Daily Sheet: Day 62: Virtue
Family Book: “Circles of Hope”
Travel: Jamaica; Cayman Islands; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Cuba
Song: “Without Love” – Sara Groves
Video: “Glory Is Here” – Gungor (set against images of clouds as seen from the air)
Tag Archives: Poverty
Day 29: Thankfulness
Daily Sheet: Day 29: Thankfulness
Family Book: “Thank You, God”
Family Book: “A Different Pond”
Travel: Taiwan
Video: Stories of Christian Persecution: Eritrea – The story of Helen Berhane
If you were to wake up tomorrow with only the things you thank God for today, what would you have?
Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World” – Charles Holt tells the story of his grandmother
Video: “Something Changed” – Sara Groves
Song: “Grace For Me” – Gungor (with Portuguese subtitles)
Listen for and discuss the following lyrics:
“Valleys come and tears are drying. There are things I don’t yet see. But I’ll rejoice in spite of hardship. You’ll watch over me. Your grace for me is all I need; all I need is here.”
Questions:
- What does it mean to be thankful “in all circumstances”?
- Is there a difference between thankfulness and gratitude?
Day 21: Servanthood
Daily Sheets: Day 21: Servanthood
Family Book: “Works of Love are Works of Peace”
Travel: India
Hymn: “Give Me Jesus” – Fernando Ortega
Day 14: Honesty
Daily Sheet: Day 14: Honesty
Family Book: “I Like, I Don’t Like”
Travel: Libya
Hymn: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” – Reawaken
Song: “Honesty” – Sara Groves
Day 9: Focus
Daily Sheet: Day 9: Focus
Family Books: “Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain”; “Mimi’s Village: And How Basic Health Care Transformed It”
Travel: Kenya
Hymn: “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us” – Fernando Ortega
Video: Stuart Townsend talks about writing “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us”
Song: “The Narrow Way” – Wayne Watson
Video: “My Narrow Road” – Roo Panes
Day 8: Provision
Daily Sheet: Day 8 Provision
Family Books: “Beatrice’s Goat”, “Give A Goat”
Travel: Uganda
Hymn: “How Firm a Foundation” – Chelsea Moon with the Franz Brothers
Hymn: “The Solid Rock” – Mark Murchison
Video: “Brother Moon” – Gungor (collaborative video art project)
Video: “Brother Moon” – Gungor (pen/paper/camera song illustration)
Day 7: Resilience
Daily Sheet: Day 7: Resilience
Family Book: “Brothers in Hope”
Travel: Sudan; South Sudan
Hymn: “How Firm a Foundation” – Congregational singing, Grace Community Church
Hymn: “The Solid Rock” – (15 minutes – but good if you stick with it)
Hymn: “The Solid Rock” – Acoustic Solo (Reawaken)
Song: “Mourning Into Dancing” – The Crossing
Video: “Resurrecting” – Elevation Worship (UCC baptism video) Listen for the following lyrics:
“By your Spirit I will rise from the ashes of defeat.
The resurrected King is resurrecting me.
In your name I come alive to declare your victory.
The resurrected King is resurrecting me.”
Character core curriculum 