How do you help a child get to know someone they can't see and hear? In Who Is Jesus? author Kate Hox and illustrator Joe Hox bring forty word pictures of Jesus to life so children can get to know Jesus better.
The Bible is filled with stories and symbols that point us to Jesus as the Savior, the only One who can bring us back to God. In Who is Jesus?, Joe and Kate Hox combine illustrations and deep thoughts simply shared to guide family devotions and encourage rich conversations about who Jesus is, why he came to earth, and how we can get to know him now.
Families will explore together the rich imagery of the Bible and learn about God's great love for his people through Jesus Christ his Son.
Kate Hox has a deep desire to see her four children know and love Jesus Christ. She has always enjoyed finding gospel-centered resources, and now she has the joy of creating them as well. Kate is a graduate of Dordt University, where she received her degree in elementary education. She is married to illustrator Joe Hox, and together they enjoy worship time around the dinner table, especially at Christmas and Easter.
"Kate and Joe Hox have produced a captivating and colorful mini-biblical theology for Christian families to use for their devotions. Great content and great illustrations about our great Jesus! Every family will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus by using this superb book. Highly recommended."
Jonathan Gibson, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia
"A gorgeous delight. A richly written and visually evocative journey through Scripture like Who Is Jesus? has been long overdue. Kate and Joe Hox have given families a fresh way to enter the Bible, and what a wonderful portal they have made."
John Hendrix, Author and Illustrator of The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler and Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus
"Parents and church members alike need good resources to nurture children in the Christian faith. I am confident that they will find Kate and Joe Hox's Who Is Jesus? to be a great help in carrying out this task. Who Is Jesus tells the story of the gospel from Genesis to Revelation with elegance and simplicity, keeping the focus always upon Christ. It also shows the story with illustrations that capture well the rich imagery and symbolism of the Bible's story of redemption. A wonderful new addition to the genre of children's Bible story books!"
Cornelis P. Venema, President, Mid-America Reformed Seminary
"The perfect little Lent book to use with your kids every year. Kate Hox breaks the big stories down into little person language while still being fiercely biblical. She brings solid theology to every story and shows how the entirety of Scripture from beginning to end all points to Jesus. Perfect for your little theologian or little apologist!"
Hillary Morgan Ferrer, President, Mama Bear Apologetics; author/editor of Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies
"Beautifully illustrated and theologically sound, this is a book my kids and I will treasure!"
Jordan Raynor, National bestselling author of Called to Create
"Through striking illustrations and engaging reflections, Who Is Jesus? walks through forty favorite Bible stories and how they point to Christ. Each day includes a reading that is strongly rooted in Scripture, as well as reflection questions that can flexibly adapt to kids' different levels of understanding. Kate and Joe created more than a beautiful devotional book this is a valuable resource to help families worship together. I can't wait to see how God uses Who Is Jesus? to disciple children everywhere, including my own!"
Kendra Broekhuis, Author of Here Goes Nothing: An Introvert's Reckless Attempt to Love Her Neighbor
"In my eighteen years as a theology professor, I learned how challenging it is to describe adequately the rich biblical testimony and the wonder of who Jesus Christ is and the wondrous significance of what he has accomplished for this precious world that God loves. That's why I'm astounded by the beauty and depth of Kate Hox's meditations for children, Who Is Jesus? These meditations are age-appropriate and yet they stubbornly and poetically refuse to 'dumb down' the biblical witness to the majesty of Jesus. Her work celebrates the unity of Scripture and the primacy of Jesus; it reads to me like an extended reflection on one of the most powerful Jesus songs in the entire Bible: Colossians 1: 15Ð20, which boldly names the supremacy of Jesus over all. Thank you, Kate! I wish I had this resource thirty years ago for our family devotions at the dinner table."
Syd Hielema, Former Professor of Theology, Dordt University
"Every Christian parent's deepest desire is to help their child see the Lord Jesus. This fascinating book takes your family on a walk to Emmaus, showing them 'beginning with Moses and all the Prophets' how all the Scriptures reveal the beauty and glory of our Savior. Take up and read!"
