From The News

Teenagers need to see that a deep and growing faith is important in daily life. Current events are an excellent tool for kids to flex their faith muscles and see how they feel about issues and how God might want them to feel differently than they do. Newspapers and magazines should be a regular part of your non-curriculum resources if you teach middle or high school.

Reproduce the following story and discuss students opinions and Scripture verses.

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Crossword: When Jesus Prayed

While Jesus was on earth, he prayed to his heavenly father. This crossword has to do with the prayers of Jesus.

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Graduation: A Classroom Discussion

The following is the message given by Lara Setrakian on the occasion of her graduation from St. Thomas Sunday School in Tenafly, NJ. Reproduce copies for your graduating or any high school class. Introduce it to your students, then distribute to class. Have them read the message silently. Then have them pair off (you pick the pairs) and answer the discussion questions. Write the questions on the board or xerox them and hand out separately after they've read the message. After fifteen minutes, discuss as a group by going through each question and asking partners to share their answers.

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