We have enjoyed "The voice of the Lord" for years reading it ...
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We have enjoyed "The voice of the Lord" for years reading it over and over, Hebrew is interwoven with English and you get to know Messiah in a way not necessarily taught in Chistian churches.
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I have loved this story for years.  I keep buying the book and reading it ever so often.  I have given away so many paperback versions to friends to encourage them on their Christian walk.  It gives such a simple understanding of walking with Christ.
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My daughter received this Bible when she was preschool-aged.  She thoroughly enjoyed the stories, and we read it over and over together.  She loved finding the two bunnies which appear in many of the pictures.  You can see them near the beginning, in creation, then they go onto the ark and after the flood they come back off and travel through time and Bible history to the end of the book.  As a young grade schooler, when she started reading, she would read this Bible every morning to herself while she was eating breakfast.  Now, at age 11, every evening we read her grown up Bible together.  She knows almost all the stories.  When I start reading a story she will say "oh, that's the part where they" and tell the rest of the story.  I will say "I'm glad you remember that story, did you learn it in Sunday School?" and many times she will say, "no, it was in that children's Bible we used to read."  I am really thankful for the engaging drawings and stories told in a simple manner which laid the foundation for her to know her Bible stories today.  And even now, she will still pick up this Bible on occasion and read through some of the stories and find the bunnies.
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Over the last two or three months I have had the opportunity to review a "newer" Bible out on the "Christian market" called "The Voice".

The Voice Bible is unique in the fact that it is written as a screen play which makes it easy to understand who is speaking when. (Something that can sometimes be difficult in the KJV Bible). This is also an awesome resource if you are a children/youth minister and want to reenact a story from the Word.

Now, would I suggest anyone to make "The Voice" their main scripture source? No. I personally am a KJV nut. Sorry, it's just the way I am however I do have a LARGE selection of different translations of the Word of God including the Message (2nd fav) and the Amplified (3rd fav). Really, The Voice will be resource for me when preparing lessons and studying scripture.

One really awesome thing about The Voice translation is the people who translated it. The translaters included traditional academic scholars, pastors, writers, musicians, poets, and other artists. The collaborator list includes heavyweights such as Brian McLaren, Sean Palmer, Todd Littleton and Leonard Sweet.

So, the translation is well written but how true is the translation to the original scripture? This is the most important part of this review.

Check this out
1 Timothy 4:12 (King James Version)
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12 (The Voice Version)
Don't let anyone belittle you because you are young. Instead, show the faithful, young and old, an example of how to live: set the standard for how to talk, act, love, and be faithful and pure.

Acts 2:38-39 (King James Version)
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

Acts 2:38-39 (The Voice Version)
Reconsider your lives; change your direction. Participate in the ceremonial washing in the name of Jesus, the Liberating King. Then your sins will be forgiven, and the gift of the Holy Spirit will be yours. For this promise of the Spirit is for you, for your children, for all people - even those considered outsiders and outcasts - the Lord our God invites everyone to come to Him.

As you can see in the examples above it's literally just a different way of saying the same thing. I cross-referenced a good portion of the "The Voice" and found nothing that was out of context. I personally believe that the translation team did an awesome job of translating the hard Greek and Hebrew into modern day English.

Once again, this is a great translation and I think it has the potential to not only be a great resource for those in the children/youth ministry but could also be the translation needed for many people who really want to read the Word but get confused or bored reading the KJV.
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A wonderful friend gave Jesus Calling to me and others at church in 2009 and I have been reading it every year since. When she went home to Jesus we purchased books, in her name, for all the families at church. It's a wonderful devotional that truly is Jesus calling me every morning.
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I've read and listened to audio versions of the Prophet for over 30 years. Gibran filled it with invaluable lessons that still resonant even though it was originally published in 1923. I buy these regularly to give as gifts and this version is nicely done and I like the cover. There is so much that, even though you can easily read it in one sitting, you can't grasp it all. I still have a CD version of it that I play in my car once in a while. The language is beautiful and I recommend it as life lessons to anyone.
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Enjoy listening to the bible readings especially the Lord's Prayer.
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Ordered this to share with others as we have had one personally for many years and wanted others to share in this great experience of daily Bible reading.  Thanks!  Tom Thomas
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This CD set is well organized and easy for someone familiar with the Bible to find the disks for specific books and chapters. Mr. McLean's voice is slightly on the dramatic side, with a British accent, which I would not mind in most recorded situations, but my wife and I prefer to listen to the Bible as if God was speaking to us directly (in a neutral American English with natural, conversational pitch variations). We don't feel this recording was like Him speaking to us.

The most notable aspect of this was that Mr. McLean varies the speed of his speech for emphasis; the highest emphases are single words or even parts of words separated by a long pause. The speediest phrases are spoken so fast I sometimes couldn't tell exactly what the words were (although the message was clear).

