Case for Faith for Kids, Updated and Expanded - eBook

Lee Strobel, former award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold almost twenty million copies worldwide. Lee earned a journalism degree at the University of Missouri and received a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School. He was a journalist for fourteen years at the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois’ top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. A former atheist, he served as a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches. Lee and his wife, Leslie, have been married for more than fifty years and live in Texas. Their daughter, Alison, and son, Kyle, are also authors. Website: www.leestrobel.com

In the kids’ version of his best-selling apologetics book, The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel deals with some tough issues in ways that are easy to understand. Geared toward the upper elementary and middle school crowd, The Case for Faith for Kids answers questions such as, “Do all religions lead to God?” and “Why does God let bad things happen?” It assures kids that it’s okay to have questions as a Christian, because seeking the truth will make their faith stronger. At the end, several fiction stories reinforce the main points and provide questions for discussion.

The motto of this book is found in Matthew 7:7-8: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” The Case for Faith for Kids helps the reader understand that God wants Christians to seek truth and look for answers.

Strobel doesn’t skimp on content just because he’s writing to a younger audience. He uses research and interviews with experts to answer skeptic’s questions. The theology is simplified, and the questions, especially about suffering, aren’t as deeply explored as they are in his book for adults. That said, Strobel resists the temptation to give kids a quick, easy answer that explains everything.

Illustrations, interesting analogies, and suggestions for activities add to the kid-friendliness of the book. At times, the humor can be a bit corny, but even the silliest examples don’t seem to be talking down to kids or making light of the tough issues. In fact, the entire book recognizes that kids have hard questions too, and they deserve answers that they can understand. This is great book for kids who want to know why they believe what they believe. – Amy Green, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com