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# Marty Machowski

Family Pastor & Author

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## Posts

- [Falling Isn’t Failure](https://martymachowski.com/falling-isnt-failure/) - Dad, have you ever felt like a failure for skipping your family’s devotions – for a week? A month? A year? If you are like me, you get excited about a great new devotional book or plan and sprint out of the starting gate. Remember, all the horses in a derby run together for the
- [Is There a Trojan Horse on Your Child’s Bookshelf? (Part 3)](https://martymachowski.com/trojan-horse-on-your-childs-bookshelf-part-3/) - Nowhere is the deception of a Trojan Children’s Book more pronounced than with the book, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. This book masquerades as a third book in the Marlon Bundo Series of picture books but is written by a completely different author. The original Marlon Bundo books are written by Charlotte
- [Is There a Trojan Horse on Your Child’s Bookshelf? (Part 2)](https://martymachowski.com/trojan-horse-on-your-childs-bookshelf-part-2/) - In part one of this article, we examined how authors are importing challenging topics into our children’s picture books. But, chapter books for young audiences present an even greater challenge. It takes more time to review them. Michael’s 4th-grade daughter brought home a “Scholastic Gold” chapter book entitled George from her school library. Scholastic reserves
- [Is There a Trojan Horse on Your Child’s Bookshelf? (Part 1)](https://martymachowski.com/trojan-horse-on-your-childs-bookshelf-part-1/) - During the Trojan War, the Greeks constructed a huge horse and hid a select group of soldiers inside. After placing it outside the walls of Troy as a gift they returned to their ship and sailed away. When the Greek ship was out of sight, the Trojans opened their gates and pulled the large horse
- [It’s Not My Fault! Helping Your Kids Own Their Sin](https://martymachowski.com/its-not-my-fault-helping-your-kids-own-their-sin/) - Blame-shifting is one of the oldest sins in the book, and one of the first strategies our kids deploy to avoid responsibility for their mistakes. Blame-shifting made its debut when Adam blamed Eve for his sin. After Adam blamed Eve, she blamed the serpent, and we’ve been following in their footsteps ever since. No one
- [Behind the Scenes of The Biggest Win](https://martymachowski.com/the-biggest-win/) - The Philadelphia Eagles football team players are enjoying a well-deserved rest following their monumental Super Bowl win. But behind the scenes, Joshua Cooley is busy at work on the draft. I’m not talking NFL draft; I am referring to the final draft of his new book The Biggest Win, scheduled to be released July 30th
- [Do Not Grow Weary of Doing Good](https://martymachowski.com/do-not-grow-weary-of-doing-good/) - “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9 ESV) There are few more reassuring words for a parent than the encouragement found in Galatians 6:9 that we will reap a harvest. While this is not a passage specifically about
- [Humility, A Lesson I Learned From My Dad](https://martymachowski.com/lesson-from-my-dad/) - My father had the greatest influence on my desire to live a humble life. I say desire because I all too frequently fall short of that noble goal. I’ll never forget that day when I observed my Dad confessing his fault to my mom shortly after a conflict with her. His initiative affected me as
- [Beware of Dragon Seed](https://martymachowski.com/beware-of-dragon-seed/) - New Growth Press releases my new book Dragon Seed in less than a month, on June 19th. Dragon Seed is a novel I wrote for teens to alert them to the dangers of pride. I’ve always wanted to tell the allegorical story of the Dragon from the book of Revelation but couldn’t figure out how
- [Help Me Teach the Bible](https://martymachowski.com/help-teach-bible-marty-machowski-teaching-theology-kids/) - This post was originally featured on Nancy Guthrie's Help Me Teach the Bible podcast. In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible I talk to Marty Machowski, family life pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. Machowski is author of Old Story New, Long Story Short, The Gospel Story for Kids Children's Ministry Curriculum, and The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever
- [Parenting Reinforcements](https://martymachowski.com/parenting-reinforcements/) - Does your child struggle in an area of character like slothfulness? Could you use a little help addressing them about their weakness? Sometimes our kids welcome the advice of a total stranger in the same areas they've been ignoring parental council. While we would love for them to hear from mom and dad, it is
- [A Love Story Worth Sharing](https://martymachowski.com/love-story-worth-sharing/) - It is a resounding joy for a Christian father to give away his daughter in marriage when the hands to which he passes hers belong to a man of God. I experienced that delight about a week ago when I gave my Emma to Destin Mahalik, her groom, and resolute believer in Christ. I can
- [We Go Together Like a Conductor and Orchestra](https://martymachowski.com/we-go-together-like-a-conductor-and-orchestra/) - The easiest way to memorize theology is to sing it! My friends at Sovereign Grace Music took my latest book The Ology and wrote a song for each chapter! Now you can read easy to understand theology to your children and then turn on the music and listen to them sing it right back to
- [Theology: Greater than Gold](https://martymachowski.com/theology-greater-than-gold/) - While parents know the importance of teaching their children the value of money, far fewer realize the importance of teaching their children sound theology. Sound theology is a greater treasure than gold. Money can only help you when it is available, but good theology will anchor you when your money runs out. Inheriting True Riches
- [The Ology Is Here!](https://martymachowski.com/the-ology-is-here/) - My friends at Sovereign Grace Music have done an awesome job creating a music album to be released with my new book The Ology. Here is the description: Kids are like sponges, taking in everything they see and hear around them. That’s why children’s albums are so important. They provide an opportunity to fill young
- [The Difference Between Sowing and Growing](https://martymachowski.com/difference-between-sowing-and-growing/) - Farmers work hard when it is time to work. They fertilize their fields in the fall, plow them in the spring, and plant their seeds in the furrows. Then they rest, and the wise farmers pray. They pray for rain, against a freeze, and for a bountiful crop. They rest in the reality that there is . . .
- [The God of Wow!](https://martymachowski.com/the-god-of-wow/) - Bob Kauflin and his team at Sovereign Grace Music are working their music magic again to produce a fun, engaging children’s album to be released along with my new book under the same title, The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New. Check out this video of a song written by Covenant Fellowship’s own David Fournier. I
- [One of the Best Gifts You Can Give Your Children](https://martymachowski.com/one-of-the-best-gifts-you-can-give-your-children/) - With the instant communication of texts, emails, posts and chats, handwritten letters have gone the way of the dinosaurs, and have all but become extinct. Keyboards are thrust in front of children at younger and younger ages. While my high school typing teacher might claim ultimate victory, my grade school teachers would be aghast at

