I feel like I’m giving them a real insight into what is in the Bible. Since I was studying the book of Matthew on my own, I started there with my kids.Īnd the difference in reading REAL scripture with my kids has been astounding. I don’t remember now what inspired me to do it, but one day I picked up the worn NJKV study Bible I’d had all through high school and stuck it in the basket where I keep our daily readings. And when my boys spoke up in their sweet little voices, eager for truth, “Mama, is all of this real?” it didn’t feel right to hold up this cartoon-styled, brightly colored book and lay my hand upon its cover and say, “yes, child, this is all true.”
The simple presentations in the Jesus Storybook Bible seemed to prey upon my pre-existing fears and doubts about my faith.
More than once, I would read a story and struggle to finish it as that little voice in my head ran a parallel conversation: “Do you really think Jonah got swallowed by a fish? I’m pretty sure it’s been proven that Noah’s Ark didn’t really exist… Can I honestly tell my kids that I believe Moses parted the Red Sea…?” I found myself embellishing them the same way I would “Bedtime for Bear” or “The Three little pigs.” I found myself either not taking the stories seriously enough, or taking them too seriously and feeling silly and ridiculous that I actually believed any of those events really happened. The Jesus Storybook Bible encouraged me to interact with those stories as stories, instead of truths. It is a great addition to anyone’s children’s library.īut – I started having a problem. My kids had their favorite stories and requested them over and over. For the last couple of years, the Jesus Storybook Bible served as our advent readings in the month leading up to Christmas.
Occasionally, I found myself surprised at how the author connected a story to Jesus, coming at it from an angle I hadn’t considered before. When we first got it, I really appreciated how every story was tied back to Christ.
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