‘We are thankful for this series which introduces the littlest kids to some of the biggest names in church history. The illustrations are engaging and the writing is simple, yet edifying. We look forward to reading these books to our own children.’ — KEVIN AND TRISHA DEYOUNG

‘I’ve read these books. I’ve read them all. I’ve seen the pictures big and small. They’re full of truth. They’re good to read. They’ll bless the children. They’ll meet a need. Make God’s work known, to children young and old. Enjoy the reading, these tales must be told!’ — MARK DEVER

‘My love for history began when I was very, very young, maybe four, at most five. I was introduced to historical riches by way of materials suited to my age and God used that to fashion me by grace into what the Puritans called “a Lord’s remembrancer”. These board books, unique in many ways, are ideal to kindle a similar love for history, especially a love for the tremendous story of God’s people. I heartily recommend them to parents and grand-parents. In a day when knowledge of the past is increasingly shallow, even among Christians, these are a key antidote.’ — MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN

Book Description

Doctors don’t often become pastors. In The Doctor Who Became a Preacher, find out why ‘the Doctor’ left medicine to preach God’s word.

Try to spot a rocking horse, a boat, and even Queen Elizabeth.

Rebecca VanDoodewaard on Writing the Board Books

Article by the Author

• • 6 Ways to Teach your Children History by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

Also in this series:

• • The Woman Who Helped A Reformer (Katharina Luther)
  • The Man Who Preached Outside (George Whitefield)
  • The Woman Who Loved To Give Books (Susannah Spurgeon)

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‘We are thankful for this series which introduces the littlest kids to some of the biggest names in church history. The illustrations are engaging and the writing is simple, yet edifying. We look forward to reading these books to our own children.’ — KEVIN AND TRISHA DEYOUNG

‘I’ve read these books. I’ve read them all. I’ve seen the pictures big and small. They’re full of truth. They’re good to read. They’ll bless the children. They’ll meet a need. Make God’s work known, to children young and old. Enjoy the reading, these tales must be told!’ — MARK DEVER

‘My love for history began when I was very, very young, maybe four, at most five. I was introduced to historical riches by way of materials suited to my age and God used that to fashion me by grace into what the Puritans called “a Lord’s remembrancer”. These board books, unique in many ways, are ideal to kindle a similar love for history, especially a love for the tremendous story of God’s people. I heartily recommend them to parents and grand-parents. In a day when knowledge of the past is increasingly shallow, even among Christians, these are a key antidote.’ — MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN

Book Description

Here is a new series of richly illustrated board books for young children. The first three volumes in this series will introduce your little people to a woman who made her home a place to serve others, a man who crossed the ocean to preach the Gospel, and a woman who started a book ministry for pastors.

These simple stories, written with 1-3 year olds in mind, have beautiful, engaging illustrations that will have your children asking you to read them over and over!

Rebecca VanDoodewaard on Writing the Board Books

Article by the Author

• • 6 Ways to Teach your Children History by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

  Reviews

  • Review from The Domain For Truth

In this set:

• • The Woman Who Helped A Reformer (Katharina Luther)
  • The Man Who Preached Outside (George Whitefield)
  • The Woman Who Loved To Give Books (Susannah Spurgeon)
  • The Doctor Who Became a Preacher (D. Martyn LLoyd-Jones)

REVIEW

• Review from The Domain for Truth

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‘We are thankful for this series which introduces the littlest kids to some of the biggest names in church history. The illustrations are engaging and the writing is simple, yet edifying. We look forward to reading these books to our own children.’ — KEVIN AND TRISHA DEYOUNG

‘I’ve read these books. I’ve read them all. I’ve seen the pictures big and small. They’re full of truth. They’re good to read. They’ll bless the children. They’ll meet a need. Make God’s work known, to children young and old. Enjoy the reading, these tales must be told!’ — MARK DEVER

‘My love for history began when I was very, very young, maybe four, at most five. I was introduced to historical riches by way of materials suited to my age and God used that to fashion me by grace into what the Puritans called “a Lord’s remembrancer”. These board books, unique in many ways, are ideal to kindle a similar love for history, especially a love for the tremendous story of God’s people. I heartily recommend them to parents and grand-parents. In a day when knowledge of the past is increasingly shallow, even among Christians, these are a key antidote.’ — MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN

Book Description

What does Mrs. Spurgeon do when her house is full of books?

She gets a new house, but she also gets a great idea…

In The Woman Who Loved to Give Books, find lions on a shelf, a bird in a cage, and an opal ring as you read the story of Susannah Spurgeon’s service for the Lord.

