GOSPEL. FAMILY. MISSION.

Resources for the
everyday work of discipleship.

As a parent, you do not need to have every answer. You need faithful tools, ordinary moments, and the grace of Jesus. We gathered a few resources we trust to help your family read, talk, pray, and grow together.

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01Keep it simple.

Five faithful minutes can matter more than a complicated plan that never happens.

02Embrace imperfection.

Distraction is part of family life. Kids wiggle, questions wander, and some days feel unfinished. Keep showing up.

03Ask good questions.

Make room for curiosity, doubt, laughter, and honest conversation. You do not have to rush to fill every silence.

04Keep Jesus central.

The goal is not impressive kids. It is children learning to trust His grace and rest in His love.

THE RESOURCE SHELF

Find a good place to start.

Ages 0–3

Little Ones

Simple, beautiful books for first words about God, prayer, Scripture, and His faithful love.

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Board BookComfort & God’s Care

Found — Psalm 23

by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Jago

A gentle first look at Psalm 23 that helps little ones hear a truth we want them to know early: they have a Shepherd who knows them, stays near, and does not let them go.

Why we like it

Especially good for bedtime, hard days, or simply putting the language of God’s steady love into a child’s heart.

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Board BookPrayer

Loved — The Lord’s Prayer

by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Jago

A warm, beautiful way to begin teaching our youngest children that prayer is not a performance. We come to a Father who loves us, hears us, and welcomes us to talk with Him.

Why we like it

A simple resource for helping prayer become part of the ordinary rhythm of home.

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Board BookBible Story

The Biggest Story ABC

by Kevin DeYoung & Don Clark

An A-to-Z walk through the Bible’s one big story. Bright illustrations and short readings help small children begin to see that Scripture is not a pile of disconnected stories—it is God’s story of rescue.

Why we like it

Great for toddlers who are learning letters while also learning the shape of the Bible.

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Ages 3–8

Early Childhood

Books to read together as children begin seeing how the whole Bible leads us to Jesus.

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Picture BookGospel

The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross

by Carl Laferton & Catalina Echeverri

From Eden to the cross to the new creation, this book helps children understand both the seriousness of sin and the wonder of what Jesus has done to bring His people back to God.

Why we like it

One of our favorite kinds of children’s books: clear enough for a child, rich enough to give parents plenty to talk about.

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Story BibleJesus in All Scripture

The Jesus Storybook Bible

by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Jago

A beloved story Bible that keeps bringing children back to the center of Scripture: Jesus. It helps families see how the many stories of the Bible belong to the one great story of God rescuing His people.

Why we like it

A wonderful read-aloud for families who want their children to see Christ as the center of the Bible, not merely learn isolated moral lessons.

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Picture BookJesus in the Old Testament

I See Jesus

by Nancy Guthrie & Jenny Brake

Nancy Guthrie helps children notice the shadows, promises, and pictures of Jesus throughout the Old Testament. It invites kids to read the Bible asking a better question than “What should I do?”—“What is God showing me about Jesus?”

Why we like it

Excellent for helping children connect the Old and New Testaments and grow in a Christ-centered way of reading Scripture.

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Read-AloudFaith & Perseverance

Little Pilgrim’s Progress — Illustrated Edition

by Helen L. Taylor & Joe Sutphin

A beautifully illustrated retelling of Bunyan’s classic that lets children travel with Christian and Christiana through the joys, dangers, failures, and faithfulness of the Christian life.

Why we like it

A rich family read-aloud for talking about temptation, perseverance, grace, and what it means to keep going toward the King—even when the road is hard.

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Ages 6–12

Growing Readers

Resources that help kids move toward deeper Bible understanding and personal habits of faith.

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Story BibleWhole Bible

The Biggest Story Bible Storybook

by Kevin DeYoung & Don Clark

With 104 short chapters from Genesis to Revelation, this storybook gives growing readers more of the Bible while continually showing how each part fits into God’s larger story of redemption.

