Want more Bible story lessons that relate biblical truths to urban kids? Leap of Faith lessons cover tough issues city kids face, from neighborhood gentrification to family members in jail, relating them to "animal stories" in the Bible.

Each Shortie Pages lesson is reproducible. reproducible. Along with having verses for kids to look up, each lesson now includes an actual bible story and the scripture reference. There are also questions for students to answer regarding the lesson and fun exercises to help strengthen their vocab.

For instance, the story of Jesus' birth, Manger Stranger, deals with the issue of dealing with new faces in your neighborhood. Even though Mary and Joseph were happy to stay in a stable with animals, ever think what the animals had to say? "Who's that little baby in MY manger?" cried the lamb."Doesn't he know the stable is for animals? His kind isn't welcome here." said the cow.The lesson is ideal for kids dealing with racial and social class conflicts.

Shortie Pages help young urban minds with their reading and writing skills while SHOWING kids how to apply scripture to their lives. Each reproducible lesson is two pages long. Shortie Pages are ideal for kids 8 -12, but can work for ages older and a bit younger.

Leap of Faith lessons were formally called Whale Jail and other Tales.

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