Rebecca VanDoodewaard on Writing the Board Books

Article by the Author

• • 6 Ways to Teach your Children History by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

Reviews

• • • Review from The Domain For Truth

Also in this series:

• • The Woman Who Helped A Reformer (Katharina Luther)
  • The Man Who Preached Outside (George Whitefield)
  • The Doctor Who Became a Preacher/a> (D. Martyn LLoyd-Jones)

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‘We are thankful for this series which introduces the littlest kids to some of the biggest names in church history. The illustrations are engaging and the writing is simple, yet edifying. We look forward to reading these books to our own children.’ — KEVIN AND TRISHA DEYOUNG

‘I’ve read these books. I’ve read them all. I’ve seen the pictures big and small. They’re full of truth. They’re good to read. They’ll bless the children. They’ll meet a need. Make God’s work known, to children young and old. Enjoy the reading, these tales must be told!’ — MARK DEVER

‘My love for history began when I was very, very young, maybe four, at most five. I was introduced to historical riches by way of materials suited to my age and God used that to fashion me by grace into what the Puritans called “a Lord’s remembrancer”. These board books, unique in many ways, are ideal to kindle a similar love for history, especially a love for the tremendous story of God’s people. I heartily recommend them to parents and grand-parents. In a day when knowledge of the past is increasingly shallow, even among Christians, these are a key antidote.’ — MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN

Book Description

In The Man Who Preached Outside, follow the great evangelist George Whitefield as he preaches the gospel in Great Britain, crosses the Atlantic in a tall ship to America, and then returns home to preach again.

Look out for a man blowing a trumpet, someone fishing, and lots more in this retelling of Whitefield’s story.

Rebecca VanDoodewaard on Writing the Board Books

Article by the Author

• • 6 Ways to Teach your Children History by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

Also in this series:

• • The Woman Who Helped A Reformer (Katharina Luther)
  • The Woman Who Loved To Give Books (Susannah Spurgeon)
  • The Doctor Who Became a Preacher/a> (D. Martyn LLoyd-Jones)

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‘We are thankful for this series which introduces the littlest kids to some of the biggest names in church history. The illustrations are engaging and the writing is simple, yet edifying. We look forward to reading these books to our own children.’ — KEVIN AND TRISHA DEYOUNG

‘I’ve read these books. I’ve read them all. I’ve seen the pictures big and small. They’re full of truth. They’re good to read. They’ll bless the children. They’ll meet a need. Make God’s work known, to children young and old. Enjoy the reading, these tales must be told!’ — MARK DEVER

‘My love for history began when I was very, very young, maybe four, at most five. I was introduced to historical riches by way of materials suited to my age and God used that to fashion me by grace into what the Puritans called “a Lord’s remembrancer”. These board books, unique in many ways, are ideal to kindle a similar love for history, especially a love for the tremendous story of God’s people. I heartily recommend them to parents and grand-parents. In a day when knowledge of the past is increasingly shallow, even among Christians, these are a key antidote.’ — MICHAEL A.G. HAYKIN

Book Description

What does Katharina Luther do with an old monastery, lots of children, a busy husband, many guests, and little money? Work very hard!

In The Woman Who Helped a Reformer, take a peek at Katharina Luther’s days looking after it all out of thankfulness to God.

Rebecca VanDoodewaard on Writing the Board Books

Article by the Author

• • 6 Ways to Teach your Children History by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

  Reviews

  • Review from The Domain For Truth

Also in this series:

• • The Man Who Preached Outside (George Whitefield)
  • The Woman Who Loved To Give Books (Susannah Spurgeon)
  • The Doctor Who Became a Preacher/a> (D. Martyn LLoyd-Jones)

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Based on the stories from A Bible Alphabet, the pages of this Busy Book provide opportunity for children who are beginning to express themselves in writing to develop the skill of sentence making, while their thoughts are firmly focused on biblical truths.

Various types of structured writing activities are revisited at intervals, to inspire confidence, while the frequent use of open-ended questioning allows the more able child to experiment with his own vocabulary.

Where A Bible Alphabet Activity Book caters for children at the ‘talk and colour’ stage of learning, A Bible Alphabet Busy Book is designed to entice aspiring young writers to sharpen their pencils…and get going!

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One of the first words a child learns to recognise, and then to write, is his own name. He identifies not simply with its shape and sound, but often with its origin, especially if he shares it with someone he loves and respects.

Bible names were often derivatives of Greek or Hebrew words of very significant meaning. Some were chosen by the baby’s parents as an expression of their hopes for its future, while others were given, or changed, by God himself in order to describe a new identity that he wished the person to embody.

