The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children (A FatCat Book)
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- Author：Ben Myers
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Summary
What God's children believe
Join FatCat， the friendly feline， as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles’ Creed―the earliest summary of the apostles’ teaching。 Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus’s life and search for FatCat on every page！
Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts。 With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer， this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again。
In a fun and accessible way， believers can visualize， memorize， understand， and confess the Apostles’ Creed， which has united all Christians for centuries。
Join FatCat， the friendly feline， as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles’ Creed―the earliest summary of the apostles’ teaching。 Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus’s life and search for FatCat on every page！
Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts。 With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer， this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again。
In a fun and accessible way， believers can visualize， memorize， understand， and confess the Apostles’ Creed， which has united all Christians for centuries。
Reviews
Shawn Enright
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A perfect book。
Lisa Wheeler
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As a Sunday School teacher of twenty years， some of those years also serving as a Director of Christian Education， I have two questions that I bring to any Christian resource designed for children: 1） Does it teach what is true？ and 2） Will it connect？ This book scores on both accounts。The truths of the Apostles’ Creed are presented clearly， with a pastoral emphasis。 Tough questions are addressed in ways that provide reassurance， without the over-explaining that can lead to confusion and uninten As a Sunday School teacher of twenty years， some of those years also serving as a Director of Christian Education， I have two questions that I bring to any Christian resource designed for children: 1） Does it teach what is true？ and 2） Will it connect？ This book scores on both accounts。The truths of the Apostles’ Creed are presented clearly， with a pastoral emphasis。 Tough questions are addressed in ways that provide reassurance， without the over-explaining that can lead to confusion and unintended heresy。 These are truths for the kids to grow into， offered with the simplicity of prose but with the lyrical quality of a poem。 I can see kids learning certain pages by heart。 The presentation will connect with the kids in several ways。 First， finding the “fat cat”—every child likes a challenge！ Second， the proportion of detail in the artwork in relation to words on each page is in harmony; children will not tire of the illustration before the reading is complete。 Third， each child will be able to find someone to identify with， someone who looks like him or her， on every page。 （For adults who grew up on images of a blue-eyed Jesus， this may be startling at first; it may help to consider how startled those of Jesus’ world would be to see him portrayed with northern European coloring。）While this book is designed for use within the family， I can also see it as a foundation for a Sunday School series。 The Scriptures provided at the end of the book， matching Bible accounts to lines of the creed， would make this an easy task for anyone who wanted to try this。 I look forward to sharing this with the children of my own church。 。。。more
sincerely
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This book uses two full pages for every line of the creed， with questions and text that coincide with each line。 At the back there is a mini-liturgy for family worship which I thought was so cool， and also references for every statement of belief made in The Apostles Creed。 There is also a cute， fat， cat as part of the "cat"echism learning 😉 I'm really impressed with this one！ This would be a super cool baby shower gift or a wonderful book for kiddos of all ages， primarily 4-8 y/o。 Thank you to This book uses two full pages for every line of the creed， with questions and text that coincide with each line。 At the back there is a mini-liturgy for family worship which I thought was so cool， and also references for every statement of belief made in The Apostles Creed。 There is also a cute， fat， cat as part of the "cat"echism learning 😉 I'm really impressed with this one！ This would be a super cool baby shower gift or a wonderful book for kiddos of all ages， primarily 4-8 y/o。 Thank you to the publisher for this special book。 All opinions expressed are yours truly。 。。。more
Todd Decker
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Love it！ I'm always interested in ways to teach sound doctrine to children in ways that engage their attention。 The artwork in this book is especially effective at that。 And the text， based on the Apostles' Creed， is solid teaching。 And my daughters were super attentive。 As a Christian father I love to see it。 Love it！ I'm always interested in ways to teach sound doctrine to children in ways that engage their attention。 The artwork in this book is especially effective at that。 And the text， based on the Apostles' Creed， is solid teaching。 And my daughters were super attentive。 As a Christian father I love to see it。 。。。more
James
