The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

What is it about small children? Copyright 2016, Sally Lloyd-Jones Have you noticed the super powers small children wield? I was riding the NYC subway one morning, when the doors opened and into the car walked a little child. She was maybe 2. Instantly, all of us-these defended New Yorkers, all avoiding eye contact, all guarding our space-were transformed. We smiled at her. At her mother. At each other. Her gentleness disarmed us. Barriers of race and age and status vanished. She changed everything. When people asked Jesus, "Who's the greatest in your Kingdom?" Jesus showed them a little child and said, "Become like this little child." It's not always all about what we teach children. It's about what they teach us. I've learned that from writing for children. Writing for children keeps you honest. You have to dig deeper. Work harder. Understand it better. Your job is to distill-to take the profound and make it simple enough for a child to understand. When I was writing THE JESUS ST