A JESUS EASTER
Celebrate the awesome, life-changing events of Easter with this family devotional.
Help your family to appreciate the awesome, life-changing events of Easter with this 30-day devotional.
These easy-to-lead devotions start by looking at Genesis and take us through the Old Testament to see how Easter was always part of God’s amazing plan for his people. The remainder look at the Easter story itself, helping families to experience the full joy of our resurrection hope.
Each day there is a passage to read together, questions to think about, an explanation and a prayer. There are also age-appropriate application questions, with some for younger children and some for older children, as well as journaling space so that family members can write or draw their own response to what God has shown them.
So why not set aside a little time each day in the run-up to Easter with this inspiring and innovative resource to celebrate what Jesus has done for us?
A Jesus Easter will help your family understand the story of Easter, from its first hint in the book of Genesis right through the spread of the gospel in the early church. Buy a copy of this excellent book and start a tradition of taking your family thrown an easter Devotional every year.”
—Marti Machowski
Family Pastor and author of Long Story Short
“Barbara Reaoch takes us on a fascinating journey through the Old Testament and Jesus’ ministry, showing us with clarity and joy that all the Scriptures point to Jesus. A helpful guide for those wanting to understand how the Bible fits together.”
— Thomas Schreiner
Associate Dean for Scripture and Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“An engaging, Christ-exalting, gospel-centered resource for family discipleship. This devotional will introduce children to the Savior promised in Genesis and how he rescues us from sin. Celebrate Easter this year with your children by reading A Jesus Easter together!”
— Christina Fox
Author of Tell God How You Feel
“Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus as a family with this wonderful new 30-day devotional by best-selling author and master teacher Barbara Reaoch. Using kid-friendly language, interactive questions, and space to draw, A Jesus Easter explores the Bible to show how King Jesus has triumphed over the devil, sin, and death. It’s the perfect addition to any easter basket!”
— Champ Thornton
Pastor and author of The Radical Book for Kids
Making Room
For Her
Biblical Wisdom for a Healthier Relationship with Your Mother-In-Law or Daughter-In-Law.
What People Are Saying
“It takes courage and compassion to write about in-law relationships, and Stacy and Barbara Reaoch have managed to demonstrate both. As a daughter-in-law and the mother of three teenaged boys, I read Making Room for Her hoping to gain wisdom for both sides of the in-law relationship. I was not disappointed.”
— Megan Hill
Author
Editor, The Gospel Coalition
Pastors’ wife
Mother
“Let Stacy and Barbara help you come humbly before Jesus in this trickiest of all in-law relationship dynamics. Stacy and Barbara both have found grace in the balm of Christ, and share from their own hurts and disappointments, and from their healing and hope, for MILs and DILs alike.”
— David Mathis
Senior teacher, DesiringGod.org
Author, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
“As a young wife in a new season of life, I read Making Room for Her at the perfect time. This book is filled to the brim with biblical wisdom, stories of hope, and a message of grace that will deeply encourage the mothers- and daughters-in-law who read it.”
— Jaquelle Ferris
Author of This Changes Everything
Podcaster: Age of Minority
“The book is stocked with practical wisdom rooted in the Scriptures. This book isn't a moralistic call to virtue but is bathed in the gospel.”
— Tom and Diane Schreiner
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
A Better Than Anything Christmas
Advent devotional helping your family get more excited about Jesus at Christmas than anything else. These daily devotions in the Gospels give a thorough investigation of why Jesus came. In the lead-up to Christmas, families will explore 25 reasons why Jesus came, and they will see that what Jesus gives us is better than anything else we could wish for.
What People are Saying
“Young families today want to celebrate the Savior’s birth in a creative, fun and meaningful way—a new way! Barbara Reaoch delivers the perfect package of fresh ideas in this excellent book. The colorful illustrations, interactive projects, family discussion points, and stories focus every member of the family on the extraordinary gifts that Jesus Christ brought with him when he came to earth. As you prepare for the Advent season, consider this unique book as your Christmas toolbox. I give it my double thumbs-up!”
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
Read More Here
“It’s December again. Christmas is just around the corner. Gather your family around. Open up this book. And get ready to celebrate the amazing gift of Jesus and the blessings he brings to us, not only at Christmas but year round! There truly is nothing (and no one!) better.”
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Author; Founder and Teacher, Revive Our Hearts
“Families will love reading this 25-day Advent devotional together! With daily Bible discussion, interactive questions, and lots of extra activities, this book will light up your children’s eyes and bring joy to your heart. Drawing on decades of experience, Barbara Reaoch beautifully uses simple language to paint deep truth. Simply charming.”
Champ Thornton, Pastor; Author, The Radical Book for Kids and Why Do We Say Good Night?
A Jesus Christmas
Get your family excited with a fresh way to prepare for Christmas. Journal in words, pictures, stories, poems or songs, to help you remember the mighty work of God in your lives. A Jesus Christmas looks at 25 ways the serpent lies to God’s people. Right from the beginning, in the Garden of Eden, the serpent lied to Adam and Eve. He has been lying ever since! But right from the beginning, God told us his amazing plan to send Jesus. From Genesis 3 all the way to Jesus’ birth, each day shows how the glorious truth of Christmas beats Satan’s lies every time!
What People Are Saying
“In A Jesus Christmas, Barbara Reaoch introduces children to the amazing truth that God planned the first Christmas long before Jesus was born. Barbara takes us on a journey through the Scriptures showing us the signposts that point to the coming Savior and its fulfillment on the first Christmas Day. An excellent family Christmas book with a powerful gospel message.”
