That’s What Friends Cock-a-Doodle-Do!
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matthew 5:7 NIV “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” Rooster strutted across the chicken yard. He was the King of the Coop. The strongest. The loudest. The scariest. His crow hurt his ears. His wings scattered the hens. His sharp spurs poked and pierced. The hens kept their distance. No one dared challenge him. One morning, the coop shook with panic. Rooster thrashed and screeched beside the fence. The hens froze. Minnie-Henny ran toward the noise. “Rooster, what’s wrong?” “I’m trapped!” Rooster squawked. “This terrible wire has caught my claw! I can’t get free!” Rusty wire wrapped around his foot. The more Rooster pulled, the tighter it squeezed. Blood stained his talons. Minnie-Henny gasped. “Oh,...
Read More‘‘Chalk-the-walk: JESUS died … now LIVES! Take The Rock!”
With parent/guardian permission and a few relatives/friends/neighbors, get pens/pencils/paper first then chalk in hand! You are now an SST-sidewalk story teller! Read the Biblical account of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the daily events until Easter Resurrection morning Sketch your story on paper. Use symbols, pictures often Out to the driveway and sidewalk, chalk your talk! Chalk this “take-The Rock” with some rocks painted with Palm leaves and trees, crosses, footprints, hill, darkness, nails, spears, hearts, blood, sunrise; ‘JESUS you’; ‘JESUS is ALIVE’; ‘JESUS is RISEN’; ‘JESUS lives FOREVER’ ‘JESUS=KING’ ©2025 Penelope White Use with author’s permission. Send requests to penywhite@hotmail.com Penelope...
Read MoreThe Jesus Boat
And when He (Jesus) got into the boat… there arose a great storm on the sea…Then He rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. (Matthew 8:23-27) Have you ever been on a boat? Jesus and his disciples went on boats a lot. Matthew chapter eight records how a great storm arose and left His disciples terrified. During this scary experience, Jesus and His disciples were on a fishing boat, but until the late 1980s, we had no idea what this fishing boat would have looked like. But all that changed in 1986 due to a severe drought in Israel. One day, two brothers went out walking on the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee, and they spotted the outline of a boat in the mud. That boat happened to be a 2,000-year-old fishing boat! Upon its discovery,...
Read MoreAn Old Coat and Gruff Goat
“Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.” (1 Kings 19:19) Long ago, Ricky Raccoon received a special coat from his grandfather. “But it wasn’t just any coat,” Ricky told anyone who’d listen. “It was Grampa’s most precious robe. He was very important. When I wear his old coat, I feel important, too.” “Bully for you,” said Gruff, the grumpy goat. “And very handsome,” Ricky added, puffing out his chest. “I wouldn’t go that far,” said Gruff. “Or anywhere far in that coat. You might mess it up or get it dirty.” But Ricky wasn’t worried. He licked the silver sleeves clean and polished the shiny buttons with his paws. “Ricky!” a friend called. “Come play tag with us!” Tag was Ricky’s...
Read MoreSent Ahead to Save—God’s Plan and Joseph’s Journey
When we last saw Joseph, he had received the enormous task of preparing for a great famine. As the second most influential person in Egypt, Joseph served as God’s representative, positioned to save many lives. This reflects the heart of God and the earthly ministry of Jesus—preserving life. Joseph’s God-given commitment, wisdom, gifts, and dreams set the stage for his reunion with his father Jacob, his eleven brothers, and an extended family of about seventy people. When food became scarce, Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt and sent his sons to buy some. When they arrived, Joseph recognized them. They did not know that the man they had come to bow before in search of food was their brother. After several visits to Egypt and some testing by Joseph, the...
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