Matthew Westerholm, Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville
"In over twelve years of doing family devotions, Who Is Jesus? has been the richest material our family has used while still being understandable to children. This devotional goes much deeper than simply reading New Testament stories about Jesus and presenting moral lessons. Rather, our family was blessed to take a deeper look at how Jesus's words and works may have been understood by the Hebrew mind in the light of the Old Testament. This devotional is filled with biblical and theological truth presented to children in a way that gives them a sense of the fullness of Scripture!"
Steve Runner, MA Theological Studies, PsyD Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College
"I have searched high and low for a family devotional that is faithful to Scripture, theologically rich, and understandable for all ages. I have found such a devotional in Who Is Jesus? This book highlights the presence of Christ throughout the history of redemption, from creation in Genesis to the restoration pictured in Revelation. The structure and content of some family devotionals seem to present Bible narratives as distinct and unrelated stories about God and man or simply as moral tales. But the central thread that runs throughout the Bible is Christ himself, and Who Is Jesus? clearly highlights central facets of Christ's person and work as shadowed in the promises, prophecies, and patterns of the Old Testament or revealed in the New Testament. More than anything else in our personal worship, I want my family to see the beauty of Christ at every turn in Scripture, and Who Is Jesus? has helped us to do that. It is my sincere hope that many more families will benefit from this book as we have."
Lindsay Fikkert, M.A. Biblical Studies, Psy.D., Reformed Theological Seminary
In Who Is Jesus?, Kate Hox does a wonderful job of showing just how limitless the facets of Christ are, through descriptive stories, reflective questions and biblical reference. Each dayâs reading is adorned with Joe Hoxâs beautiful wood-cut styled illustrations. Each big, beautiful illustration opens up the imagination of the reader to see the accompanied text in a brilliant light. This beautiful devotional will clearly offer readers many ways of seeing who Jesus has been, who he is, and who he will be in every aspect of our daily lives."
Joe Sutphin, Illustrator of The Wingfeather Saga and Little Pilgrim's Progress
A readable, understandable resource for those who want to make sure the children are well-covered in the area of Christology!
I love how this book takes Old Testamebt themes and connects them to Jesus! The daily questions and verses to look up lead to deep thinking! And hymn suggestions too!
Love this devotional! I just wanted to say thank you to Kate and Joe Hox for writing and illustrating this book. I purchased this book at a homeschool convention and I am so glad I did, my daughter and myself have learned so much reading through the book and scripture given. I can say even for myself I have learned more about our King Jesus! Can’t wait for the next one!!
Wonderful devotional for the family! Bite-size for each day. Complete with beautiful illustrations! Get yours and learn with/teach solid truths about Jesus Christ to your family.
This book is theologically deep, but chapters are very manageable. Illustrations are gorgeous. We loved it!
A great family devotional, especially good for Lent season leading up to Easter, but we continued it on after Easter and had some great discussions.
A lunch devotional with the kiddos. Highly recommend!
This book is accessible for any age. It is designed to be used during the 40 days of Lent - one reading for each day - but I think it is great any time of year. The chapters are short, easy to read and understand, and the illustrations are modern and well done. I appreciate that includes Scripture references so I can read for myself what the Bible actually says. I like that it takes many common words/themes and explains them for beginners, and also helped me as a long time Christian brush up on the basics that I sometimes think I know better than I really do! I certainly don't know how to give a quick summation like this book offers. It is a lovely book, nice size, good paperweight, vibrant artwork!
This is one of my new favorite books to share with my children. It's important to me to emphasize to my kids that Jesus is found throughout the whole Bible, and this book does just that. It's hard to find books that share that concept with children. Thank you!
I highly recommend this book. I read this to my 11 and 8 year old and had some very good gospel conversations. My older kids heard us talking and want to read it for themselves. I would say that this book is for ages 8 and up. The author does not shy away form difficult concepts. She does a great job explaining metaphors without dumbing things down and being condescending just because the books is geared to kids. The illustrations are beautiful. The work that went into the appendix with the song suggestions is impressive. (This may sound shallow but the paper quality was top notch.) We will read this book again (& probably give it to friends as a gift!)
