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  • New Workbooks Available

    The Barefoot Evangelist: Our Common Table now has a growing collection of printable workbooks for preschoolers through adults. Explore Bible characters, Bible literacy, church history, Christian seasons, and more – all designed to encourage curiosity, thoughtful questions, and learning together. Visit our online store to see what’s new. Visit The Barefoot Evangelist Store

  • “Everything happens for a reason”…. really??

    Few phrases are offered with better intentions – or land with less comfort – than, “Everything happens for a reason.” Most people who say it are trying to ease someone else’s pain. They want to reassure a grieving parent, a friend facing a diagnosis, or someone whose life has just fallen apart. I understand the impulse. Silence…

  • Sunday Reflection – July 19, 2026

    . Recorded July 2020 Good and bad Matthew 13 24 Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left. 26 When the plants came up and began…

  • Kids Korner: Time to grow (July 12th)

    Read Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 with your family. Have you ever planted seeds in a garden? At first, all the little green shoots look almost the same. Imagine if someone told you to pull out all the weeds right away. What if you accidentally pulled up a carrot or a sunflower instead? Once it’s gone, you…

  • Why History Give Me Hope

    If you’ve watched the news lately, you could be forgiven for thinking the world has lost its way. Wars, political division, economic uncertainty, and social unrest seem to fill every headline. Yet when life begins to feel overwhelming, I don’t turn away from history – I turn toward it. Strangely enough, the more history I…

  • Sunday Reflection – July 12, 2026

    . Recorded July 2020 Sowing God’s Love Matthew 13 That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.[a] 2  Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he taught them many things by using stories.…

  • Kids Korner: God’s generosity (July 12th)

    Read Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 with your family. Jesus explained that the different kinds of soil are like the different ways people respond to God’s message. Sometimes we hear something good but forget it quickly. Sometimes we are excited at first, but when life becomes difficult, we give up. Other times, our worries or the things…

  • What if Grace isn’t rare?

    Sometimes I think we’ve convinced ourselves that grace is a rare event. We wait for the big miracle, the dramatic answer, or the life-changing moment. We assume that if God is going to show up, it has to be spectacular. But what if we’ve been looking in the wrong places? What if grace is far…

  • Sunday Reflection – July 5, 2026

    . Sharing burdens Matthew 11 16 You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, 17 “We played the flute,    but you would not dance!We sang a funeral song,    but you would not mourn!” 18 John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, “That man has a demon in him!” 19 But the…

  • Kids Korner: When life gets heavy (July 5th)

    Read Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 with your family. Have you ever carried something that was just too heavy? Maybe it was a backpack full of books, a box that was too big, or even a younger brother or sister! After a while, your arms get tired and you wish someone would help. Jesus knew that people…