Bible Names, written for the primary age-group, presents simple biblical truths about God’s promises, repentance, faith, and obedience, using the lives and names of some well-known Bible characters, presented in chronological order. Some activities are provided to help children recap the main facts in each lesson.

*Bible Names is a sequel to A Bible Alphabet, Bible Numbers and Bible Animals which are also published by the Trust.

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Communicating the faith to children is one of the great responsibilities of Christian parents. In this book, Terry Johnson, a father as well as a pastor, shows how the Shorter Catechism can be of great help to parents facing this vital task.

Many generations of Christian parents have found the Westminster Shorter Catechism to be one of the most effective ways of raising their children in the ‘discipline and instruction of the Lord’ (Eph. 6:4); for not only does it provide a clear explanation of the gospel, but it is still one of the best introductions to the most important doctrines of the Christian faith.

Concise, brief, informative, and above all practical, this book will be a great help and a most useful guide to parents and grandparents, pastors and Sunday-school teachers.

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The Value of Learning The Shorter Catechism

• Article by John Murray

Review

• Review by Ryan McGraw
• Review by Alan Hill

Interview With the Author

• Interview from The Shorter

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For many children today the Bible is a book for Sunday only. Some regard it as little more than a collection of stories which they fondly associate with Sunday School or their bedtime reading; easily discarded when they reach their teens, amid peer pressure to conform to the humanist and secularist views of today’s ‘real world’.

We need to connect what children do in the classroom on the other days of the week to the Bible; turning often to its less familiar pages, until they see that in every area of our existence Scripture always has been, and still is, the supreme authority.

Children learn through experience. We cannot expect them to trust God for eternity until they recognize the reliability of God’s account of what has happened in time.

‘If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?’ (John 3: 12).

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Few children can ignore an inquisitive donkey looking over a gate or the wriggling puppy they meet in the street.

Animal stories also capture their attention, and are usually those with which younger children identify most readily. The description of the animals in Noah’s Ark is surely the one least likely to be forgotten!

Bible Animals (for ages 5+) goes one step further; it uses a collection of animal stories drawn from Scripture, to present important, basic Bible truths. What is sin? Why did Jesus die? Why do bad things sometimes happen? Why is obedience important? These are issues about which positive God-honouring attitudes can be formed in the early years.

Sharing the pages of this original book with your child provides an opportunity to begin laying these vital foundations. An animal picture to colour is provided with each lesson.

Bible Animals is a sequel to A Bible Alphabet and Bible Numbers which are also published by the Trust.

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Little Becky does not believe her brother when he tells her that caterpillars turn into butterflies, until her mother confirms that it is true- and then she sees a butterfly start to break out of its cocoon…But what does all this have to do with Easter and the death and resurrection of Christ? In Doreen Tamminga’s engaging tale, the first of more than forty short stories for boys and girls in this book, the connection is made clear. ‘Sometimes we read to our children just for pleasure, and sometimes we do so to instruct them’, says Mrs. Tamminga. ‘These stories were written with the intent of pointing children to the Lord Jesus as the only Saviour from sin, and to encourage Christian living. I hope they will be a blessing to many young hearts.’

The stories in this book are arranged in three groups, for 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 year olds. A topical index shows where to find stories on particular themes.

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Reviews

• Review by Paula Hill

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Many children have heard the stories of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Daniel, etc., but are still unaware of the chronology of the Bible, or the important part each character played in God’s big plan for mankind. Using word-searches, jumbled sentences, number codes, and crosswords, these pages provide a journey through the Bible to help children see the ‘big picture’.

While some reference has been made to every book of the Bible the emphasis on Genesis and the Gospels has been intentional since God’s Book is essentially a presentation of man’s need and God’s abundant answer through the person and work of his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Bible is also God’s account of human history from the very beginning of time. Giving children a biblical worldview is foundational to developing their concept of an omnipotent God. They need to discover early that the answers to life’s most profound questions are to be found in God’s Amazing Book!

Review

• Review by Ben Ramsbottom

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There are lots of ‘idols’ these days. But do you have any heroes? What’s the difference? Idols are people we say we ‘adore’ because they are famous, or rich, or good looking, or because they have amazing talents, or special abilities perhaps we wish we could have. Heroes are people who are willing to live and die for what they believe.

There are currently three volumes in the series: Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus of Lyons, and Polycarp of Smyrna. Each of these hardback books for children, from the pen of Sinclair Ferguson, is beautifully illustrated by Alison Brown.