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First of all， I love the concept of this book。 The Apostles’ Creed comes directly from the most ancient summary of the Gospel that was formed and every Christian should know it and understand what it means。 Since we say it weekly in church and begin our children’s church time with a song version of it， I was very excited to read this book。I appreciated greatly that the book retained “He descended into hell” and the word “catholic” - it didn’t try to water down the creed。 However， I only gave it First of all， I love the concept of this book。 The Apostles’ Creed comes directly from the most ancient summary of the Gospel that was formed and every Christian should know it and understand what it means。 Since we say it weekly in church and begin our children’s church time with a song version of it， I was very excited to read this book。I appreciated greatly that the book retained “He descended into hell” and the word “catholic” - it didn’t try to water down the creed。 However， I only gave it 3 stars because the main emphasis of the book is that Jesus is our brother and that we are his brothers and sisters。 While this is not theologically incorrect and I do understand the idea being conveyed of God’s family， I thought there was a missed opportunity to emphasize Jesus as King （Lord） and how the life of Jesus is the Gospel （cf。 Salvation by Allegiance Alone” by Matthew Bates）。I also found that younger children （4-5） might find the book to be a bit long （since it’s not a story with a plot） and there are some phrases or words that might confuse them。 If I really want to be nit-picky， there are some lines that aren’t necessarily believed by all Christians （that Jesus essentially rescued Adam and Eve from hell - rather than going to proclaim a message of victory to the evil spirits in Tartarus who sinned in the days of Noah - though the mention of the keys was nice）， yet each section ends with a statement of belief， so that can potentially feel a bit odd。 Please understand， it’s not a bad book by any means and the illustrations are great， it’s just that I think I would teach the creed a bit differently to younger children。 。。。more
Matt Pitts
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The Apostles' Creed is the clearest and simplest summary of the Christian faith， so why not use it to teach our children the faith？ The Apostles' Creed reminds us of those important doctrines we tend to forget such as the ascension of Christ， the universal church， and the future resurrection of the body。 But beyond simply saying or memorizing the creed， how can we use it to teach our children？ Ben Myers and Natasha Kennedy have produced a thoughtful and beautiful book that will help us not only The Apostles' Creed is the clearest and simplest summary of the Christian faith， so why not use it to teach our children the faith？ The Apostles' Creed reminds us of those important doctrines we tend to forget such as the ascension of Christ， the universal church， and the future resurrection of the body。 But beyond simply saying or memorizing the creed， how can we use it to teach our children？ Ben Myers and Natasha Kennedy have produced a thoughtful and beautiful book that will help us not only introduce but explain the creed （and that they will enjoy along the way - can you find the cat on each page？）。 Over a two page spread we find a portion of the creed in a large， clear font accompanied by beautiful artwork， questions kids might ask that this portion of the creed answers， and a brief statement of what that portion of the creed teaches and how it applies to the child ending with the phrase "That's what I believe" or something similar。 If you have kids （I have four） you've probably learned that some children's books are just too long for little kids or too babyish for older kids。 This book is definitely not babyish， but for younger kids parents can simply read the phrase from the creed， look at the picture， find the cat（！）， and then move to the next page。 Grown ups themselves will enjoy looking slowly over the pictures and considering what they are communicating and what passages of Scripture they were drawn from （and there's a sort of answer key in the back， telling you what Scriptures informed each section if you are curious）。 Yes， this book includes "he descended into hell"， and that is perhaps one of the most thought-provoking pages， both in terms of the picture （notice the keys on the ground） and the content （why does he mention Adam and Eve here？）。 It also is written from the assumption that the children reading it are believers （or at least the children of believers）。 For some， one or both of those will give them pause， but if so those can provide opportunities for talking about the broader Christian tradition。 I'm so grateful Lexham has produced this book。 We need more books like this one on the Apostles' Creed to show and tell our children the great truths of the Christian faith in a way that is beautiful， faithful， and thoughtful。 Note: I received a complimentary copy from the publisher for the purpose of providing a review。 I was not required to give a positive review。 。。。more
Aaron Lee
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How can you teach your kids accurate truths about God？ In The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children， Lexham Press presents their first book of big theology for little kids。Young Minds， Big TruthsWith vibrant， full-color illustrations of Jesus’ life， each section gives a line from the creed along with a simple reflection for children。 It is readable and understandable， as well as simple without compromising theological precision。 It’s the perfect way to introduce young minds to the big truths o How can you teach your kids accurate truths about God？ In The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children， Lexham Press presents their first book of big theology for little kids。Young Minds， Big TruthsWith vibrant， full-color illustrations of Jesus’ life， each section gives a line from the creed along with a simple reflection for children。 It is readable and understandable， as well as simple without compromising theological precision。 It’s the perfect way to introduce young minds to the big truths of the Bible。Hide God’s Word in Our HeartsThe concept of the catechism is introduced by the character of FatCat。 Representing a familiar friend to make the catechism approachable， this cartoon cat is hidden throughout the pages -- something fun for your children to find。 It’s a subtle and beautiful reminder that we are to hide God’s Word in hearts。God Wants All of His Children to Know HimI loved the intention behind this book， as well as the beautiful way it puts theology on display。 As I was reading through the creed， I was reminded how God wants all of his children to know him。 This book is a blessed help。I received a media copy of The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Lindsay Kennedy
