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Sharing the Bible with Children — 7 Comments

  1. Right on! I love that you start with us. If we live out true passion for the Bible, by reading it and struggling to live out how God is speaking to us through it, it can’t help but spread to those in our sphere of relationships.

    Thank you, too, for tips to online Bible access. I live in an area where the world mission field literally has walked into my public school, and many don’t have Bibles at home–they are Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc., so I’ve connected the characters of my Christian children’s novels for ages 8-12 (the Sophie Topfeather series) to Bible studies on my website and Soundcloud Bible readings (Sonja’s Bible Stories). It’s been an amazing journey to see kids of all backgrounds read the novels and come into the library (where I work) to next check out the Bible! When two 2nd graders are literally in tears fighting over who will get to check it out first, you know God is up to something awesome!

    • Thank you. Your comments literally brought tears to my eyes. It is exciting to see evidence of Muslims becoming interested in the Christian faith. Especially when we remember that technically, they too are children of Abraham. I feel God is moving in a roundabout way to bring even the Muslims into faith. I’m going to have to check out your novels to see what you are writing.

      • Thank you, Janice! Your comments on my blog encouraged my heart today, too. I get so excited to see what God is doing in the public school. Just last week, a little Vietnamese girl (a Christian) was looking for a book on the first Easter, and her friend said how sad she was that Jesus had been killed. The Vietnamese girl raised her hands up in the air, and with a big smile, said, “Yes! But he’s risen!” If only all of us could be such passionate missionaries for Jesus!

        By the way, you might have seen this on my website, but a homeschooling mom at a big church in Ohio created a book club out of my first novel, Sophie’s Quest! It is a four-week, free curriculum with book-themed art, snack ideas, discussion questions, and other activities. It’s perfect for Christian kids who want to invite their non-Christian friends to a group activity that isn’t church, but introduces them to Jesus in a fun, non-preachy way. It’s a free download on my website for any who want to use it. Kind of like a VBS for the 8-12 crowd. Feel free to spread the word! I was very moved that the church had 25 kids show up every Thursday at noon last July for the entire month to discuss the book, do projects, etc. We even Skyped one week!

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