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- [Pass Your Faith to the Next Generation](https://martymachowski.com/intro/) - If you are looking for quality Bible resources for your family, you've come to the right place. I write easy-to-use books and curricula to help parents, grandparents, and teachers pass the life-changing message of the gospel to the next generation. My creative stories and illustrations hold the interest of kids of all ages and keep
- [About the Author](https://martymachowski.com/about/) - Family Pastor – Author - Husband – Dad Marty Machowski is a Family Pastor and an author of gospel-rich books and curriculum for children, families, and churches. As a faithful husband and father, Marty delights in spending time with his wife and kids. Marty is an accomplished artist, inventor, and outdoorsman, but his greatest
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## Library

- [The Sword: Magnus and the Mystery of Romans](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-sword-magnus-and-the-mystery-of-romans/) - Best-selling author Marty Machowski leads young readers on an adventure to unlock the mystery of the swords of Magnus while exploring Paul’s letter to the Romans. Following the format of his popular storybook studies, Machowski weaves a Bible study of the book of Romans with a fictional story. The Sword shares the story of Katana and Brant
- [The Death and the Victory (Redemption Tales)](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-death-and-the-victory/) - Experience the most exciting events of the New Testament from a new point of view—as told from the animals who could have been there. On the rocky hill the young jerboas watched as the one they called the king hung on the cross, dying. Suddenly, the earth began to tremble, then rumble, then quake. Rocks
- [Old Story New: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God](https://martymachowski.com/book/old-story-new/) - Easy-to-Use Devotional Helps Parents Share the Living Gospel Story! Filled with adventure, suspense, drama, and mystery the gospel story easily captures the attention of children. Even better, the gospel story give life. We are saved and our children are saved as we review the story of the gospel. So why do so many well-intentioned parents
- [Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God](https://martymachowski.com/book/long-story-short/) - Transform Your Family with Ten Minutes a Day in the Gospel Story! Christian parents know the importance of passing the gospel story on to their children, yet we live in a busy world filled with distractions. Schedules collide, there is homework and yard work and dishes and laundry, the car's oil should be changed, there
- [Long Story Short Home Bible Supplement](https://martymachowski.com/book/long-story-short-home-bible-supplement/) - READ A SAMPLE OF LONG STORY SHORT HOME BIBLE SUPPLEMENT. Keep the gospel central in your home with this complete and easy-to-use downloadable activity pack based on the beloved family devotional Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God. This five-day home activity supplement empowers parents as they homeschool or lead family
- [Listen Up: 10-Minute Family Devotions on the Parables](https://martymachowski.com/book/listen-up-10-minute-family-devotions-on-the-parables/) - After teaching a parable, Jesus often said, “Whoever has ears, let him hear.” In other words, “This is important, so you better listen up,” and what could be more important than the good news of the kingdom of God? This family devotional provides a unique opportunity for parents to help their children “listen up” and
- [Gospel Story Curriculum](https://martymachowski.com/book/gospel-story-curriculum/) - Why Gospel Story for Kids Curriculum and Products? Because children need help understanding that the Bible is one story with Jesus as the hero, the Gospel Story Curriculum focuses on Christ as it teaches preschool through sixth-grade children key stories from Genesis to Malachi that highlight God's plan of redemption. This unique 3-year long curriculum
- [God Made Me for Heaven: Helping Children Live for an Eternity with Jesus](https://martymachowski.com/book/god-made-me-for-heaven-helping-children-live-for-an-eternity-with-jesus/) - Children have lots of questions about God and heaven. While most kids have ideas of what heaven will be like, do they know what God says? Kids (and many adults) picture heaven as up in the sky, among the clouds, with angels who have wings and harps. They have a general understanding that heaven is with God, but few realize our ultimate destination is not up
