Bible Story Time with Mimi

episode 51: Jesus and the Very Big Surprise, a True Story About Jesus, His Return, and How to Be Ready, by Randall Goodgame

Teach children about Jesus’ return and why it’s so surprising.

This beautifully-illustrated hardback book by singer and TV presenter Randall Goodgame is based on the parable in Luke 12 v 35–38.

It teaches children that Jesus will return and when he does there will be an amazing party where ... SURPRISE! ... he will serve his faithful servants! Jesus didn’t tell us when that party will be, but we can make sure that we’re ready for it by loving him and loving his people while we wait.

Published by the Good Book Company for Children

episode 50: I See Jesus, by Nancy Guthrie

The Old Testament is full of shadows... And when we look at these shadows, we can see something that looks a lot like Jesus.

In this beautifully illustrated book, author Nancy Guthrie, helps children and adults spot the shadows of Jesus on every page of the Bible. Through Bible stories familiar and unfamiliar, children will discover Jesus as Gods Lamb, the Lion of Judah, Savior of the World and so much more...

Illustrated by Jenny Brake

Published by 10Publishing, a division of 10ofthose.com

episode 49: His Grace is Enough, How God Makes it Right When We’ve Got it Wrong, by Melissa Krueger

Written by Melissa Krueger and illustrated by Isobel Lundie, published by The Good Book for Children. This illustrated, rhyming book will help parents explain to children the unique and wonderful Christian message of God’s grace—that Jesus offers forgiveness and allows us to move on from our mistakes.

It can be used to share the heart of the Christian faith with children or to remind them that Jesus is the person to run to when they mess up.

Children will learn that God’s grace is enough to cleanse and change us every day, as the book itself says...

My child, here’s the truth:
From God, you can’t hide
He sees what you’ve done
He knows what’s inside

But please don’t despair
There’s good news, I say!
Whatever you do
God’s grace makes a way

Yes, his grace is enough
It’s so big and so free
His grace is enough
Both for you and for me

This beautiful hardback book makes a great gift for children aged 3-6 and even beyond.

episode 48: Goodbye to Goodbyes, by Lauren Chandler (A True Story About Jesus, Lazarus, and an Empty Tomb

Teach young children that Jesus came to end goodbyes. Jesus knew how scary it is when someone gets really sick. He knew how sad it is when someone dies. Jesus cried when his friend, Lazarus, died. But he did something at his friend’s tomb that changed everything. He showed that he came to give his friend’s life in the land that lies after our dying. In this vivid, moving and exciting retelling of the story of Lazarus, Lauren Chandler helps children understand how Jesus makes all the difference to death. Children will see that because Jesus rose from death, he has power over it and all who believe in him will also rise, just as Lazarus did. The author, Lauren Chandler, used the story of Lazarus to help her own children come to terms with her husband’s (Matt Chandler) brain tumor. Whether children are coming to terms with the illness or death of a loved one, or simply fearful of when that day might come, this book reassures them with the amazing truth that Jesus came to to say goodbye to goodbyes — forever.

Published by the Good Book Company

episode 47: Hannah Prays, from The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible by Jared Kennedy

5-8-2022 Mimi reading with Henry and Silas

The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible is published by New Growth Press

episode 46: The Present, from the Jesus Storybook Bible, by Sally Lloyd-Jones (read by Avery)

episode 45: The God Contest, The True Story of Elijah, Jesus, and the Greatest Victory

Read by Pam Larson (Mimi), written by Carl Laferton, published by The Good Book Company

Teach children about two extraordinary events in history when the God of the Bible proved himself to be the one true God.

Kids today are faced with a huge range of different views on who God is (or isn’t). How can they be sure who’s got it right?

This beautifully illustrated hardback storybook for children aged 3-6 is written by the team behind The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross. It retells two extraordinary events in history when the God of the Bible proved himself to be the one true God.

First it takes children back to Elijah’s time and the gripping “God contest” between the God of the Bible, Yahweh, and the false god Baal. Then it fast-forwards to a different mountain and another “God contest” at an empty tomb.

Once the evidence is examined, it invites kids, in a world of so many options, to decide with confidence to join Team Jesus.

Carl Laferton is EVP Publishing/Editorial Director at TGBC. He is the bestselling author of the kids’ books The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross and The God Contest, and also serves as series editor of the God’s Word For You series. Before joining TGBC, he worked as a journalist, a teacher, and pastored a congregation in Hull. Carl is married to Lizzie and they have two children, Benjamin and Abigail. He studied history at Oxford University.

episode 44: Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know... by Melissa Krueger, read by Uncle Jacob

episode 43: The Evergreen Wood, Part 3 (conclusion), by Alan & Linda Parry

The Evergreen Wood, An Adaptation of the Pilgrim's Progress for Children by Alan and Linda Parry, published by Thomas Nelson Publishers

Read by Mimi, with Benjamin (10 )and Avery (7) (1.28.2022)

"A retelling for children of Pilgrim's Progress features a little mouse named Christopher, who must summon all his courage to overcome the hawks, weasels, rats, and other predators he meets on the way to the Evergreen Wood. To survive it, Christopher has to draw on reserves of courage he didn't know he had. He also meets unexpected friends, whose advice, generosity, and sacrifice help him on his way. For the easy roads are the most dangerous of all, and few who start the journey reach its end."

episode 42: The Evergreen Wood, Part 2, by Alan and Linda Parry

The Evergreen Wood, An Adaptation of the Pilgrim's Progress for Children by Alan and Linda Parry, published by Thomas Nelson Publishers

Read by Mimi, with Benjamin (10 )and Avery (7) (1.28.2022)

"A retelling for children of Pilgrim's Progress features a little mouse named Christopher, who must summon all his courage to overcome the hawks, weasels, rats, and other predators he meets on the way to the Evergreen Wood. To survive it, Christopher has to draw on reserves of courage he didn't know he had. He also meets unexpected friends, whose advice, generosity, and sacrifice help him on his way. For the easy roads are the most dangerous of all, and few who start the journey reach its end."