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Journey to Jerusalem

A modern family-friendly activity book with 60 pages full of actions, crafts, and more to help children and teens engage with the Lenten Season. . For a taste of what can be found inside:
Ash Wednesday Reflection – February 18, 2026

How To Guide to Faithful Living Matthew 6 When you do good deeds, don’t try to show off. If you do, you won’t get a reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to the poor, don’t blow a loud horn. That’s what show-offs do in the synagogues and on the street corners, because…
Sunday Reflection – Transfiguration Sunday, February 15, 2026

A Vision Matthew 17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then…
Kids Korner: Transfiguration (February 15th)

Read Matthew 17:1-9 with your family. The Transfiguration is a big word for a simple truth: For a moment, the disciples saw who Jesus really was. Not just a teacher.Not just a miracle-worker.Not just their friend. They saw God in action. And then He went back to walking dusty roads with them. Sometimes God lets…
Valentine’s Day with deeper meaning

Valentine’s Day didn’t begin with roses, chocolates, or candlelit dinners. It began with a priest. As the story is told: In the third century, under the rule of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, young men were forbidden to marry. The emperor believed single men made better soldiers than husbands and fathers. A Christian priest named…
Lent 2026

Once again we are getting ready to walk the Lenten Journey. Ash Wednesday begins on February 18th. How to Lent for Teens and How to Lent with Kids are now up on the website. These are journeys that can be shared by all ages, not just those who fall into the age categories of Teens…
Sunday Reflection – February 8, 2026

Salt & Light Matthew 5 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 People…
Kids Korner: Salt & Light (February 8th)

Read Matthew 5:13-30 with your family. Have you ever heard someone say, “Be salt and light”? Those are Jesus’ words. He said them to the people listening to Him teach. But what does that mean? Think about salt. Without it, food tastes flat. Our bodies even need salt to work properly. Salt helps things be what…
How to do Lent as an adult

Two of the most loved series on Barefoot Evangelist are How to Lent for Teens and How to Lent with Kids. I created them to be simple, honest, and accessible for real families. They are built around the Pillars of Lent – giving, praying, fasting, and reading scripture – and filled with practical ideas you can actually use.…
Sunday Reflection – February 1, 2026

Blessed are you Matthew 5 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he began to speak and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 “Blessed…