In his name we pray, amen.” By sharing stories, Scripture, and times of prayer with their children, parents can help prepare the soil for God’s work in their lives.

Any way you look at it — and hopefully you won't — Child of God is a colossal slog. The turgid film opens with a voice-over passage that works far better on the page: "His name was Lester Ballard.

As the popular children's Sunday school song explains, "Read your Bible, pray every day, and you'll grow, grow, grow!" Related: 45 Morning Bible Verses to Start Your Day Strong and Rooted in the Word ...

We cannot promise someone we will pray for them, pray only an Our Father and a Hail Mary, and then leave it at that. No. If you agree to pray for someone else, you must take this [other] path.