God communicates to us in words and concepts that we understand. Jesus taught the disciples through parables and word pictures. The Bible uses the example of marriage to explain our relationship with God. The book of Proverbs uses analogies and word pictures to explain the way of wisdom. Whenever possible, the inspired writer’s of Scripture used examples from everyday life to help explain spiritual concepts.
For children, allegories and parables are excellent tools to use in explaining Biblical concepts. The Chronicles of Narnia are the most well known example of this. We can’t help but think of Jesus when Aslan takes Edmund’s place, accepting the punishment he deserved. Other examples include books by Francis Chan, Max Lucado, R.C. Sproul, to name a few.
The following is a few of our favorites. Today is a giveaway day! One winner will get to choose one book from the following list. All you have to do is leave a comment and you will be automatically entered. Random.org will randomly select a winner next week, October 17 at 8:00pm EST.
Keeping Holiday
Please share! I’d love to hear about some of your favorites! What parables or allegories do you like to read to your children to teach them about Jesus?
I love PIlgrim’s Progress and also Hind’s Feet in High Places!
I like My Heart Christ’s Home Picture Book https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Christs-Children-ebook/dp/B004HO4TJ8/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 Thanks for listing these. All but Pilgrim’s Progress was new to me. God bless your day!
In Him,
Brooke
https://brookeespinoza.blogspot.com
Pilgrim’s Progress has been on my reading list for over a year.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has been a favorite since childhood!
All great selections! Would love Pilgrims Progress or Keeping Holiday- (we have the others already and love them!)
What a great giveaway!! Thank you!!
I would love to win any of these as I have a 28 month old and another baby on the way and will be reading more and more books like this as they get older.
I haven’t heard of any of these, but I love good book recommendations. My 8-year old boy has read all of the Narnia series and loves them (as do I). Thanks for these recommendations.
I love making up stories on the spot…hopefully with the bits of Truth each one contains….a picture of God is continually being revealed….:)
I’ve never read Pilgrims Progress. Hinds Feet on High Places is an absolute favorite of mine.
Max Lucado’s “You are Mine.” (Don’t enter my name. I’d rather a parent with children at home have the chance to win.)