Jesus Went with Haste: Early Adventures of Jesus and His Pet Dog

By Chris A. Kersting and Beverly Cameron-Fildes

Did you know that Jesus had a pet dog? His name was Haste. He loved Jesus and went with him wherever he went. As he watched he began to learn who Jesus is and what Jesus teaches us. Through Jesus, Haste was shown a God who cares for everyone. In this book you will read six different stories that teach us how joyful Jesus was and how much fun it was to be with him. You will also learn about a God who loves every one of us and who wants us to love each other.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Mar 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9781489746672

Chris A. Kersting

Chris Kersting is a retired Presbyterian pastor who lives with his wife of 50 years, Beckie, in Yuba City, CA. They have three married sons (and three wonderful daughters-in-law) and are blessed with nine grandchildren. In his ministry of over 50 years, Chris loved to tell stories to children, sometimes using puppets. Other books he has written are "The Shepherds Went with Haste", "The Wise Men Went with Haste", and "Melvin and His Amazing Magical Box." Illustrator Bio: Beverly Cameron-Fildes is a retired Language and Speech Pathologist. She lives with her husband Gary and their rescue kitty “Weasel” in the small foothill community of Loma Rica, California. They have a blended family of three married adult children and six grandchildren, four of whom they share with the Kerstings. Beverly has always loved drawing and painting, and in retirement she pursued her passion when she was given the opportunity. Beverly was honored to be asked to illustrate this new “Haste” adventure and enjoyed the growth challenge that it offered.

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Jesus

Went with

Haste

Early Adventures of

Jesus and His

Pet Dog

Chris A. Kersting

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-4666-5 (sc)

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LifeRich Publishing rev. date:  03/08/2023

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1     Joseph and His Family Went with Haste

Chapter 2     Mary Went with Haste

Chapter 3     John the Baptizer Went with Haste

Chapter 4     Andrew Went with Haste

Chapter 5     Jerusha Went with Haste

Chapter 6     Zacchaeus Went with Haste

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to this fun book about Jesus and his pet dog. The previously-published two stories The Shepherds Went with Haste and The Wise Men Went with Haste tell the story of Jesus’ birth and the visit of the shepherds and the wise men. In those stories we learn that when Haste was a young dog, other dogs made fun of him because he was crippled and could not run fast. So they teased him by calling him Haste. When Jesus is born, he heals Haste’s crippled leg so he does indeed become a dog who can run very fast. Those books can be purchased by contacting Chris Kersting at [e-mail].

The six stories in this book continue the adventures of Haste and Jesus as I imagine what it would have been like for Jesus to have a pet dog who witnessed many of the events that are recorded in the Bible. The stories come from my imagination, but they are all based on accounts about Jesus in the Bible.

There are some questions at the end of each chapter that can be used to think about the story. Perhaps a parent and child might read the story together and then use the questions to create a short discussion. Or maybe they can just be used to help a reader think about the story.

Many thanks to my illustrator and friend, Beverly Cameron-Fildes. She is part of our great extended family as her daughter is married to my wife’s and my son. It was fun to work with her