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Full disclosure: I’m incredibly biased since I work for the publisher， I contributed to editorial， and most of all， my wife illustrated it。 A lot of love was poured into the making of this book
Ben
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The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children is the first children’s book from Lexham Press。 It is the first in a series of children’s books on the classic Christian catechism following the Creed， the Lord’s Prayer， and the Ten Commandments。Each page of The Apostles’ Creed presents one line of the creed accompanied by a brief exposition on the significance of the line for a young Christian。 Each is complemented with vibrant illustrations that my child loved （especially the cat！）。 The book conclud The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children is the first children’s book from Lexham Press。 It is the first in a series of children’s books on the classic Christian catechism following the Creed， the Lord’s Prayer， and the Ten Commandments。Each page of The Apostles’ Creed presents one line of the creed accompanied by a brief exposition on the significance of the line for a young Christian。 Each is complemented with vibrant illustrations that my child loved （especially the cat！）。 The book concludes with two appendices: a brief liturgical family prayer and an index of scripture verses which guided the artwork。 This second appendix is especially helpful， for the Scriptures “set the center and boundary” of the art。 The expositions of the creed range from the sublime to the seemingly unfinished。 The strongest pages by far are the commentaries on “Was Crucified…，” “He Descended…，” and “On the Third Day。” These pages make the reader want to shout for joy at what Christ has accomplished， to put the book down and kneel in worship。 The switch from “That’s what I believe” to “That’s why I believe” in the exposition of Jesus’ resurrection is particularly wonderful， pointing to the resurrection as the foundation for everything else in the creed。For “Suffered under Pontius Pilate，” readers learn the reason why Christ suffered is because “we hurt him，” without further explanation。 The weight of that claim is left to the parent to explain， which might be a challenge for most parents。 “He Will Come Again to Judge。。。。” assumes the reader is in God’s good graces and misses commentary on Jesus’ role in judgment against evil。 For children who suffer evil daily， this incomplete impression of Jesus' work in judgement just seems to be a missed opportunity for a word about their rescue and deliverance。“The Holy Catholic Church…” is summed up in “God’s life is shared with Jesus and with all his brothers and sisters。” True enough！ But the family prayer at the end of the book begins by saying “families are little churches。” This description is broad enough that a family who meets to read the Bible together at Starbucks and calls that “church” wouldn’t feel challenged by the creed at this point。 I wish the exposition of the creed on this had more of the specificity of Myers’ wonderful “Lexham Essentials” volume， with his explanation that the church “is salvation” （105）。 There is something markedly different between reading the Bible together as a family （an essential part of catechesis， certainly！）， and participation in a community of the holy catholic church。 Where is the “Ark of Christ” considered so essential by the church fathers who received and passed on the creed？ Why does it matter that the church is “holy？”The art for a children’s book is as important as the words， if not more so。 The art in this volume aims to “be faithful to the words our God has spoken to us，” and it largely accomplishes that goal。 The art throughout this volume is gorgeous。 Jesus is depicted with a skin tone appropriate to his historic time and place （thanks be to God！）。 This alone makes the artwork a wonderful catechetical tool。 Humanity is depicted throughout with a rich diversity。 The aim of the artwork is to stay within the bounds of Scripture， and only goes outside those bounds to a） depict angels with extracanonical wings and b） the （eye-catching） endpapers depict angels on the walls of Solomon’s temple rather than cherubim。 I wish the artwork made a stronger distinction between the depictions of angels and humans。 Their visual similarity may encourage young readers to think humans become angels after death。 As a Christian parent with young children， I often read children’s Bibles and similar literature to my kids。 As anyone familiar with this literature knows， parents usually have to edit these books in the act of reading to make them theologically faithful yet age-appropriate for young ears。 I want theology books I don’t have to edit in real time as I read them to my kids。 I want childrens’ theology books I can recommend to friends and their kids without hesitation。 I am exhausted by poor theological books for children， and so I had the highest hopes that this book would finally be a book I wouldn’t have to edit and supplement as I read it to my kids。 Apostles’ Creed comes the closest of any by far， but still requires some supplementation for clarification。Disclosure: I received a copy of the book for free from the publisher。 I was not asked to provide a positive review， and this in no way affected my review。 。。。more
Shirley Alarie
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