Get Them Talking is a series of resources to help families start conversations about faith during dinner, devotions or anytime.
Each month, we highlight a relevant topic and offer a Bible passage, a short reflection, some starter questions, a prayer, and an activity to help live into what we talk about.
Imagine what your family will learn about God, the church, and each other when you get them talking!
Is there a topic you would like us to include as a devotional? Let us know.
The first Get Them Talking discussion starter was posted in January 2019 with new devotionals added in 2021.
Get Them Talking: Helping others
Start a conversation with your family about how you can be an everyday missionary.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: I'm sorry
Everyone makes mistakes. When that happens, Jesus tells us to make it right, which often starts with the words, “I’m sorry.”
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Transform
What would you like to do differently this year? One way to allow God to transform us is to look to God for guidance in everything.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Promise
When the angel asked her, Mary said yes to God's promise. Start a family conversation to talk about how each member will say yes to God in the year to come.
READ MOREGet Them Talking: Gratitude
There are many ways to express thanksgiving. Scripture, prayer and some questions will help get your family talking about adopting an attitude of gratitude.
READ MOREGet Them Talking: Holiness
Read a scripture passage. Discuss some questions. Pray together. Find ways your family can help one another be more holy.
READ MOREGet Them Talking: Work
Let's chat as a family about handling tasks we wish we didn’t have to do, and how we should always try our best, as if we’re doing it for God.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Rest
When life gets busy, we are tempted to go, go, go. Stop for a moment with your family to talk about how God designed us with a need for rest.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Creation
The Earth is God’s gift to us and God asks us to care for it. Gather your family to discuss the beauty of the world, and our place in it.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Friends
Our friends support us and celebrate with us. Spend some time talking with your family about having good friends and being a good friend.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Family
Our family members are the people who know and love us best. Talk together and thank God together for the gift of your family.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Joy
At Christians, we celebrate the joy of the Lord. Have a family chat about how faith shapes the happy times in your family.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Forgiveness
Those whom God forgives are called to be forgiving. Use these ideas to start a family talk about forgiving others.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Love
One of the ways we show our love for Jesus is in caring for others in the same way that God loves us.
READ MORE Get Them Talking: Kindness
In a world where people are not always nice to one another, we remember that being kind is a way of serving God.
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