Young Readers

Three and a half weeks of true stories for young readers, one each day: all four books of Brave for God, twenty-four ordinary people from every part of the world who trusted God and were made brave.

Five weeks of five-minute family devotions: the true stories of three brave women, read aloud one short chapter a night — Mary Slessor, the Scottish mill girl who rescued twin babies in Nigeria; Pandita Ramabai, who built a home for India’s widows and girls; and Corrie ten Boom, who hid Jewish neighbours in the war and learned to forgive. Each ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Twelve nights of five-minute family devotions with Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Yoruba boy sold as a slave who grew up to give his people the Bible in their own language. Read one short chapter aloud: the slave ship stopped at sea, the day he found his mother again, the Lord’s Prayer in Yoruba for the Queen, and the kind slaves who fed him when he was a prisoner. Each ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

An Advent calendar of Bible stories for children and the grown-ups who read with them: one five-minute story a night from 1 to 25 December. It begins with the promises God made, to Eve, to Abraham, to Moses, to David and through Isaiah, and follows them all the way to the angel's visit, Mary's yes, the birth in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and the shepherds on Christmas Day. Start on 1 December. Each story ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Twenty-nine nights of Bible stories for children and the grown-ups who read with them, one five-minute story a night. It begins with the promises that point to the cross: the lamb God provides, the Passover, the snake on the pole, Jonah's three days and the Good Shepherd. Then it walks with Jesus to Jerusalem, through the Last Supper, the garden and the cross, to the empty tomb, and on through Easter week to the ascension. Start on the Sunday three weeks before Easter, and Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday fall on their own stories. Each story ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Five-minute family devotions for children and the grown-ups who read with them, about three and a half weeks of nights. Read one short chapter aloud: first Bunyan’s pilgrim on the road to the Celestial City, then Spurgeon’s pictures from the farm. Each ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Three months with God for readers aged 9 to 12: the first three books of Rooted — Planted, Following Jesus and Growing Fruit — one short devotion a day on who God is and the good news of Jesus, walking with Him from the manger to the empty tomb, and growing the fruit of the Spirit.

Five weeks of five-minute family devotions: true stories of three people who trusted God for everything, read aloud one short chapter a night — George Müller and his orphans, Hudson Taylor on his way to China, and Amanda Smith, born into slavery, who prayed for a pair of shoes. Each ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.

Three months with God for girls aged 9 to 12: all three books of Daughters of the King — Beloved, Brave and Growing Up — one short devotion a day on who you are in Christ, courage to speak and serve, and growing up with wisdom.

Three more months with God for readers aged 9 to 12: the last three books of Rooted — Strong in the Storm, Branching Out and Bearing Fruit — one short devotion a day on standing firm when life is hard, loving the people around you, and God's purpose for your life.

Three months with God for boys aged 9 to 12: all three books of Sons of the King — Strong, Faithful and Growing Up — one short devotion a day on who you are in Christ, being someone who can be trusted, and growing up with wisdom.

Twelve nights of five-minute family devotions with Brother Lawrence, the clumsy kitchen helper who learned to talk with God among the pots and pans. Read one short chapter aloud: how a bare winter tree turned him to God, how he did every job for God’s love, and what he did when he got things wrong. Each ends with a prayer and three questions to talk about together.