I'm on the hunt for a devotional for 8-12 year old boys.

[Jenn in Mo]

Any recommendations?

I'd like something that asked leading questions and got them thinking rather than word searches and puzzles. It doesn't necessarily have to be for boys. I didn't find anything at our Christian bookstore other than just the puzzle/game type "devotionals". Once they hit 13, I found GREAT stuff out there! But for now, I'd LOVE your opinions!

Thanks!

[Nissi]

I like reading "Thoughts for Young Men" by J.C. Ryle with my 9 and 12 yr. old ds.
Nissi

[Hillary in KS]

Do you mean something they can do independently? Or maybe with you or Dad?

My ds (now 12) has been using the "Our Daily Bread" devotionals for a year or two. They're short, too the point, and include Bible reading. Ds reads one chapter of the Bible a day, with the goal of reading straight through the Bible. Then he does the Daily Bread.

Before this, he did a LOT of Kay Arthur's Bible Studies for childen. They're broken up into bits to do each day, and do involve writing. BUt I like that they are VERY expository, focus on what the Bible says, and do not talk down to kids.

Here's a link to the Kay Arthur studies. (https://secure2.convio.net/pmi/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1101&TYPE=Discover%204%20Yourself&NAME=&PRICE=&SEARCH=Go&JServSessionIdr004=1bixp8h5m1.app6b)

[Natalieclare]

My 11yo son and I have been really encouraged and challenged by this book. Can't recommend it highly enough.

[*anj*]

My 11yo son and I have been really encouraged and challenged by this book. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Thanks for mentioning this book. I wasn't familiar with the title, so I Googled it and found that the same man wrote Created for Work which I already have on my bookshelf, but hadn't given to ds. I just handed it to him. I'll look for a copy of Boyhood and Beyond when he finishes this one! :)

[praisefor3]

My ds10 loves baseball. At Christmas we gave him the book "Called Up. Stories of life and faith." It's not exactly a devotional book but it is broken up into 49 chapters. Sometimes things are a little above his head so I interpret a bit. We read this together at night and don't always read a chapter or sometimes read only half a chapter. (Most are short but some are long.) This doesn't exactly fit your devotional need but it is a book I highly recommend if you will read it together and if your son loves baseball. We've learned more about the baseball world as well! And Dave Dravecki has a great testimony.

[praisefor3]

I have also been looking at "Gotta Have God: Cool devotions for guys age 10-12." I can't recommend it since I haven't used it yet but you might take a look at it.