The Donkey Who Carried a King
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In his beloved children's book, R.C. Sproul tells the Easter story from an unexpected perspective: the donkey that Jesus rode into Jerusalem. Gather the family and listen today as Dr. Sproul reads The Donkey Who Carried a King.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | A special Good Friday edition of renewing your mind today as Arcey Sproll reads his children's book, |
| 0:06.3 | The Donkey Who Carried a King. Here's a preview. As they went down the road, a multitude of people |
| 0:12.9 | came around and put their coats and palm branches on the ground in front of Davy and Jesus. |
| 0:19.9 | They began to sing, shout, and wave palms in the air saying, |
| 0:26.3 | Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel. |
| 0:44.2 | If you're a regular listener, you know of R.C. Sproles' ability to clearly and winsomely communicate the deep truths of the gospel. |
| 0:47.5 | He was also very concerned about the next generation, which is why he dedicated time to |
| 0:53.1 | write children's books, to help pass on the |
| 0:55.7 | Christian faith to that next generation. Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us |
| 1:01.6 | today for renewing your mind. To help you reflect on the glorious work of Christ, today you'll |
| 1:08.4 | hear Dr. Sprawl read one of his children's books, The Donkey Who |
| 1:12.7 | Carried a King. It's a beloved title for many, so I encourage you to gather your family and |
| 1:17.8 | friends around and listen as he reads. And you can also request your own copy when you give a |
| 1:23.5 | donation at renewingyourmind.org. I'll tell you more about that after the story. |
| 1:29.1 | Here's Dr. Sprawl. The donkey who carried a king. One day a little boy named Riley came home |
| 1:39.9 | from playing with some other boys in his neighborhood. He was crying as he came into the kitchen |
| 1:45.6 | to find his mother. She saw him and asked, Raleigh, what's wrong? Raleigh's lip trembled and |
| 1:53.4 | he tried to wipe away his tears. He was eight years old and he didn't like the cry, |
| 1:59.2 | but he couldn't help it. He said, Mommy, every time we play games, the other boys pick me last. |
| 2:06.6 | It hurts so much. |
| 2:08.6 | Just then Raleigh's father and grandfather walked in. |
| 2:12.6 | Raleigh's mother told him, Raleigh has had a hard day. |
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