- [God Made Boys and Girls: Helping Children Understand the Gift of Gender](https://martymachowski.com/book/god-made-boys-and-girls-helping-children-understand-the-gift-of-gender/) - God Made Boys and Girls helps children understand that their gender is a gift from the God who made them and loves them. The story begins as the girls and boys at Grace Christian School are discussing if boys will always be boys and girls will always be girls. Their teacher explains that God gives each
- [Dragon Seed](https://martymachowski.com/book/dragon-seed/) - Coming June 19th, 2017 An angry teen, a desperate mother, a missing father, and a shadow lurking in the background. Things were going from bad to worse for Nick and his family. Tempted to run away after yet another argument with his mom, Nick receives a handwritten, leather-bound copy of an old book—a family legend
- [Don't Blame the Mud: Only Jesus Makes Us Clean](https://martymachowski.com/book/dont-blame-the-mud-only-jesus-makes-us-clean/) - For young readers and families, Don’t Blame the Mud paints a vivid and accurate picture of sin and God’s plan of redemption. Written by best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski, this beautifully illustrated picture book teaches children how to recognize the lure of temptation and the truth that bad choices lead to bad consequences. One day, Max takes
- [Parenting First Aid: Hope for the Discouraged, Study Guide](https://martymachowski.com/book/parenting-first-aid-study-guide/) - As a companion small group resource to Parenting First Aid by Marty Machowski, this study guide reminds parents they aren't alone in their struggles, providing an opportunity to talk about their challenges and pray for and encourage other parents. Each of the ten chapters of Parenting First Aid Study Guide contains book excerpts, Scriptures for encouragement, and questions
- [The Light Before Christmas: A Family Advent Devotional](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-light-before-christmas-a-family-advent-devotional/) - This four-week Advent family devotional by best-selling author Marty Machowski combines devotions on the theme of light and darkness with the story of eleven-year-old Mia and her grandmother as they prepare for Christmas. Grandma loves to share her faith, especially at Christmas time, and although she is blind, she can see the light of Jesus
- [The Shadow and the Promise (Redemption Tales)](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-shadow-and-the-promise-redemption-tales/) - Take a front-row seat with the animals who watch as a terrible shadow mars God’s perfect world―yet redemption is not far behind! While two newly created rock badgers explore their growing world, they encounter a dark foe—the great dragon, the serpent of old. The sinister creature interrupts the badgers’ joyful exploration of the growing landscape
- [The Treasure: Ancient Story Ever New of Jesus and His Church](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-treasure-ancient-story-ever-new-of-jesus-and-his-church/) - Best-selling author Marty Machowski takes young readers on an exciting biblical voyage to discover the treasure of God’s love revealed in Luke’s letters to Theophilus—Luke and Acts. In the tradition of his well-loved bestsellers The Ology and WonderFull, Machowski weaves a study of the Bible with a fictional story. The Treasure follows the adventures of Mira and Theos who discover
- [WonderFull: Ancient Psalms Ever New](https://martymachowski.com/book/wonderfull-ancient-psalms-ever-new/) - Your children may know of the psalms, but with WonderFull by best-selling author Marty Machowski, young readers learn to use the whole book of the Psalms to pray, worship, and find help through the challenges life is certain to bring. Oliver and his grandfather spend days sitting in front of an old Oak tree, reading through the
- [Darkest Night Brightest Day: A Family Devotional for the Easter Season](https://martymachowski.com/book/darkest-night-brightest-day-a-family-devotional-for-the-easter-season/) - Start a new Easter season tradition with your family by reading this beautifully illustrated “upside-down” book from Marty Machowski that includes fourteen Bible stories. The first side, Darkest Night, has seven stories that recount the events of Passion week ending with Christ’s crucifixion and burial. Flip the book over and continue by reading Brightest Day with seven more
- [Build on Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide to Gospel-Based Children’s Ministry](https://martymachowski.com/book/build-on-jesus-a-comprehensive-guide-to-gospel-based-childrens-ministry/) - Anyone who has tried it, even for a day, knows that children’s ministry is challenging. Pastors Deepak Reju and Marty Machowski have been in your shoes and they want to help. Drawing on decades of family ministry experience, they have a passion to help children’s ministry directors, pastors, and volunteers remember the “why” of children’s
