How God Sent a Dog to Save a Family

Building on the Rock #5

by Diana Kleyn, Diana Kleyn

Emma and Alex have had nothing to eat all day and there is no food in the kitchen or the store cupboard. Their mother has no money to buy food and all that she can do is pray that somehow, someone will send them something to eat. But in the morning something is scratching at the door and the children go out to investigate. Find out who or what it is and discover how God has answered the families' prayers. Read other stories too about flying bread, Martha's Raven and the Stolen Sleigh. You will find out about how God cares for us and about how Children can believe in him. Scriptural references are taken from the King James Version of the Bible and the questions are based on this. Suitable for 7-12 year olds.

Genres: Christian, Childrens, Devotional

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2004

About the author

Diana Kleyn is a member of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the mother of three children, and has a heart for helping children understand and embrace the truths of God's Word. She writes monthly for the children's section in The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth magazine, and is co-author with Joel R. Beeke of the series Building on the Rock.

Reviews

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, many good stories to this series with some good questions and lessons to ponder.

[Loretta F. Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good short stories of the hand of God in people's lives. The downside is some are too abrupt and leave the reader wondering what happened. Also, it seems the focal point is solely on the lessons instead of subtly showing them through the stories themselves. Might work for devotional readings with young children.

[sincerely · Rating 4 out of 5]

We've been working through this one at night as a family. It's pretty good. I enjoy that it gets us into the Word and not just relying on a devotional. I will say a significant amount of the stories are dated and some have content that is now unacceptable like smoking. There are a number of stories that deal with the death of a parent or something fairly troubling. My husband and I did decide to skip over a lot of that stuff to be quite honest. The book is a part of a series and each book has a main focus or theme. I will say I recommend reading from more than 1 or 2 of these at a time because they are veryyyy themed and will seem repetitive if you just read from 1 or 2 every day.

These books have short and long stories easily marked as such so you can choose the appropriate length for the amount of time you have each day. There are questions and prayers that coincide with each story. I recommend fully exploring the way the book should be used before diving in.

[Logan Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad read these to me when I was little. I think these are very powerful and they will always have a place in my heart.

[a_tps_person · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last story about the chimney sweep’s story is the best.

[Luther Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last read February 25, 2014

[Lynn Carr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book series of devotional stories for children. Definitely a little dated in content, but a few of the good ones I marked for future reference.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent devotional for a family to do together. Most of, if not all, the stories encourage children to turn to Christ for salvation. Many of them made me cry.