Review

• Review by Guy Davies

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The Work of His Fingers is a beautifully illustrated rhyming book in praise of God’s wonderful creation. Here’s a taste of how this new title begins:

When we pause to consider this wonderful earth,
we see some incredible sights…
a world full of beauty suspended in space,
with billions of twinkling lights!

Perhaps you have wondered just how it got there,
… perhaps you’ve been tempted to guess?
(It didn’t explode from a cloud of hot gas;
explosions make only a mess!)

Instead it was lovingly made by our God,
whose power and great understanding
are far beyond anything thought of by man;
no problem was found too demanding.

Reviews

• Review by Mary Bartholomew

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You are standing on a narrow quay-side waiting to board a small sailing ship. You are about to make an exciting but dangerous and uncomfortable voyage…’

So begins the racy and imaginative account of the voyage of the Mayflower which David Gay exciting historical narrative follows the nine week passage for the Pilgrims though the eyes of an imaginary family, Matthew and Martha Lovelace, with their typical children, Justice and Prudence. They encounter such fascinating characters as Master Reynolds, John Howland and William Butten- all of whom really took the Mayflower’s historic voyage. Here are three thousand miles of adventure, written with a sensitive appreciation of God’s care for his people, and of young people’s love for adventure.

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• What does Yasu Kyo mean?
• Why did a monk in Italy need to become a Christian?
• Do you know where the Balti people live?
• What connection is there between the voyage of the General Sherman, the murder of one of its passengers called Robert Thomas, and Christianity in Korea?
• ‘Elize Fletcher was not the prettiest of young girls in the south of Scotland…but she was one of the liveliest’. But who was Eliza Fletcher?
• Was there really a minister called Aeneas Sage who had a grip like iron?

In They Shall Be Mine, his second book for young people, John Tallach answers all these questions and many more. He tells the stories of men and women from all over the world who proved themselves faithful followers and servants of the lord Jesus Christ. Some, like Maria Dorothea, wife of the Archduke Palatine of Austria- Hungary, moved in the refined circles of the courts of Europe. Others like Phru Chik who ‘had a big head and a bright smile’, were almost ‘always dressed in rags’. But each of them had faith in Christ, and loved him more than anything else in the world.

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Lily felt that she must get up to the top of the soaring tower to see the person who looked down at her from such a terrible height. She walked quickly to the open doorway at the bottom of the grey stone tower of the castle keep. As she came to the door, she hears a little voice inside her head that chirped, ‘Don’t climb the stairs. Don’t climb up to the castle keep.’
‘It looks all right,’ she told herself. But she was only two steps inside the doorway when the little door closed behind her with a determined thump. And when she felt along the edge of the smooth wood, there was no handle…

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Estimating greatness not by the usual standards of judgment, John Tallach retells the story of five lives: a German missionary in England who gave his life to the orphans of Bristol’s slums; a Canadian girl who served the Lisu of China and died of cancer in 1957, recommending ‘a peerless Master’; a rough Cornishman who came to ‘say, sing and dance glory, glory’, and left an unforgettable testimony to cheerful Christianity; a Yale undergraduate who lived to ‘arrest the flow of Indian souls rushing on to a lost eternity’; and, finally, a Scot who wandered the earth before he came to love Christ and the poor of Dundee more than he loved all else, and who died saving the life of a boy who fell into the city harbour.

These Christians are unrecorded in the world’s annals of fame, but if the true principle of living Christianity is simple dependence upon God, and child-like faith, then their lives are eminent among those ‘of whom the world is not worthy’. Living in different countries and at different times, they each became ‘like little children’, and God made them great.

While writing with youth particularly in view, the interest of his presentation will hold the attention of all ages.

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Children who have only recently entered the world of words are chiefly concerned about one question- What do these words mean?

Isobel Tallach found that, while many secular books got down to the level of very young children, few Christian books did so. That is the main reason why she began to write what her 3 year old son came to call: ‘The book Mummy’s writing for David- and for Irene when she’s a bit bigger.’

This book outlines the life of Jesus, including some of this miracles and parables. Here, for the very young is the thrill of hearing the gospel told in words they can understand.

The stories are beautifully illustrated, but there are no pictures of Jesus.

Review

• Review by Robin Baskette

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Most young children, at some stage, are fascinated with numbers. They want to count each step as they climb the stairs or find out how many peas remain on their dinner plate. Much can be taught when a child’s interest is aroused and much will be remembered when the learning involves fun.

