Seasons of Faith Series (CBH Ministries) - Review

My children enjoy story books whether I read them aloud or we listen to the audio book version. When the Seasons of Faith Series came in the mail from Children’s Bible Hour Ministries they got the best of both worlds. The four books in this series are nicely illustrated picture books that include a CD in the back to listen along.

Let me tell you a bit about each title in the set:

Race with Midnight –

Cousins Becky and Sarah are enjoying spring break together. Becky shares her faith and wonder at God and his creations with her cousin.

You Can’t Come In –

New friends have a muddy mishap while making a tree fort. See how one boy learns he needs God’s help to wash away sins, just like he needs his mother’s help to wash away all the mud.

Seventy Times Seven –

Learn forgiveness with ice cream and baseball with this child-friendly application of the parable of the unforgiving servant.

Braving the Storm –

A young boy learns to trust God in the storms of life, even when things are hard, with the help of his Grandfather.

Generally, we enjoyed the books. Each story was sweet and my kids liked them. We do not agree doctrinally, however. The last page in each book, and the last thing you listen to on each CD is a section about becoming ‘saved’. In the second book, You Can’t Come In, their position is summed up by the character Adam with the following:

“The Bible says we need to admit the fact that we’re sinners first. Then, we have to believe that Jesus, God’s son, died to pay for your sins. The last thing we need to do is choose to accept Jesus as our Savior. When we do those three things, we can go to heaven to be with God when we die.” (emphasis mine)

We’re on the same page doctrinally until that statement in italics above. Simply accepting Christ as our Savior will not automatically get us to heaven. He still requires we live out our faith by keeping the commandments as best we are able, continuing to repent when we fall short. As is explained in James chapter 2 in the Bible, “faith, without works, is dead.” We have been able to talk about that difference with our children, so the books will stay on our shelves for the foreseeable future.

With that said, you can decide if you want to check the Seasons of Faith series out more HERE. Each book costs $10.00. From now through April 15th, 2010 you will receive free standard shipping when you purchase the Seasons of Faith set with the code FREESHIPAPR15.

Check out what my Crewmates think about these books HERE.

{Disclaimer: I received this book set free so I could review it. I received no other compensation and all opinions presented herein are my own.}