Pastor’s Picks – Recommend Resources

From Lee Strobel comes the holiday themed book ‘The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger’. Strobel adapts segments of his previous book “The Case for Christ” to give a shortened version and examine whether Jesus’ biographers can be trusted, if the archaeological and forensic evidence support the Gospels, and if Jesus met the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah.

The narrative is well-written, with Strobel introducing each topic with an anecdote from is career as a reporter demonstrating its importance, and showing a clear line of reasoning for both his questions as a skeptic and what the answers he got mean. And Strobel does a good job at being objective and conveys the journey that took him as a convert to Christianity. A fascinating logic read which will help people find the evidence for the reason for the season.

How to get this resource:

• See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free (Minnesota Viking Library System)
• The Case for Christmas (Christian Book) at: https://www.christianbook.com/christmas-journalist-investigates-identity-child-manger/lee-strobel/9780310340591/pd/340591
• The Case for Christmas (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christmas-Journalist-Investigates-Identity/dp/0310254760
• The Case for Christmas (Zondervan) at: https://www.zondervan.com/9780310337669/the-case-for-christmas/

As brothers, Xavier and Evan are used to battling each other but now, they’re discovering that there is a much bigger battle going on all around them and that it’s their turn to fight. The Prince Warriors is an epic, fiction, adventure trilogy geared towards kids written by Priscilla Shirer that brings to life the invisible struggle ensuing in the spiritual realm and uncovers some of the truths from Ephesians 6:10-18.

The Prince Warrior stories are fiction but embedded within the books are some secrets – little hints that can lead you to discover and understand spiritual truths. I hope you’ll have some great conversations with someone your kids about what these things mean and how they can live victoriously as a Warrior for God.

How to get this resource:

• See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free (Minnesota Viking Library System)
• The Prince Warriors (Website) at: https://theprincewarriors.com/
• The Prince Warriors (Going Beyond) at: https://www.goingbeyond.com/resources/books/the-prince-warriors-deluxe-box-set
• The Prince Warriors (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Warriors-Deluxe-Box-Set/dp/1462796761