Recently in a conversation with parents about using Word of Life Quiet Times for family devotions, one of the dads asked, “How do I lead family devotions?” Another mother said, “I understand that the Quiet Times are designed to connect the family, but how does that work with multiple ages and when we are all at various stages of life?” What they were really asking was...

“How can we use the Quiet Times to CONNECT our family in a time of daily devotions?”

We all need help to enhance our family times. Some of us need instruction concerning how to institute family devotions. Others may already have family devotions, but they have become sterile, difficult, boring or ritualistic. The challenge is to keep them fresh while making them meaningful. Keeping family devotions fresh and meaningful is easier said than done. The purpose of this information is to assist parents who want to influence their children and make a difference in their lives spiritually. It will not answer all of your questions, but it will provide some guidelines to help you connect your family time. These pages give you a template for establishing family devotions and provide practical, creative ideas to add new life and energy to them.

How do the Quiet Times Connect?

Word of Life offers Quiet Times for all ages:

• Early Learner (ages 4-6)
• Children (grades 1-6)
  • Challengers (grades 1-2)
  • Conquerors (grades 3-4)
  • Champions (grades 5-6)
• Students (grades 7-12)
• Adults (includes extended commentary on the passage)

Click here to see how the Quiet Times cover nearly the entire Bible in 6 years.

All the Quiet Times connect because they cover the same passages. The adults and students cover the entire passage while children and preschoolers cover a few verses or one single verse or idea in the passage. Each journal uses age-appropriate content to help you and your family understand and apply the Word of God. Take a look below!