Cliff Schimmels is a storyteller who weaves wonder into the fabric of the everyday and leaves us wondering why we didn't see the golden threads before he pointed the out. Here he takes the lessons he learned as a boy in Sunday School and fashions from them some profound truths about life in God's world.

A book to raise the spirits and warm the heart. Includes the famous Kindergarten essay that was read on the floor of the U.S. Senate.From the Hardcover edition.

A sampling of stories from David Shibley. Tales of Sunday schoo, in which his teachers taugh him solid values.

Rev. David Bailey writes, "Since 1998 when I read the book by Robert Foghorn, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, I have been in a personal pilgrimage to write a type of sequel - Everything I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Sunday School. In fact, over this period of twenty-one years, I have developed the idea in a number of sermons and talks to various groups. Always giving Robert the highest accolades for his book, I thought for me and many others there was something missing - a dimension of education that has influenced millions of people. Some of their education started overtly or subtly even before kindergarten. It was called church school, parochial school, catechism school or most often Sunday school. Sunday school usually started with what was called primary class in most churches and lasted right through high school, young adult and senior adult classes."

Essays on life that will resonate deeply as readers discover how universal insights can be found in ordinary events. More than thirty years ago, Robert Fulghum published a simple credo—a credo that became the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Today, after being embraced around the world and selling more than seven million copies, Fulghum’s book retains the potency of a common though no less relevant piece of wisdom: that the most basic aspects of life bear its most important opportunities. Here Fulghum engages us with musings on life, death, love, pain, joy, sorrow, and the best chicken-fried steak in the continental United States. The little seed in the Styrofoam cup offers a reminder about our own mortality and the delicate nature of life . . . a spider who catches (and loses) a full-grown woman in its web one fine morning teaches us about surviving catastrophe . . . the love story of Jean-Francois Pilatre and his hot-air balloon reminds us to be brave and unafraid to “fly” . . . life lessons hidden in the laundry pile . . . magical qualities found in a box of crayons . . . hide-and-seek vs. sardines—and how these games relate to the nature of God. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten is brimming with the very stuff of life and the significance found in the smallest details. In the editions since the first publication of this book, Robert Fulghum has had some time to ponder, to reevaluate, and to reconsider, adding fresh thoughts on classic topics including a short new introduction. Praise for All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten “A healthy antidote to the horrors that pummel us in this dicey age.”—Baltimore Sun “Within simplicity lies the sublime.”—San Francisco Chronicle “It is interesting how much of it applies not only to individuals, grown or small, but even to nations.”—New York Daily News “As universal as fresh air and invigorating as the fragrance of a Douglas fir.”—Los Angeles Times

Sharing God's Word with children can be the most spiritually satisfying experience of your life. But if you've never taught kids before the prospect can be terrifying! Let Elmer Towns put your fears to rest as you read through 24 "bite-sized" topics covering everything from motivation to gifting to teaching methods! This easy-to-read book will inspire Sunday School teachers - new and experienced - to embrace with joy their important role of teaching children of all ages about God's amazing love.

Whether you teach first graders or high schoolers, this funny yet extremely practical resource will give new spark to your teaching, help you be more effective, and help you have more fun! Along with empathy and understanding, Johnson offers creative thoughts, tips and ideas for improving your Sunday school style.