by Sally Matheny
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| Believe Book Review |
My husband and I recently finished reading with our
eleven-year-old son the kids’ edition of Believe,
edited by Randy Frazee. We read one of the thirty chapters each night. The
first ten chapters are about key beliefs of the Christian life. The second ten
chapters talk about key practices of the Christian life. And the final ten
chapters contain the key virtues of the Christian life.
Each chapter begins by asking the reader a key question
to ponder. It then presents a key idea and a key verse. Also, there is a Think About It section before the introduction. Then, actual
scripture (NIV) from the Old and New Testaments, present the core truths,
followed by three discussion questions.
We truly enjoyed reading this book together. It held my son’s attention with its short excerpts from the Bible. There are blue and white illustrations on almost every other page. The book isn't watered down or fluffed up! It was pure scripture, with a thought to ponder before reading, followed by three great discussion questions. These questions often generated further conversations with our son.
There are versions of this book for ages 4-8, 8-12
(which is the one we read), 13- 18, and one for adults. In a year or two, I’d
love to get the teen version for our son.
Several years ago, he made a decision to follow Jesus Christ. We aim to
train, nurture and equip him for his journey. Believe is an ironclad tool
that will enhance his understanding of the Sword of Truth and how to apply it.
