Pages: 126
Genre: Christian, Fantasy
Source: Review copy in exchange for my honest review.
From Amazon:
What secrets of Caperston does the Chest of
Visions hold? What hope is offered? Secrets that are more than mysteries; they
are lessons in life! • What if Jesus did not come to Earth 2,000 years ago but
arrived today? How would we react? • How do Christian youth react to adversity,
for example, the death of a friend? • Is saying "yes' to the Word of God,
an effective definition of faith? Questions like these are answered in
"The Chest of Visions, a story of a world similar, yet clearly different,
to our own. The story begins fourteen million years ago when a gravity-defying
force appeared and several identical universes were formed. Just as human twins
mature differently so did these universes. For our story we consider two: our
universe and a universe of a youth named Mattpaul. These two worlds evolved
simultaneously and each is more advanced in certain ways. However, one thing is
clear. Mattpaul's world of Caperston was the more orderly until emerging ideas
began to challenge age old traditions. Come visit Mattpaul's world. Meet his
teenage friends and their teacher, Chihaysu, in a story of faith, hope, courage
and intrigue.
My Thoughts:
I think every youth group should read this
book. This makes us take a look at why
bad things like death happen. It makes
us look deeply at our own faith. Have we
pulled away from God? Are we doing
enough to reach others for the Lord?
This book is the one you need to read with your teen to open those conversations. One thing I kept thinking about when we
looked at the world where they had no religion was how many nations in our own
world have never heard of our God. How
do they react when we introduce them to him.
I am surprised each year when I give my autobiography to my students and
I discuss my religious beliefs, the number of students who have never seen and
some of them never heard of the Bible or Jesus.
This is a book that I have on my shelves at school. It has wonderful pictures in it which will
reach that kid who really enjoys the more graphic type novel. It is a way to plant the seeds of
Christianity. I definitely recommend this book to all grandparents, parents,
teens and youth groups.
About the Author (from Amazon)
Tim Ferguson has been working with Christian
youth since 1969. For the past eighteen years he and his wife, Linda, have led
a Junior/Senior High youth program in New York. Tim is the creator of the
website Christianyouthgroup.org., through which he met the illustrator, Jose
Carlos Gutierrez of Mexico City. He encourages the reader to use the lessons in
Appendix Two to teach young people the outcome of applying the gospel message
to one's life. Tim has worked for the Department of Social Services for 38
years, primarily in Children's Services. He is currently the Director of Adult
Protective Services.
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