Bible Numbers introduces a dozen Bible stories for the numbers 1-12, using large, colorful illustrations, and provides a corresponding coloring page for each. At the end of the book the stories are rearranged into an order through which the gospel message is presented. Very young children may simply enjoy the number associations while the more advanced can be taught the spiritual application. A verse relevant to each Bible truth is also suggested which may prove useful as a memory verse.

REVIEWS

• Review by Mary Bartholomew

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A Bible Alphabet is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces very young readers to some of the great stories and characters from the Bible, including Noah and the ark, David and Goliath, and Daniel in the lions’ den. Also available from the Trust is A Bible Alphabet Activity Book, containing 26 large format tear-out sheets with young children will enjoy colouring-in and completing.

Reviews

• Review by Beverly Smith
• Review by Jennifer McIlwain
• Review by Mary Bartholomew

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This is the perfect compliment to the Banner of Truth book titled, A Bible Alphabet. This add-on activity book will engage your children as you read from A Bible Alphabet again and again, providing them with 26 large format tear-out sheets which young children will enjoy colouring, filling in the blanks, etc.

Reviews

• Review by Beverly Smith
• Review by Jennifer McIlwain
• Review by Mary Bartholomew

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Writing for the younger reader, Susan Harding uses the opening verses of John’s Gospel to explain who Jesus was and why he came into the world. Explaining each phrase of John’s marvellous description of Jesus, Beginning With John’s Gospel also shows how everything said in introducing the Saviour is perfectly illustrated later in his life and ministry. Like John’s Gospel itself, the pages of this attractively illustrated book are designed to point the way to Jesus as Saviour and Lord.

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There are lots of ‘idols’ these days. But do you have any heroes? What’s the difference? Idols are people we say we ‘adore’ because they are famous, or rich, or good looking, or because they have amazing talents, or special abilities perhaps we wish we could have. Heroes are people who are willing to live and die for what they believe.

Polycarp of Smyrna: The Man Whose Faith Lasted tells the story of a hero. He was a follower of Jesus Christ. He loved and served his Lord for over eighty years. And from the beginning to the end – his faith lasted. This large hardback book for children, from the pen of Sinclair Ferguson, is beautifully illustrated by Allison Brown. A wonderful start to a wonderful series that currently includes this, and two other titles:

• Ignatius of Antioch: The Man Who Faced Lions
• Irenaeus of Lyons: The Man Who Wrote Books

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There are lots of ‘idols’ these days. But do you have any heroes? What’s the difference? Idols are people we say we ‘adore’ because they are famous, or rich, or good looking, or because they have amazing talents, or special abilities perhaps we wish we could have. Heroes are people who are willing to live and die for what they believe.

Irenaeus of Lyons – the man who wrote books tells the story of a hero. He was a follower of Jesus Christ. He served him far away from home. And to help his fellow Christians – he wrote books. This large hardback book for children, from the pen of Sinclair Ferguson, is beautifully illustrated by Allison Brown. A wonderful start to a wonderful series that currently includes this, and two other titles:

1. Ignatius of Antioch: The Man Who Faced Lions
2. Polycarp of Smyrna: The Man Whose Faith Lasted

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There are lots of ‘idols’ these days. But do you have any heroes? What’s the difference? Idols are people we say we ‘adore’ because they are famous, or rich, or good looking, or because they have amazing talents, or special abilities perhaps we wish we could have. Heroes are people who are willing to live and die for what they believe.

Ignatius of Antioch – The Man Who Faced Lions is the story of a hero. He was a follower of Jesus Christ. He was prepared to live and die for his Lord. And one day – he faced lions. This large hardback book for children, from the pen of Sinclair Ferguson, is beautifully illustrated by Alison Brown.

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Review

• Review by John Bird
• Review by Mary Bartholomew

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In the opinion of B.B. Warfield, the Westminster divines left to posterity not only ‘the most thoroughly thought-out statement ever penned of the elements of evangelical religion’ but also one which breathes ‘the finest fragrance of spiritual religion’. Their most influential work, The Shorter Catechism, though more than 350 years old, is undoubtedly still one of the best introductions to the key doctrines of the Christian faith.

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In the author’s opening words, ‘This book will help us to find God and to know Him. It will help us to learn about God. We will learn how great and wonderful He is. We will learn how He takes care of us. And we will learn how to love Him and to live close to Him even though we cannot see Him.’

There are 86 portions grouped under these main headings:
Looking for God
God is very Great
All that God does is Good
Sin Spoiled the World
God’s Law
God Loves Us
What Jesus Did
How We Become Children of God
About the Holy Spirit
How God’s Children Live
God Helps His Children Live for Him
When We Pray to God
About God’s Church
Things that are to Happen

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