Sharing Discomforting Scriptural Stories with Children

Scripture can be messy. And disturbing. And scary. And definitely not rated PG. Or sometimes even PG-13. Those difficult stories have a way of sneaking up on us. Like when my rector asked me if I wanted to preach the children's sermon on an upcoming Sunday. Sure! The text? The story of Abraham and Isaac. Here are my thoughts on sharing difficult scriptural stories with children that I wrote for Building Faith. And as for Abraham and Isaac - I recommend The White Ram by Mordicai Gerstein.