{"product_id":"alleluia-messages-for-children-on-lent-and-easter-themes-paperback-1","title":"Alleluia!: Messages for Children on Lent and Easter Themes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine M. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Ward passionately believes that it is vital for children to hear the good news of God's love through the Lenten stories of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. In this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eAn Idle Tale Becomes Good News\u003c\/i\u003e (also available from CSS Publishing Company), Ward shares her gift for communicating with young people through twenty stories based on specific phrases or objects related to Jesus' ministry in his final days or in his resurrection appearances. Each message tells a captivating tale in easily understood language, then invites children to enter the sacred story by connecting it with the scriptural narrative. Brief talking points and questions are included to help presenters clearly make the link for their young listeners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories include: \u003cbr\u003e - The Wasted Ointment\u003cbr\u003e - The Warning Dream\u003cbr\u003e - The Misdirected Tears\u003cbr\u003e - The Torn Curtain\u003cbr\u003e - The Idle Tale\u003cbr\u003e ... and many more  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine M. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is a storyteller\/writer\/preacher who has spent a lifetime as a lover of literature, \"good news,\" and children. She is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary (New York City) and Lancaster Theological Seminary, and served for twenty years as Minister of Children at University Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Now a resident of Austin, Texas, Ward is the author of \u003ci\u003eAsking For Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd The Sea Lay Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStory Time At The Altar\u003c\/i\u003e (CSS), as well as \u003ci\u003eLove In A Lunchbox: Poems And Parables For Children's Worship \u003c\/i\u003e(Abingdon).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589106405472,"sku":"9780788019340","price":29.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dFE4dUJWNUYvYTNETG5XMVZjamN6QT09.webp?v=1771300565","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/alleluia-messages-for-children-on-lent-and-easter-themes-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}