Book Review: Precious Moments Storybook Bible

Precious Moments Storybook Bible(Stories retold from the International Children’s Bible)

I am always on the lookout for ways to help me in my endeavors to teach my children the Word of God. The Precious Moments Storybook Bible is going to be a tool in my toolbox to do just that. Published by Thomas Nelson, the Precious Moments Storybook Bible stays true to the Word of God, while communicating those truths through the soft Precious Moments illustrations and text appropriate for little children.

This children’s Bible is composed of many favorite childhood Bible stories including “Noah and the Ark,” “David and Goliath,” as well as many stories of Jesus from the New Testament including the birth of Jesus and his visit with Nicodemus, a very important passage of scripture to Christians.

The Bible has a few extras as well. In the early pages are places to record the child’s name and special events. The following pages include Old and New Testament Stories. One note about the Bible stories is that they are not arranged in the same order as an adult Bible. There are “Classic Bible Stories,” followed by “Words of Praise and Wisdom,” and then “More Stories of the Faith.” The Bible ends with well-known “Songs and Prayers” of childhood.

At first, I was not extremely excited about this particular children’s Bible. I am not a big fan of the Precious Moments illustrations. But as I read the stories and looked through the pages, it grew on me so much. The language in this Bible is written in such a way to communicate the truths of God’s Word to a child but presents the Word of God in an accurate way, just as it was written for any believer. The illustrations are soft and round, very sweet and pleasing to the eye. I especially like the illustration of Jesus on page 57. I recommend the Precious Moments Storybook Bible to anyone with small children. It will definitely be a tool used in our house to teach our children the life-bringing truth of God’s Word.




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O' Tannenbaum

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
How lovely are your branches!
The above verses are a combination of the German and English versions of a timeless Christmas Carol, “Oh Christmas Tree,” and an ode to my favorite Christmas decoration, the Christmas tree.

There are many beliefs about how the Christmas tree originated as a symbol of Christmas. My particular favorite has to do with Protestant reformer Martin Luther. Legend says that one Christmas Eve as Martin Luther was walking home among the evergreens, he saw the stars shining down through the branches of the trees. Wanting to show this amazing sight to his family, he chopped down a little fir tree and took it home. He decorated the tree with tiny, white candles in place of the stars. He said the shimmering tree stood for Christ, the Light of the World.

When I was a child, we always had a real Christmas tree. It was the centerpiece of all other Christmas decorations. It was the most important. It is the place under which you place your gifts and where you hung the growing collection of ornaments. We would usually put the same ornaments on it year after year, except for the popcorn. We had to pop and string new popcorn to go on the tree each year. (And eat some too in the process.) The lights were important too. You had to have colorful lights and they must blink on and off. (But beware if one burned out-The fun was delayed!) It was always exciting to turn out the lights in our living room and sit in the dark and watch the lights blink. And that smell! Oh the smell of the Christmas tree! It was so green and warm. When I smell that smell now, it takes me back, back to my childhood, back to a time of sweet peace.

We are planning on a real tree this year, the first probably since my childhood. I want to pass along that memory to my children. Making homemade ornaments and stringing popcorn and possibly cranberries is going to become a family tradition. Even though Jesus didn’t have a Christmas tree, the spirit of Christ speaks through the peace and love that is born when we create the atmosphere of Christmas in our homes each year.



Published as part of the Christmas Blogging Carnival at wivesoffaith.org.