We listened to several CDs over a few days and never got past this initial impression, so we returned the set and will keep looking. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't offer an option to listen to samples of audio books, and the currently available recordings of the 1984 NIV I've found (which we prefer over the newer revisions) seem to favor the dramatic effect, unlike our old (and out of print) cassette recording of the New Testament from the 1980s which we completely wore out. So finding just what we want could become a laborious process.
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I teach in a traditional Catholic school but was raised Protestant and went on to acquire two degrees in theology, all of which gave me more exposure to the Bible than is usual for Catholic young people.  I have enjoyed reading this book myself, and am encouraged to see it in use in the middle school among kids who might not otherwise get a thorough ground-plan of Scripture.  The author excels at assembling the story and presenting it in dignified but highly readable prose, and his conclusions and interpretations are enlightening without being obtrusive or heavy-handed.  Regardless of your age or denominational affiliation, if you love "the old, old story of Jesus and His love" from Genesis to the end of the Apostolic period, you probably will enjoy this book and appreciate the spirit behind it.
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I chose this booklet because I have one that was available In 1972 and my mother had it.  I didn't know it was still available and I was pleased that it was.  I wanted another to share.
It is good reading and I recommend it to those studying the Word and those anxious to grow in the Lord.
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I actually bought this copy as a gift for my Pastor after years of sharing quotes from this translation during Bible studies and sometimes even during sermons.
Over the centuries, pious copyists and translators "prettified" the language of the New Testament. No truth was lost (there is nothing in this translation that affects basic Christian understandings of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, but the immediacy and power of the original language was compromised. This translation won't change your understanding of the the Gospel, but it will enhance it.
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We really enjoy this devotional.  My 8 year old daughter offers to read it out loud every evening, and then the scripture reference which follows each devotional gets us beautifully into the Word of God.  Written from the perspective of Jesus speaking to the reader, it gives the reader a very personal experience reflecting God's real love for us  not readily found with other devotionals we have tried.
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I read this years ago and am now re-reading it. I watch the Hal Lindsey program on Friday nights and enjoy his knowledge of the Bible and his perspective on things.
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We have been reviewing 100 Read & Sing Devotions written by Stephen Elkins.  When I first received the book, I was a little worried that my children would find it too young.  They are ages 9, 10 and 13.  I was wrong.  They love it!  Especially my 9 year old.

Each devotional begins with a bible song from the CD.  We found that we listened to one and just spent the rest of the day listening!  After you listen to the song, you read the devotion.  Afterwards, is a bible verse to memorize.  The devotion ends with a simple prayer.  The entire devotion takes less than 5 minutes. Perfect for those little ones with wiggles!  The little ones will appreciate the simplicity and fun.  The older ones can expound on the days devotion by following up with time reading from the Bible.

The CD is a fun addition.  As I mentioned, we have listened to it during the day while doing busywork.  "All Creatures of our God and King" was a good starting point for our history of time study.  We were able to learn the words with this CD.  Intermixed with Bible story songs are character songs: "God is so Good", "I Will Deliver You"  "Building Others Up", "The Golden Rule" and many others.

I recommend this book for families of multiple ages.

Disclaimer:  I received this through the publisher to review.  The opinions are my own.
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I love the book of Psalms. Psalm 23 is tried and true and commonly used, but it's also one of my favorites.

That's why I was excited to find Sammy and His Shepherd. I requested it to review from Reformation Trust because I love children's books. And I love Psalm 23. (I know I said that already. It's my party blog, and I can cry be redundant if I want to.)

This is the story of Sammy, short for Samuel, who has a loving shepherd. And the story of a sheep who had no name and an unkind shepherd but who is bought and redeemed and loved and named Precious by Sammy's shepherd. As she learns about the blessings and responsibilities of being a sheep of the shepherd's, we (parents and children) learn lessons about being children of our Shepherd.

Each of the eleven chapters is titled with a verse or part of a verse from Psalm 23, and then that chapter illustrates the verse through the parable of Sammy and his shepherd. To help parents in using this as a Bible study or in just discussing it further, a lengthy appendix in the back includes additional verses, questions for discussion, and action steps for each chapter.

I consider this another must-have for your children's library. Love, love, love it.

"We, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise." Psalm 79:13

(Many thanks to Reformation Trust Publishing for allowing me, an unworthy sheep, to review this. They didn't ask for a positive review, only an honest one.)
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This book was published a few years before the edition I have cherished for over 50 years, being one my daddy had bought.  This earlier edition was not as well done, although some chapters were repeated word for word later.  The later edition is more timeless than the first, in my opinion, and I was hoping to find that edition so I could give a copy to each of my children and grandchildren.  Both of these editions contain chapters that I read and reread just like books of the Bible, and many chapters speak to my life very loudly.  I recommend both editions for anyone just searching for some inspiration and guidance in daily activities and problems.