— Marty Machowski
Pastor and author of The Ology
“With every Christmas becoming more commercialized, parents are earnestly seeking new ways to make the true story of Christmas much more clear to their children. One glance through this remarkable book tells me that "A Jesus Christmas" is just what mothers and fathers are looking for. What a great family project this is, providing guide points for discussion, age-appropriate activities, and "homework" for every child. I highly recommend this book as a practical and powerful way to keep Jesus Christ and his Word at the very center of your family’s Christmas.”
— Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
“Barbara Reaoch's book on Christmas stands out because it helps us see that Old Testament promises are fulfilled in the Christmas story. Christ's birth isn't an isolated event but fits with the fabric of all of biblical revelation. I also love the questions which provoke readers to dig out answers from the Scriptures for themselves. I predict A Jesus Christmas will be read by many because it is biblically faithful and accessible to all.”
— Tom Schreiner
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Why Christmas?
Why do we celebrate Christmas? Is Christmas only gifts, parties, and vacations? Why Christmas? answers these questions and more! Parents need new ways to engage their families in truth of why God sent Jesus. Engage the whole family in God’s Word using discussion, singing and memorizing. Beautiful bright illustrations help children of all ages to remember the truth of God’s love for us in Jesus. This Christmas give your family the best gift of all—lead them to the Christ of Christmas.
What People Are Saying
“God coming to earth as a baby? That’s as incredible as fitting an oil tanker into a bath tub or a 747 into your garage. No, it’s even more astounding! Christmas may be God’s greatest miracle of all and every boy and girl should be able to know why. And Why Christmas? Provides an exceptional opportunity for parents and Christian leaders to lead their children through a rich and wonderful discovery behind the miralcle of Christmas—I highly recommend this brilliant little book for every child!”
— Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni and Friends
“Why Christmas? Provides an attractive, joyous, and rich overview of the meaning of the coming of Christ into the world. Parents and children will be grateful for the wealth of clear and biblically-faithful teaching this small book offers. To use this book with your children is to give them one of the best Christmas gifts they could ever receive.”
— Bruce A. Ware
Professor of Christian Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“This book is simple enough for parents with young children to use in the days leading up to Christmas and substantive enough to be reused for years to come. Families who work through this delightful book together will enrich their appreciation for Christmas and their understanding of God’s glorious purpose in sending Christ.”
— Starr Meade
Author Keeping Holiday
“A delightful little book to use in family worship anytime of the year, but especially during the Christmas season. The simple, colorful illustrations effectively communicate the main idea of each lesson. This is the kind of biblically-sound, theologically-rich, Christ-centered material we’ve come to expect from Shepherd Press. I am envisioning the joy of future December nights reading Why Christmas? With my grandchildren gathered around me.”
— Donald S. Whitney
Senior Associate Dean of School of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Why Easter?
How can parents reclaim the hearts of their children from the Easter bunny? Most children do not know the truth behind Easter. Why Easter? connects families to God’s Word to make much of Jesus—his life, death and resurrection. Using effective teaching tools of reading, discussion, singing and memorizing, Why Easter? tells the timeless truth of the resurrection to open one’s heart to life-change that will last for all eternity. Illuminating illustrations in every lesson engage thirsty young hearts and minds. Make this Easter the best of all. Let your kids to see the Savior through his Word. Lead your family to the Christ of Easter.
What People Are Saying
“To grasp the timeless story of the resurrection is to open one’s heart to a life-change that will last for all of eternity. This is why I am so excited about Why Easter? Using the familiar teaching tools of reading, discussion, singing and memorizing, Barbara Reaoch employs every means possible to illuminate Christ’s resurrection to thirsty young hearts and minds. The lessons are deep, true, fascinating, and insightful – I heartily recommend this remarkable book to children’s leaders, parents, and teachers; most of all, I recommend Why Easter? to every child!”
— Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
“Since most Evangelicals do not follow the church calendar, Easter often catches us unprepared. Barbara Reaoch comes to our aid with a four-week series of devotionals for parents and children that will increase our sense of joy at Easter These devotionals are well-crafted, theologically sound and doable. They could be used year after year as a wonderful family tradition.”
— Tedd Tripp
Pastor, Author, Conference Speaker
“In this 4-week study, Barbara Reaoch has provided a wonderful resource that helps children understand the reason for Christ’s coming. The selection and discussion of passages is superb, and the questions, memory verses, and hymns fit so beautifully with the theme of each lesson. This book is clear and understandable, theologically rich and Scripturally faithful. Any child who studies or is guided through, this book will be greatly blessed.”
— Bruce A. Ware
Professor of Christian Theology, Southern Seminary, Louisville, KY. Author of Big Truths for Young Hearts
“Our family has benefitted greatly from this devotional for several years. Writing with our children in mind, my mom compiled these lessons as a way of mentoring her grandchildren from a distance (my parents were serving as missionaries in South Africa at the time, and we were at seminary in Louisville, Kentucky). For our young children, this has been a wonderful, Gospel-centered way to focus our thoughts and guide our discussions in the weeks leading up to Easter. We will enjoy the devotional in a new way this year with the addition of the illustrations by my Aunt Carol. We hope this resource will be a blessing to your family as well!”
— Ben Reaoch
Pastor, Three Rivers Grace Church, Pittsburgh, PA