{"id":7571,"date":"2023-08-18T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=7571"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:55:58","slug":"the-action-bible-hopes-to-spread-gods-word-to-kids-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2023\/08\/the-action-bible-hopes-to-spread-gods-word-to-kids-worldwide.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Action Bible&#8217; Hopes to Spread God&#8217;s Word to Kids Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7577\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7577\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2023\/08\/family-reading-bible-credit-k-christian-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"reading bible\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KonstantinChristian\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Nairobi, Kenya, a 12-year-old boy knocked on a classroom door, and the teacher motioned for him to come in. He held up a well-worn copy of \u201cThe Story of Jesus,\u201d a colorful booklet that presents the gospel to children, and thanked the teacher for sharing the book with his brother, sharing what a difference the book made in his family.<\/p>\n<p>In Oregon, another young boy adds his name to a list of children waiting to check out \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d from their school library. According to Hannah Salisbury, founder of Bibles in School, the Bible always has a waiting list. In 2019, Salisbury started Bibles in School after seeing a change in kids who read the Bible. As a former elementary school teacher, she remembered seeing a second-grader who didn\u2019t like reading, flipping through a copy of the King James Bible and loving it.<\/p>\n<p>She thought, if he\u2019s so excited to read this old Bible, what if there was a Bible on his reading level with pictures? Afterward, Salisbury visited the Christian bookstore and found \u201cThe Action Storybook Bible.\u201d She asked to donate it to the librarian, and the clerk said, \u201cSure.\u201d Salisbury thought the process was so easy, so she kept going.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DhtdCo2RbDc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblesinschools.org\/\">Bibles in Schools<\/a> has donated over 10,000 copies of \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d to more than 3,000 public school libraries. In homes and schools worldwide, the graphic novel-style drawings in \u201cThe Action Bible,\u201d published by David C. Cook, bring the truths and stories in the Bible to life while capturing a child\u2019s attention. \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d made Amazon\u2019s number one bestseller in Children\u2019s Comics and number three in Children\u2019s Bibles. Stephanie Bennett, editorial manager at David C. Cook, says the illustrations make \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d appealing to all ages.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cToday\u2019s culture is so highly visual, so we need a way to picture what\u2019s going on. It\u2019s such an approachable way to go through the entire Bible that many parents are learning alongside their children as they read. It\u2019s such a visual representation of God\u2019s Word.\u201d Bennett added that the publisher is constantly expanding \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d series, adding new videos, products, and ways for kids to experience the Bible. \u201cThe Action Bible Easter: 25 Stories about Jesus\u2019 Resurrection,\u201d released in February 2023, is the latest addition to \u201cThe Action Bible\u201d series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Action Bible Christmas: 25 Stories about Jesus\u2019 Arrival,\u201d another part of the series, was released in October 2022. Bennett said, \u201cWe\u2019re always evolving in our approaches. We don\u2019t want to ever be stagnant in our products. We want to create new things continuously and ways to engage with God\u2019s Word and always point back to God\u2019s Word as the core.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about\u00a0\u201cThe Action Bible\u201d series or any other ways David C Cook is reaching children worldwide with God\u2019s Word, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davidccook.org\/\"><strong>davidccook.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Nairobi, Kenya, a 12-year-old boy knocked on a classroom door, and the teacher motioned for him to come in. 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