold is within sight? Knowing this, the sheperd never takes his eyes off his wandering sheep. Read Psalm 32:8.

Main Course:

Set the table with one less plate than needed. Hide the plate, and then ask your family to look for it. Celebrate when you find it.

Read the story Jesus told about finding something that was lost in Luke 15:4-7. What does repent mean? Why should we celebrate when a person repents?

Table Talk:

  • Why does God look for lost people?
  • Why was the plate important? why was the sheep important? Why is each person important?
  • Why do you think Jesus used stories to tell us about His kingdom? How do these stories help us to understand?

Vitamins & Minerals:

We had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found (Luke 15:32).

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

The winner of the last Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions giveaway is Sarah R.!

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Mealtime Devotions | Attitude of Gratitude {Plus a Giveaway!}

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Mealtime Prayer

What are some things that your family members have done for each other today? Thank God for your family and the ways you can help each other.

Appetizer:

How do you feel when you do something nice for someone else and he or she doesn’t thank you for what you’ve done? Have you ever forgotten to thank someone for doing something nice for you?

Main Course:

The Bible tells us that, one day, Jesus healed ten men who were sick with a disease called leprosy (Luke 17:12-19). Only one of them men took time to thank Jesus for healing him. How do you think Jesus felt about this? Why do you think the other nine men didn’t thank Jesus?

What is it important to say thank you to our friends and family for things they do for us? Why is it important to thank God for what He does?

Table Talk:

  • What things do we take for granted but should be thankful for?
  • How does it help our relationship when we remember to show gratitude?
  • What a thank-you note to someone, and give it to him or her tomorrow.

Vitamins & Minerals:

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. —Psalm 105:1

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

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The winner of the last Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions giveaway is Melinda!

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Mealtime Devotions | Water, Water Everywhere {Plus a Giveaway!}

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Mealtime Prayer

After the leader prays each phrase, everyone says, “We thank You, dear Lord.”

Leader: For food to eat and water to drink,
For healthy bodies and minds that think,
For all that we have and all we enjoy,
For every girl and every boy.

Appetizer:

Try to come up with ten uses for water. Go!

Main Course:

Eat as much of your dinner as you can without taking a drink. How long could you last?

Why do we need to drink? What makes us thirsty? When do you most appreciate an ice-cold glass of water?

Table Talk:

  • Jesus is called the Living Water. How is He like water? Why do we need Him?
  • Where can we find living water? How can we drink living water?
  • Why does the satisfaction of living water last forever?

Vitamins & Minerals:

[Jesus said,] “But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:14).

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Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions: 90 Faith-Building Ideas Your Kids Will Eat Up!

Your family’s gathered around the table. What’s on the menu? Cold stares? Stale prayers? The same old leftover questions about “what happened at school today”? Next time you sit down to eat, enjoy some spiritual food too! Get everyone talking―and learning―with the nourishment of Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions! Encourage quality family time and pass on a strong spiritual heritage with these 90 devotions created to engage children in fun, lively, productive dialogue.

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