Parents, Students, and Kids: Plans for the coming season.

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Enjoy a Season of Renewal

In many parts of the world, August brings a change of season: students are returning to school, which means new teachers, new acquaintances, and new surroundings for them. And of course, new schedules — for everyone in the family!

Planning your family’s days around this “new normal” offers a unique opportunity to really think through the things you value most as a family. Devoting just a few minutes each day to connecting around God’s Word together is one of the best ways we know to draw your family closer. We’ve carefully selected the following devotionals for parents, for youth, and even for your little ones. (And, if you see a plan you like here, be sure you share it with friends!)

Plans for Parents

	‘On The Farm’ Parenting Devotional Journey Church PA, 28 days Daily Scripture readings and short devotionals help you see how you can lead your children with biblical principles. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	Parenting with Wisdom Jim Daly, 7 days Help your children thrive through a relationship of love and grace, backed up with values and expectations from God’s Word. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	How to Ruin Your Child in 7 Easy Steps Patrick M. Quinn and Ken Roach, 7 days See how the Seven Deadly Sins — wrath, greed, envy, lust, sloth, gluttony, and pride — influence our modern parenting. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	Parenting American Bible Society, 7 days Discover biblical insight for raising your children according to what God desires. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter

Plans for Students

	Set Apart LifeChurch.tv, 3 days God calls us to be holy and to live holy lives… but what does that look like? Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	Teens: Q&A Devotionals on Top Questions Zondervan, 11 days Featuring excerpts from the NIV Quest Study Bible for Teens, find Scriptural answers to many of the questions that teens commonly ask about God, faith, and the Bible. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	10 Things to Abandon for Spiritual Growth Brian Price, 10 days What baggage are you carrying? Materialism? Jealousy? Anger? Devotionals and prayer help you call it what it is and leave it behind. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	It Starts with Me NewSpring Church, 21 days You’ve already accepted that Jesus loves you. Now discover practical things you can do to live in a way that honors Him. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter

Plans for Kids

	Bible App for Kids – God’s Good News OneHope, 5 days Use this plan together with the Bible App for Kids to help your children learn how they can join in God’s Big Story by accepting His love — and by loving Him back. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	Godly Character LifeChurch.tv, 8 days Designed for parents to use together with their kids, each day reveals ways that we can let God’s Spirit change us, then locks in Bible verses with fun memory games. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	The Power of Same: Family Devotional (Ages 3+) Elevation Church, 35 days This companion devotional to The Power of Same and the Bible App for Kids helps your family learn how to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter
	Truth or Trash iKan Ministries, 35 days With challenges from the popular app of the same name, your kids will strengthen their faith as they hold up common sayings to the light of God’s Word: Is it truth? Or just another selfish idea promoted by popular culture? Share this Plan on Facebook or Twitter

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Featured Plans: John Bevere, Donald Miller, Shauna Niequist, & More

Finding Your Way Back to God
Dave Ferguson & Jon Ferguson, 5 days
Are you looking for more out of life? Wanting more is really a longing to return to God—wherever your relationship with God is now.

Scary Close — Reflections For Finding True Intimacy Donald Miller, 7 days
In this 7-day Plan based on the book Scary Close, Donald Miller challenges our assumptions about what makes for good relationships and shares reflections from his own journey.

Good or God? With John Bevere
John Bevere, 10 days
In this video Plan, best-selling author John Bevere offers a new perspective on what it means to live the good life.

7 Secrets to an Awesome MarriageKim Kimberling, 9 days

Adapted from the new book 7 Secrets to an Awesome Marriage, Dr. Kim Kimberling shares steps that will help couples discover the marriage God designed for them.

Savor
Shauna Niequist, 7 days
In this daily devotional, Shauna Niequist becomes a friend across the pages, sharing her heart with yours, keeping you company, and inviting you into the abundant life that God offers.

The End of Me by Kyle Idleman
Kyle Idleman & David C Cook, 7 days
Taken from Kyle Idleman’s follow-up to Not A Fan, this 7-day Plan invites you to find the end of yourself, because only then can you embrace the upside-down ways of Jesus.

Become Who God Made You to Be

For many around the world, August marks the end of one season — and the beginning of another. Our suggested Plans this month help you discover what Scripture has to say about living in a way that fulfills God’s purpose for your life.

	Bible in One Year from HTB, 365 days
	New Day, New You from Joyce Meyer Ministries, 14 days
	Experiencing God’s Renewal from LifeChurch.tv, 5 days
	New Thru 30 from Elevation Church, 30 days
	Using Your Time for God from Ligonier Ministries, 5 days

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Featured Plans: Hope, Healing, Redemption, Purpose, Success, & More

Biblical Meaning of Success

Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics, 5 days
Discover practical application for your work life in principles of stewardship and success drawn from the parable of the talents in the New Testament.

Third Day – Lead Us Back – The Overflow Devo

Third Day and The Overflow, 7 days
GRAMMY- and Dove-Award-winning band Third Day presents daily devotionals inspired by their album Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship.

4 Days Toward Redemption

XXXChurch.com, 4 days
More than just reading about what it means for Jesus to redeem our lives, learn how you can feel it and experience it in your everyday life.

You Can Do Hard Things

Alex and Brett Harris and WaterBrook Multnomah, 7 days
Twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris offer practical advice to help young people build lives enriched with meaning and purpose.

Never Say No: Raising Big Picture Kids

Mark and Jan Foreman and David C Cook,
7 days
The parents of Jon and Tim Foreman (from the band Switchfoot) present ideas for how you can raise your children to have creative character that inspires others.

Tongue Pierced with Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy and David C Cook, 7 days
Excerpts from bestselling author Nelson Searcy’s book Tongue Pierced show you how to choose the words you’re speaking to transform the life you’re living.

Discover Healing and Hope

Our suggested Plans for July direct you to what Scripture has to say about these important topics:

	Hope After Traumafrom Mighty Oaks, 6 days
	Thirty-One Days of Healing & Recovery from The Ark Church, 31 days
	Summoned: Stepping Up to Live and Lead with Jesus from Daniel Allen Jr. and InterVarsity Press, 14 days
	Hospital Bed Prayers from Shannon Owen and Abide, 3 days
	Grief Bites: Finding Treasure in Hardships from Kim Niles and Grief Bites, 45 days
	Experiencing Hope and Healing in a Fallen World from Jim Daly, 7 days

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A Few Ideas for Thanking Dad… and Becoming a Dad Who Inspires

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…Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
Psalm 68:5 (NLT)

This weekend, in many countries around the world, people will be celebrating dads, grandpas, and father figures. As you celebrate the fathers in your life, here are some of our favorite verses, which you might share* to tell them thanks and offer them inspiration:

…Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

…be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:10–11 (NIV)

The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13 (NLT)

* To share a verse: From inside the Bible App, just tap the verse(s) you want to share, then tap the “sharing” icon and follow the prompts.

Becoming a Dad Who Inspires.

If you’re a Dad looking for godly insight for how you can inspire the people who matter most to you, we’ve put together a list of several Bible Plans to help:

Breathe in Faith, Fresh Every Day

We carefully selected these additional June suggestions to help you explore biblical truths that have the power to transform your everyday walk with God:

	What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do from Dr. David Jeremiah and David C Cook, 7 days
	Prayers For Your Nation from Tony Evans and Abide, 31 days
	Finding Work Life Balance from The High Calling and Theology of Work, 9 days
	Living Out Your Faith from R.C Sproul / Ligonier Ministries, 14 days
	Trusting God Day by Day from Joyce Meyer, 14 days

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