The Friend Who Forgives Family Bible Devotional ebook

My 7year old grandson was delighted with it and was able to write the answers in himself. Great book with a wonderful message.

I’m super excited about this book because our family is a huge fan of the Tales That Tell the Truth series. The family Bible devotional is a great companion to the storybook. You can read the storybook first and then spend time digging into the story of Peter for 15 days, or you could do the devotional first and then the storybook. Or both at the same time. There’s really no wrong way to use them together.

I really appreciate that this devotional can be used with younger kids because I feel like solid Biblical devotionals for this age is really lacking.

Each day contains:
Opening prayer
Starter questions
Scripture
Questions to explore what the verses were about
Extra questions for personal reflection and application
Closing prayer prompts

There are also a few additional activity pages throughout the book.

Each day can be done in 15 minutes or less. It would be a great bedtime or mealtime devotional. If you’re child is also able to independently read and write, it would be a great quiet time devotional for them to work through on their own. I’d say about age 8 and older. There is space on each page for writing the answers, or you can also use the book and discuss with your child if you don’t want to write in it.

I appreciate that the full Scripture is included each day. You can also have your child(ren) look up the passage in their own Bibles if you want. The questions also give hints to which verse to find the answer for younger kids who may need a little extra help. I also like the prayer prompts at the end of each day. It’s not just a simple read the following prayer, but gives prompts to come up with your own prayer. What a wonderful way to help cultivate a good prayer life for youngsters!

I’m hoping they come out with a devotional for more of the Tales That Tell the Truth storybooks because this is a gem! And it fills the void of quality devotionals for this age range.

This is a children's devotional that is meant to be utilized alongside Dan DeWitt's storybook called The Friend Who Forgives. But Morgan has created the devotional unique enough that it can be completed on its own without the storybook.

The structure of the book includes fifteen devotionals that can essentially be done in whatever timeframe is best for your family. Each devotional also follows the same format:

- Prayer

- Starter Question

- Scripture Reference

- Q&A

- Brief insights into the scripture

- Reflection Questions

- Final Prayer

Morgan does a great job of creating questions and presenting insights that are simple yet profound for children to be able to grasp and understand. This isn't to say that there will be no need for parental insight but rather that she lays it out concisely, ready for parents to expound on what she has already presented.

In addition, the book includes many coloring pages and activities which are a great supplement to the devotionals.

The devotionals are engaging and interactive, capable of keeping a child's attention span.

I believe this particular book is geared more towards younger or elementary kids and would be too simple for older children.

I received a copy of this book from The Good Book Company in exchange for an honest review.