About Bethany Darwin

Bethany is a full-time homemaker who recently 'retired' from children's ministry after serving for 20 years at 4 different churches including most recently 13 years at the United Christian Church of Dubai. She is a graduate of Samford University where she studied Human Development and Family Studies (BA - 1997) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MA in Christian Education - Children's Ministry - 2000). She loves to write materials to help children better understand the Gospel and has written for several publications and has several books in the plans in the near future. She also spends at lot of her free time writing a food blog and preparing her home for their first child who will be joining their family through adoption soon.

8 Books of the Bible Games

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated January 4, 2019

I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to hop up on my soap box for a few minutes. Let’s talk about Bibles and technology. Don’t get me wrong, I’m currently sitting here with my iPhone (with the Bible app open) serving as a hotspot for my macbook so I can write this article. And, […]

Christmas Activity (John 1:14) Don’t Get Stuck in the Manger

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated January 3, 2019

It’s the time of year for Christmas crafts and Christmas plays and Christmas carols. Our lessons are packed with tinsel and glitter. We’re making clay nativity scenes. We’re pretending to be wise men traveling to see Jesus. Use this activity for a teaching moment for children ages 7-11. In many ways, teaching children’s ministry at […]

Psalm 119 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated November 16, 2018

This is lesson 32 of 32 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible […]

Psalm 113 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated November 12, 2018

This is lesson 31 of 32 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible […]

Psalm 103 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated July 26, 2017

This is lesson 30 of 32 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible […]

Psalm 100 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated June 8, 2017

This is lesson 29 of 32 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible study […]

Psalm 98 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated February 1, 2017

This is lesson 28 of 33 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible […]

Psalm 95 Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Written by Bethany Darwin - Updated February 1, 2017

This is lesson 27 of 33 in a series of lessons called “Praise God Through the Psalms.” These lessons are designed to point children to the fullness of God’s character and lead them to see Him as the One who deserves all praise and worship. These lessons work well in Sunday School or mid-week Bible […]