What if you were visited by an angel one night who told you that you were to give birth to the Son of God? How would you feel? What might you think?
Written as a series of vivid and dramatic first-person accounts, The Promise and The Light tells the stories of Mary, Joseph and Zechariah as they experience the events of the first Christmas. Written in a lively and engaging style, this imaginative yet biblically faithful book will captivate children aged 8-12.
Readers will be able to get inside the hearts and minds of some of the key players in the Christmas story and will appreciate the power and excitement ...of what happened and why it is so amazing for us today.
With 25 chapters, readers may choose to read a chapter a day during Advent.
Notes at the back highlight the known facts versus the imaginative parts.
(Review written for 'The Promise and the Light')
A beautifully written book. A wonderful reminder and unfolding of God's promises about his Messiah from the point of view of the primary witnesses.
I've enjoyed reading it to my children during this season of Advent. If their nightly reminder is any indication, I think they've also enjoyed listening along.
(Review written for 'The Promise and the Light')
We were looking for a giveaway book for teens in our community. This fit the bill really well.
(Review written for 'The Promise and the Light')
Absolutely brilliant retelling of the Christmas story for both kids and grown ups. We laughed out loud with Boaz the donkey, and cried alongside Joseph and Mary. It brings the Christmas story home in a very real and understandable way. We especially valued the way it ties the NT events to the OT prophecies, and the questions at the back. Utterly brilliant. Made me realise afresh how scandalous Jesus' birth was. The only slight hesitation I would flag is that Mary having a baby in her tummy without Joseph, raises all kinds of questions which some parents might prefer not ...to open at the stage their children are at.
