Do you want a radical kid for Christ? For the #LMMLinkup this week, I want to introduce you to  Champ Thornton who has written the groundbreaking book: The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of Faith.  (Affiliate Link: see notice at end.)

Grounding our children in faith at a young age is critical to their spiritual development.

In the book, Thorton introduces young readers to the stories of men and women who have lived out their faith in Jesus in radical ways.

“God sustained these men and women to trust him despite great opposition and difficulty,” Thorton said. “The book also focuses on the radical roots of our faith. (The word ‘radical’ comes from the Latin word ‘radix,’ which literally means ‘roots.’) So in many ways it is a ‘root’ book, leading young minds on a tour of the roots of their faith — a tour of the Bible, what it teaches, how to read it and why we should believe it and tell others about it. The Radical Book for Kids also includes radical fun with a 3,000-year-old game, a secret code, hands-on activities, fun facts and more. It’s radical strength, depth and fun.”

In The Radical Book for Kids, readers of all ages will be able to explore topics such as:

• The Bible in one sentence
• How to read the Gospels  The names of God
• How we know the Bible’s true
• The secret to growing up
• How to deal with parents who aren’t perfect
• How to make good decisions In addition to these topics, there are also fun-focused and practical application chapters too.

Although intended for ages 8 to 12, the book is also great for teens. My daughter loves how it is organized and the great information. Even I learned interesting facts as I read it.

The book goes beyond the Bible and also relates wonderful stories about people who have served God through the ages including Lottie Moon. Every year, our church takes up donations for  Lottie Moon Missions. Lottie Moon served as a missionary to China and inspired thousands of men and women to enter the mission field. Since the Christmas collection campaign honoring Lottie Moon began, participating churches raised more than $3 billion for missions.

He also includes fun facts such as Scriptures that mention  wild creatures and the constellations and stars.

My favorite section explains, “What God is Like.” Reading the subheadings is like reading a poem.

“God is Our Father.

God is Our Judge.

God is Our Sun

God is Our Shelter

Jesus is the Lamb

Jesus is the Lion

Jesus is the Vine

Jesus is the Pioneer Blazing A Trail for Us to Follow

The Holy Spirit is Like the Wind

The Holy Spirit is Like A Bird

The Holy Spirit is our Helper

The Holy Spirit is like Oil

In our Lamp of Salvation”

Packed with so much information and fun facts related to the Bible and Christianity, this book is a must add to any Christian family library.

 

 

{MORE ABOUT CHAMP THORNTON}

Radical for Christ

Champ Thornton grew up in the Carolinas. He is presently an associate pastor at Ogletown Baptist Church in Newark, Delaware. Beginning in 2003, he pastored in South Carolina and later served as director of SOMA, a ministry training school in Columbus, Ohio. Champ is also the author of “God’s Love: A Bible Storybook,” and of Bible curriculum for early and upper elementary-aged children.

Find out more about Champ at http://www.champthornton.com.

 

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Last Week’s Top Clicked Post!

How To Find Free eBooks For Homeschooling

At HomeSchool Base

This post by HomeSchool Base received a record number of clicks because of the awesome resources shared. Be sure not to miss this informational post whether you HomeSchool or not. I love finding free books too.

 

My Favorite Post of the Week

 

What We Must Look For in a Leader

By Nicole Kauffman

 

 

 

Nicole packed an inspiring list of attributes for Godly leaders in this short  post. In light of the recent election, this post also included an important reminder about why we should pray for all the leaders in our lives from our pastors to the President. I really recommend you take a minute to read this post today.

Remember to check out other hosts’ blogs to see which posts from last week were their favorites. Want to be the next to be featured! Just link up a post and if you are read the most, we will feature you. Also please make sure you link back to us so others will know about our link up and join in. We try to make it worth your while to linkup with us by promoting your posts across our social media networks. We also pin our most clicked and featured posts to our Pinterest Board each week!

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Now, it is time to link up to the Literacy Musing Mondays hop!

We are working on a new graphic which indicate the new times for our hop: beginning Mondays at 9 a.m. You will still have until Saturdays at 12 p.m. now to link up! So come back often.

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