Bully Pulpit: Train Up a Child to Read

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2015

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it." Apart from teaching your child the living Word, there are other means to teach them the doctrines we hold fast to and few things capture their mind quite like a good children's book. Do you feel confident about what books to read to your children or use during family devotions? In a sea of options, it can be difficult finding books that possess both sound words and captivating illustrations. Thankfully, the Spin Crew have done their homework and offer a helpful handful of suggestions for our covenant children.The givaway for "Dangerous Journey: A Vision for the Christian Life," an MP3 set by Derek Thomas has ended. The winners are:Browyn-Kate K, Lancaster, TXAmanda D, Denver, COKevin T, Rockford, ILGregory T, Oregon City, ORSuzanne M, Elk Grove, CAYou can own a copy of "Dangerous Journey: A Vision for the Christian Life," by ordering it at Reformed Resources.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman, Todd Pruitt, and Amy Bird.
0:25.6	Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:30.9	Great books keep coming in droves, and today the gang takes a look at some of their favorite Christian books for kids.
0:37.6	Listen in to get some excellent suggestions for the children in your life.
0:41.6	Then keep listening at the end of the podcast, where we'll tell you how to enter for a chance to win a free audio set.
1:00.3	Well, thanks for tuning in to Mortification of Spin Bullipulpit.
1:03.9	We thought it'd be kind of fun to spend a few moments with you today talking about really good books for children or for parents to read to or with their children.
1:11.5	And fortunately, the last number of years have provided a pretty good list of great resources.
1:17.9	Some are brand new.
1:18.7	Some have been around for a little while.
1:20.1	But there really is not a shortage of terrific books for parents to get into the hands of their children.
1:29.3	Books that help explain basic doctrinal issues, books that help them understand the whole storyline of scripture. There's some really
1:34.5	good stuff out there, accessible resources for catechism for young children. There's some great
1:40.1	stuff. So, Amy and Carl, what have you seen recently, some new stuff as well as some older stuff,
1:48.8	that you're loving right now for kids? Well, I think one of the things that I've been looking at
1:56.7	recently and indeed made a giveaway in my church. I've shamelessly stolen Mark Devers' idea of giving
2:02.9	away free books to the congregation. And my wife insisted that I make sure that every other book
2:07.8	giveaways a giveaway for children to make sure we're getting good literature in the hands of children
2:12.1	is the biggest story, how the snake crusher brings us back to the garden, which is written by
2:17.1	Kevin DeYoung
2:17.8	and illustrated by a gentleman called Don Clark. The illustrations are really very lavish,
2:25.9	very, very, very arty, and I mean that in a positive sense, not a bad sense. And the text is
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