When we had the girls, each of them got a multitude of 'bibles'. Most were baby stories about certain characters of the bible; often with huge gaps between stories. Some were filled with sickening pictures of blonde, blue eyed angels, some skimmed over the truth of the story and most were just plain bad.
I wanted a bible that gave a honest voice to the stories, pictures that were artistic and beautiful and covered most of the bible. And most of all, I wanted the stories to be written in such a way that it captured the girls' imagination.
I think I've found a winner in this book: The Jesus Story book; Every story whispers His name.
It is beautifully illustrated. The stories are detailed and interesting, and take several 'stories' to tell one story. For example, the story of Moses is not just wrapped up in one story, but we are on story 5 of Moses and are still reading about the escape from Egypt.
But the best part of the book is how it ties each story into the story of Jesus. Not in a cheesy way, but in a way that reminds us that the bible is not a collection of random stories. It is one Story, with one Author who has a plan for His creation. The book reminds me as a mother reading to her children that all these stories, all my stories, all your stories, are all woven together in a beautiful tapestry by God.
And sometimes we all need that reminder.
4 comments:
I take offence!do you find me sickening? Blond hair, blue eyed...and and angel :)
Yep. You and Hubby both. Nothing makes me laugh more than walking into a church to see a picture of Jesus with long flowing blond hair and piercing blue eyes. Jesus wasn't from Sweden, he was from the Middle East.
It is actually more to do with the theology and whole story telling, but accurate, artistic pictures help too! I'd recommend getting it for your two!
"God loved them with all of his heart. And they were lovely because he loved them."
Seriously. Just the Amazon preview of this book is almost bringing me to tears! Thanks for introducing me to this, Nadia.
A friend from Iowa reviewed this book on her blog in April last year. She was also impressed by the stories and your post reminded me that I wanted to buy a copy. Thanks for the reminder.
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