Faith-Filled Easter Baskets

Easter is more than chocolate, candy, hunts, and that famous bunny. Easter is about remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So this year Risen curated a handful of favorite items to help create faith-filled Easter baskets, or at least keep the focus on the significance of the season while snacking on jelly beans! HE IS…

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Candace Cameron Bure: Faithfulness, Prayer and a Playful Puppy

. She’s “happily busy” with a new children’s book, Candace’s Playful Puppy — the third in her series featuring the fruits of the Spirit – and we talked with Candace Cameron Bure about faithfulness, instilling character in kids, prayer and revisited her cover story for Risen a decade ago! Interviewed for Risen Magazine Risen Magazine:…

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The Reason for the Season: Christmas Gift Guide

“WONDER-FULL” ZONDERKIDZ BOOKS We love reading and recognize the power in books. From creating a foundation in faith to imaginative storytelling, many of our family favorites are from ZonderKidz. At Christmas we love Mary Engelbreit’s A Night of Great Joy, and A Very Fiona Christmas so it’s fun to see these are both available in…

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5 Books Before Bed that Build Faith in Kids

If you’re family is like ours, then your bedtime routine includes storytime! Risen teamed up with ZonderKidz to curate five great books to read before bed that help build faith in kids. Our Editor-in-Chief, Kelli Gillespie, walks you through her family favorites. . The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible (Jan & Mike Berenstain) Twenty-three Old and…

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Quarantine Have You Missing Travel, Adventure and Friends? 8 Book Titles for Toddlers to Tweens

This Spring has been one unlike any other. With the world navigating a global pandemic, families are forced to stay home and it’s leaving many multi-tasking between careers, homeschooling and inside activities. Whether you have toddlers through tweens, we partnered with ZonderKidz to curate a list of books that allow for adventure, virtual travel, sports,…

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