- [Brave and Bold: 31 Devotions to Strengthen Men](https://martymachowski.com/book/brave-and-bold-31-devotions-to-strengthen-men/) - What is the measure of a man? Is it athletic ability, strength, intelligence, or accomplishments? In Brave and Bold, Marty Machowski offers thirty-one daily devotions to encourage readers to become men whose strength comes from following Jesus and reflects him to a watching world. Each devotion calls men to grow deeper in compassion, kindness, courage, integrity, and service. Machowski explores the truth that becoming a real man means trusting God in every
- [Angels on Your Side: When You're Feeling Scared](https://martymachowski.com/book/angels-on-your-side-when-youre-feeling-scared/) - When children are scared by a storm, afraid of the dark, or wake up from a bad dream, how can you remind them of God’s protection and love? When a storm keeps Logan up one night at Grandpa’s house, Grandpa comforts him with stories about angels in the Bible who are ever at the Lord’s
- [The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-ology/) - A Page-Turning Storybook of Theology for Kids In the cellar of the old stone cathedral, Carla and Timothy uncover a life-changing treasure, a carefully wrapped ancient book known as The Ology. What adults might describe as a beautifully illustrated storybook of systematic theology, the kids discover to be a story of adventure, mystery, and wonder
- [Wise Up: Ten-Minute Family Devotions in Proverbs](https://martymachowski.com/book/wise-ten-minute-family-devotions-proverbs/) - Every parent wants to see their children make good choices, grow in wisdom, and learn how to live a God-honoring life. But Christian parents know that teaching good morals isn’t enough. Kids (and adults) need gospel power in order to “wise up!” Wise Up, the newest family devotional from best-selling children’s author and family pastor,
- [Wise Up: Proverbs for the Classroom](https://martymachowski.com/book/walking-wise-elementary/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SAMPLE Because kids need wisdom to make good choices and to deal with the many challenges they face in our broken world, Christians through the centuries have taught them wisdom from Proverbs. But Marty Machowski—father, family pastor, and best-selling author—knows how easy it is to lose sight of the gospel
- [The Gospel Story Bible: Discovering Jesus in the Old and New Testaments](https://martymachowski.com/book/the-gospel-story-bible/) - Can a Bedtime Story Actually Change Your Life? It is easy to forget Jesus in the midst of frantic schedules, family squabbles, and conflicting priorities. But the truth is that he is the hero of every story, including these ordinary ones. This is why Marty Machowski puts God's plan of salvation in Christ on continuous
- [Prepare Him Room: Celebrating the Birth of Jesus in the Classroom](https://martymachowski.com/book/prepare-him-room-curriculum/) - Make Room for Jesus in Your Classroom This December Guide kids and their families into the heart of Christmas with this gospel-focused, four-week Advent curriculum. Prepare Him Room’s Christ-centered, biblical-theological approach connects Old Testament promises to their New Testament fulfillment in Christ in a way that kids can understand. With age-appropriate instruction and activities for
- [Prepare Him Room: Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Family Devotional](https://martymachowski.com/book/prepare-him-room/) - Make Room for a New Christmas Tradition Christmas traditions become a treasured part of a family’s heritage, passed down from generation to generation. This brand new, four-week devotional guides your family on an unforgettable advent journey, exploring some of the most wonderful prophecies in the Bible and how God fulfills them in Christ. Prepare Him
- [Parenting First Aid: Hope for the Discouraged](https://martymachowski.com/book/parenting-first-aid/) - In this uplifting and faith-strengthening devotional book for parents, best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski encourages parents in the midst of trials. Full of Scripture, testimonies of faithful parents, and insightful meditations Parenting First Aid equips moms and dads to run to God and trust his ability to do what they can’t. Parenting isn’t getting any easier, especially

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## Book Series

- [Gospel Story for Kids Family Devotionals](https://martymachowski.com/book-series/gospel-story-for-kids-family-devotionals/)
- [Curriculum](https://martymachowski.com/book-series/curriculum/)
- [God Made Me Series](https://martymachowski.com/book-series/god-made-me-series/)
- [Redemption Tales](https://martymachowski.com/book-series/redemption-tales/)