Be Like God
Description
Become a real superhero! Learn how to use the powers God gave you to continue the work of creation and repair the world.
"We don't have to pretend to use the powers God has given us. These powers are real and they are super! Our God shares God's powers with us so we can make our lives better and the lives of others better. When we learn how to use God's superpowers, we become God's partners- God's superheroes-on earth."
-from the Introduction
This inspirational guide for kids ages eight to twelve is a marvel, showing them (and their families) that it's easy to become God's partner on earth: figure out what God does in the Bible, then do it!
God creates, blesses, rests, calls, comforts, cares, repairs, wrestles, gives and forgives. For each of God's superpowers, Dr. Ron Wolfson gives kids stories and suggestions for what might be on their own God's to-do list- the many ways they can use their superpowers to make a difference in the lives of others, and find meaning and purpose for their own.
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Dr. Ron Wolfson, visionary educator and inspirational speaker, is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. He is author of Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community; The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven: Reviewing and Renewing Your Life on Earth; Be Like God: God's To-Do List for Kids; God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth; Hanukkah, Passover and Shabbat, all Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs Art of Jewish Living family guides to spiritual celebrations; The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community; A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort; and, with Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, What You Will See Inside a Synagogue (all Jewish Lights), a book for children ages 6 and up. He contributed to May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-Yizkor, Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, All These Vows-Kol Nidre, and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights).
Dr. Ron Wolfson is available to speak on the following topics:
- Building Good Tents: Envisioning the Synagogue of the Future
- God's To-Do List
- The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven
- Blessings and Kisses: The Power of the Jewish Family
- A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort
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Content
Introduction 7
Superpower #1 Create 25
Superpower #2 Bless 33
Superpower #3 Rest 43
Superpower #4 Call 51
Superpower #5 Comfort 61
Superpower #6 Care 69
Superpower #7 Repair 79
Superpower #8 Wrestle 89Superpower #9 Give 103
Superpower #10 Forgive 115
In Conclusion: Just Do It! 126
Three More Ways to Be a Superhero and Do God's Work on Earth 129
Welcome, Superhero Angels! 131
My God's To-Do List 134
Notes 135
Suggestions for Further Reading 136
Acknowledgments 138
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