Boy Jesus

By Katheryn Maddox Haddad

84 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Stories can be understood by four-year-olds and up. 
.
At the end of each chapter is "Think & Do" to help the child apply the story to their own life.
.
This series ~ "A Child's Bible Kids" ~ comprises a simple surv

• Language: English
• Publisher: MARK WARNICK
• Release date: Nov 18, 2017
• ISBN: 9781948462464

Katheryn Maddox Haddad

Katheryn Maddox Haddad spends an average of 300 hours researching before she writes a book-ancient historians such as Josephus, archaeological digs so she can know the layout of cities, their language culture and politics. She grew up in the northern United States and now lives in Arizona where she doesn't have to shovel sunshine. She basks in 100-degree weather, palm trees, cacti, and a computer with most of the letters worn off. With a bachelor's degree in English, Bible and social science from Harding University and part of a master's degree in Bible, including Greek, from the Harding Graduate School of Theology, she also has a master's degree in management and human relations from Abilene University. She is author of forty-eight books, both non-fiction and fiction. Her newspaper column appeared for several years in newspapers in Texas and North Carolina ~ Little Known Facts About the Bible ~ and she has written for numerous Christian publications. For several years, she has been sending out every morning a daily scripture and short inspirational thought to some 30,000 people around the world. She spends half her day writing, and the other half teaching English over the internet worldwide using the Bible as textbook. She has taught over 6000 Muslims through World English Institute. Students she has converted to Christianity are in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Somalia, Jordan, Pakistan, and Palestine. "They are my heroes," she declares.

Book preview

1 ~ Protected

A few 1000s of years have passed since God first promised Adam and Eve he would come and be king of his people in person and help them live forever in heaven. People prayed and prayed for God to come be their king. Such a long time to wait.

A few 100s of years of kings in the Kingdom of Isra-el have come and gone.  People still prayed for God to come be their king. They waited and they waited and they waited.

Finally, at long last, the Son of God was born so he could become their king someday. But most people did not know who he was.  He was dis-guised as a little boy.

Do you know what a step-father is?  It’s when your mother marries a man after you were born. He isn’t your flesh father; he is your fill-in father and can be won-der-ful.

Jesus’ real father—God—was in heaven. God asked Jo-seph to be Jesus’ fill-in father while he lived on earth. Jo-seph was won-der-ful.

Jesus was now 11 years old and living in the town of Naz-a-reth far away from Jeru-salem where bad kings hurt people.  Naz-a-reth was a quiet village on a hill.

Jesus, would you play leap-frog with me? 6-year old half brother James asked, his hands on his hips and looking up at his older brother.

Okay, Jesus replied. I have to help Father cut pieces of wood to make a chest. But it’s a small chest.

After a few leaps with James, here came 4-year-old half-sister Sa-lo-me. 

Jesus, would you play hide-and-seek with me?

Ha, ha, Jesus said. James has been kicking me in the head every time he leaped over me. Thank you for res-cu-ing me, little sister.

Hey, where did you go, Jesus? You went too fast," Sa-lo-me called out.

You can’t catch me, Jesus teased from behind a large basket.

Yes, I can. Yes, I can.

Sa-lo-me tagged Jesus and he came out laughing. Then 2-year-old half-brother Jo-seph Junior