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: December 2016
Theme: The Gift of God’s Love
Due Date: 05/01/2016
The season of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, calls us to prepare to receive again the gift of God’s love in the person of Jesus Christ. While everything around us seems chaotic, as we frantically prepare for all that Christmas has come to mean in our culture, it’s worth asking ourselves if our preparation has anything to do with the birth of Jesus. This issue will definitely include many elements of the celebrative fun of Christmas and Epiphany, but we also want to help children remember that Advent is about preparing to receive the gift of God’s son. It is this gift that we hope children receive over and over again each year to shape their lives.