Get Wisdom! – New - 23 Lessons for Children about Living for Jesus - Paperback

Every Child Struggles With Sin Every Day. Here Is a Tool That Points Them to the Only Cure.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child. The Bible is honest about this — and every parent and teacher who has spent time with young children knows exactly what it means. But if foolishness is the problem, wisdom is the cure. And God has not left us without the resources to pursue it.

Get Wisdom! by Ruth Younts is a carefully crafted, beautifully illustrated, and thoroughly Christ-centred character curriculum for children from kindergarten through fourth grade. Its twenty-three lessons cover the qualities of wisdom and godliness that every child of God needs — and it presents them in a way that is logical, biblical, practical, and genuinely fun for children and the adults who teach them.

But this is not a programme of moral self-improvement. At every turn, Get Wisdom! points children to the cross — reminding them that every child of God struggles with sin every day, and that forgiveness and the grace to keep pursuing wisdom are always found at the foot of the cross. It is a curriculum that takes both sin and grace seriously — and that gives children a Christ-centred foundation for growing in wisdom that will serve them for a lifetime.

As Paul David Tripp says: Ruth Younts has produced a wisdom character manual like I have never seen before. Forget that it was written for children. I need it!

What This Book Covers

Ruth Younts works through twenty-three lessons on qualities of wisdom and godliness:

• 23 character lessons — A comprehensive curriculum covering the qualities of wisdom and godliness that Scripture calls every child — and every Christian — to pursue
• Illustrated lessons — Each lesson is presented with illustrations designed to capture children’s attention and make the content vivid, memorable, and engaging
• Teacher suggestions — Practical guidance for teachers supplementing each lesson — making the curriculum easy to use for parents, Sunday school teachers, and children’s ministry leaders alike
• Christ-centred throughout — Every lesson points children to Jesus and the cross — showing that wisdom is not achieved through self-effort but received through grace and pursued in the power of the gospel
• Flexible format — Designed for use at the dinner table, during evening devotions, in Sunday school, or whenever works for the family or class
• Forgiveness and grace — A consistent reminder that every child of God struggles with sin — and that forgiveness and the grace to continue pursuing wisdom are always available at the foot of the cross

What Children Will Learn

• What wisdom is — and why it is the only cure for the foolishness that is naturally bound up in every human heart
• The specific qualities of wisdom and godliness that Scripture calls God’s children to pursue — presented in a way that is simple without being shallow
• Why wisdom is not a self-improvement project but a gift from God — received through the cross and pursued in the power of his grace
• How to recognise foolishness and wisdom in everyday situations — and how to make wise choices in the real circumstances of a child’s life
• That they will struggle with sin every day — and that forgiveness and the grace to keep going are always found at the foot of the cross
• That God’s wisdom is not dry or distant but practical, relevant, and joyfully applicable to real life
• A Christ-centred foundation for growing in wisdom that will stay with them long after the curriculum is finished

How to Use This Book

Get Wisdom! is flexible, practical, and immediately usable:

• Family devotions — Work through one lesson at a time at the dinner table or during evening devotions — the flexible format makes it easy to fit into existing family rhythms
• Sunday school — An ideal curriculum resource for children’s Sunday school classes from kindergarten through fourth grade
• Children’s ministry — A reliable, Christ-centred resource for churches wanting to provide structured character and wisdom teaching for children
• Homeschooling — A natural fit for homeschooling families wanting a biblically grounded character curriculum to work through with their children
• Gift for parents — A book parents, grandparents, and godparents can give to families with young children as a practical, gospel-rich tool for character formation

A Note on Condition

If you select the damaged condition option, the book will be slightly old and may have a few stains, but is in perfectly good condition to read and use. The content is entirely unaffected.

Who Should Read This Book

This book is for:

• Parents wanting a Christ-centred, practically usable curriculum to help their children grow in wisdom and godliness at home
• Sunday school teachers and children’s ministry leaders looking for a structured, biblically grounded wisdom curriculum for children aged 5–10
• Homeschooling families wanting a logical, biblical, and fun character curriculum to work through with their children
• Grandparents and godparents wanting a meaningful, gospel-rich gift that will genuinely help the children they love grow in wisdom
• Any family or church that wants children to grow up knowing: Wisdom begins at the cross — and it is always found there

What Others Are Saying

“Ruth Younts has produced a wisdom character manual like I have never seen before. Forget that it was written for children. I need it! I wish I had been given such a fun, street-level and Christ-centered tool when my children were still at home.” — Paul David Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries

“If ‘foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child’ then wisdom is the only cure. Get Wisdom is a treasure book filled with easy-to-use lessons for parents to teach wisdom at the dinner table, during evening devotions, or whenever works for you.” — Kirk & Chelsea Cameron, Co-founders, The Firefly Foundation

“Whether for family and for church (or both!) I am always looking for great teaching material for children. Get Wisdom! is just the kind of curriculum I look for — logical, biblical, practical, and fun.” — Tim Challies, Co-founder, Cruciform Press

“Ruth Younts has done a masterful job of presenting profound truth from the Bible in a way that is simple without being shallow. The Bible calls us to teach our children these timeless truths. Ruth Younts has just made that task much easier.” — Tedd Tripp, Pastor Emeritus, Grace Fellowship Church, Hazleton, PA

About the Author

Ruth Younts is a Christian author and educator with a deep passion for helping children grow in the wisdom and godliness that God calls his people to pursue. She brings to Get Wisdom! both careful biblical thinking and a genuine gift for making profound truth accessible, memorable, and joyfully engaging for young children. Her curriculum has been commended by some of the most trusted voices in Christian parenting and children’s ministry — including Paul David Tripp, Tedd Tripp, Tim Challies, and Kirk and Chelsea Cameron — reflecting its quality, its Christ-centredness, and its practical usefulness for families and churches.