The latest issue of Themelios includes a helpful article entitled Theology for Kids: Recommending Some Recent Books for Younger Children. You can read the article by clicking HERE.
The authors also provide a link to an article that looks at some of the common ways Sunday School materials misinterpret scripture while pointing to ways that adults can become better Bible teachers. I really liked the following suggestion:
5. Focus on people rather than God: The Bible is God’s revelation of himself and its message and teaching is largely based on what it tells us about God. This is particularly true of narrative (stories). While we are drawn to observe the people in the stories, we cannot forget that the stories are intended to teach us about God more than about people. If in the end, the final point is “We should/shouldn’t be like X (= some biblical character)” there is probably a problem unless the “X” is Jesus or God. Better is “we can learn through X’s story that God . . .
I encourage every Sunday School teacher and parent to read this short article – you can find it HERE.
