September 2024 Book Club Recommendations

September 09, 2024

Our goal in the Foundation Worldview Book Club is to provide resources for you to have meaningful, literature-based worldview discussions with the children God has placed in your care. We work hard to choose books with insightful, truth-based themes. However, we know that our subscribers will have different convictions about the content they allow in their homes, churches, and classrooms. We encourage you to read the recommended books ahead of time, to ensure that the content fits within the framework you have already established in your ministry context. Please also note that by recommending a certain book, Foundation Worldview is not endorsing every work published by a particular author. Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, Foundation Worldview will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

Book for Adults

The 100 Most Asked Questions about God and the Bible: Scripture’s Answers on Sin, Salvation, Sexuality, End Times, Heaven, & More

Shea Houdman

Our children have questions, and the Bible has answers. The problem is we are not always sure how to help our children find those answers. The 100 Most Asked Questions About God and the Bible helps solve this problem, modeling how to examine the Bible as a whole to answer challenging questions. I highly recommend that every Christian parent keep this book on hand as they seek to guide their children in the truth.

Book for Children Ages 8-12

Ember Rising: The Green Ember Book III

S.D. Smith

With the death of King Jupiter Smalls and Heather, the Scribe of the Cause, captured by the dread Lord Morbin, the forces of the Mended Wood look to Picket for leadership. But as alliances shift and the lives of rabbits free and enslaved hang in the balance, both the Longtreader children must decide whom to trust and how they will continue to bear the flame.

Question 1 - When Heather tells Uncle Garten that one day she will tell the truth of what has happened in the Wood, he responds by saying, “Who’s to say what is true? All who claim to know it are only seeking power. Which side is right? History will decide in a hundred years.” Is this true? Is it only those who win battles who decide what is true?

Discussion Guide - Discuss how Heather responds by saying, “If you’re on the side that murders, betrays, and enslaves, that might be a sign you are not fighting for good.” Then talk about how goodness is objective, it is outside of us. God has revealed to us what is good in His Word.

Question 2 - Why does Jacks begin to think that the Mended Woods is the “wrong side”?

Discussion Guide - Discuss how this is what Jacks is told over and over again at school. Discuss how when we are consistently in situations where we are told lies, we easily believe them. Then talk about the importance of filling our minds with truth through reading God’s Word and being in Christian community.

Question 3 - Father told Heather that what he most regretted in his life was when he told fear, “You are my master.” Have there been any times when you have done the same thing? What can you do the next time you are tempted to be controlled by fear?

Discussion Guide - Discuss any times you have acted out of fear. Then read Philippians 4:6-8 and discuss what we are commanded to do instead of fearing/being anxious. (pray, give thanks, focus on what is true and good)

Book for Children Ages 4-7

Meg Is Not Alone

Megan Hill

Meg is enjoying her time at church until she realizes her parents have accidentally left her there. At first, Meg panics, but then various members of her church family help care for her until her dad arrives.

**This book uses the term “church friends” repeatedly. To be more biblically accurate, we highly recommend you substitute that phrase with “church family.”

Question 1 - Why did Meg feel afraid at the beginning of the story?

Discussion Guide - Discuss how Meg realized her parents were no longer there, and she felt alone.

Question 2 - Who helped care for Meg while her parents were not here?

Discussion Guide - Discuss how members of her church family of all ages and stages helped care for her. Talk about members of your church family who have helped care for your family.

Question 3 - Why was Meg no longer sad toward the end of the story?

Discussion Guide - Discuss hwo she realized that she was not truly alone. She was a member of her church family.

Bonus Question - If your child has gone through Foundation God’s Good Design Curriculum, ask your child, “How does Meg’s story point to truths we have learned about family?”

Discussion Guide - Discuss how Meg’s story points to the truth that families point to the one eternal family. Then discuss ways that your family should point to this truth.

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