Pockets: Connecting Kids and God the Other Six Days
Designed for 6- to 12-year-olds, Pockets magazine offers wholesome devotional readings that teach about God’s love and presence in life. The content includes fiction, scripture stories, puzzles and games, poems, recipes, colorful pictures, activities, and scripture readings. Freelance submissions of stories, poems, recipes, puzzles and games, and activities are welcome. The magazine is published monthly (except in February).
Publication: July 2016
Theme: Respect
Due Date: 12/01/2015
Paul urged the Christians in Rome to “outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10 nrsv); another translation reads, “be eager to show respect for one another” (tev). Respect for all persons as created and beloved by God is basic to our faith, as is respect for all of God’s creation. Yet we live in a time when mean-spirited sarcasm and contempt are often more in evidence than respect. This issue should help children discover what it means to have respect for others, how we show respect for people and to all of creation, and how it is possible to respect someone while disagreeing with him or her. It should also give children a sense of themselves as persons worthy of respect.