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Mini Scoop: Scout and Barnaby Mysteries 4-6

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a special between-seasons “Mini Scoop” episode to celebrate the Kickstarter launch of books 4-6 in the Scout and Barnaby Mysteries by cohost Becca Wierwille!The Scout and Barnaby Mysteries are funny, heartwarming Christian chapter books for kids ages 6-10 by award-winning children’s author Becca Wierwille. These lightly illustrated mysteries star a girl named Scout and her unusually perceptive dog, Barnaby. They team up to solve mysteries at a Christian wilderness camp using her love of big words and his super sniffer. The series begin...

When To Stop Praying

Feeling worn out from praying the same prayers and not seeing anything change? In this episode of the Why Do Christians podcast, Mark, Pastor Josh, and Pastor Burt ask: When should I stop praying… or should I ever?They talk about what to do when God feels silent, why Jesus tells us to keep asking, seeking, and knocking, and how to tell the difference between trusting God’s will and lowering your expectations so you don’t get hurt.Using stories from Scripture like Jesus in Gethsemane, Paul’s thorn in the flesh, and Moses begging to enter the Promised Land. They explore when it’s right to kee...

Jack vs. the Tornado by Amanda Cleary Eastep

In the first book of the Tree Street Kids series, 10-year-old Jack is shocked to discover his parents are moving from their rural homestead to the boring suburbs of Chicago.Full of energy and determination, Jack devises a plan to get himself back to his beloved farmhouse forever.Only three things stand in his way: a neighbor in need, a shocking discovery, and tornado season.Will Jack find a solution? Or is God up to something bigger than Jack can possibly imagine?The Tree Street Kids live on Cherry, Oak, Maple, and Pine ... but their 1990s suburban neighborhood isn’t all quiet, tree-lined s...