Why we like it

A strong next step when your child is ready for more detail, more stories, and more conversation around the Bible.

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DevotionalGrace for Everyday Life

New Morning Mercies for Kids

by Paul David Tripp

Sixty gospel-centered devotions written for kids who are beginning to read and think more independently. The focus is not simply on behaving better, but on knowing the living God and seeing how grace reaches everyday life.

Why we like it

A helpful bridge toward personal devotional habits without turning time with God into another box to check.

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Ages 13–18

Teenagers

Gospel-rich resources for identity, discipleship, wisdom, and following Jesus in everyday life.

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DevotionalWalking with Jesus

Alongside Jesus

by Drew Hill

A devotional that speaks to teenagers as real people learning to walk with a real Savior. It helps teens slow down, listen to Jesus in Scripture, and consider what following Him looks like in the middle of ordinary life.

Why we like it

A relational, approachable choice for a teenager who needs something substantive without feeling like a textbook.

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Daily DevotionalGospel Identity

New Morning Mercies for Teens

by Paul David Tripp

A full year of daily gospel-centered readings that meet teenagers in the questions, pressures, temptations, and relationships they actually face. Each day points beyond self-improvement to the grace and wisdom found in Christ.

Why we like it

Best for a teen ready to build a steady daily rhythm in Scripture, reflection, and gospel truth.

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Christian LivingFollowing Jesus

This Changes Everything

by Jaquelle Crowe

Written to teenagers, this book presses into a simple but demanding truth: the gospel changes more than where we go when we die. Jesus reshapes our relationships, habits, time, sin, joy, and the way we understand our whole life.

Why we like it

Good for teens who are ready to ask what it actually means to belong to Jesus now—not someday when they are adults.

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52-Week DevotionalGrace & Identity

Get Your Story Straight

by Kristen Hatton

Teenagers are constantly being told stories about who they are and what will make life work. This 52-week resource helps them locate their lives inside the better story of the gospel—where Jesus, not the self, is at the center.

Why we like it

Especially useful for ongoing discipleship, parent-and-teen conversation, or a small group that wants to return to grace week after week.

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For the home

For Parents

Resources to help parents build faithful rhythms without turning family discipleship into one more thing to perform.

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CatechismDoctrine at Home

The New City Catechism

by Timothy Keller & Kathy Keller

Fifty-two questions and answers that give parents simple language for talking about God, sin, grace, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Christian life. It is a structure for conversation, not a script you have to perform perfectly.

Why we like it

Use one question at a time at the table, in the car, or before bed. The goal is not merely memorization, but giving your family words for the truths you want to return to again and again.

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ParentingEveryday Rhythms

Habits of the Household

by Justin Whitmel Earley

A practical invitation to notice how waking up, meals, discipline, screens, play, conversation, and bedtime can become ordinary places where a family learns to love God and one another.

Why we like it

Helpful for parents who want discipleship to feel less like adding one more program and more like seeing the spiritual possibilities already present in the life of the home.

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Spiritual FormationHabits & Attention

The Common Rule

by Justin Whitmel Earley

Eight simple daily and weekly habits for a distracted age, including prayer, shared meals, Scripture before the phone, limits on technology, friendship, fasting, and Sabbath.

Why we like it

Not a formula for a perfect home. It is a helpful framework for parents who want their own habits—and eventually the atmosphere of the home—to be shaped more intentionally by love of God and neighbor.

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James Martin

james@parkviewchurch.net

James and his family recently moved here from Philadelphia PA to serve as our Lead Pastor. He is married to his wife Elizabeth and has two children, James Jr. and Hudson. He is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary. Over the last five years James has been involved in church planting and church revitalization. James brings new passion and vision to the life and ministry of Parkview. In his spare time he enjoys exercise, travel, wrestling matches on the couch with his sons, and late night episodes of the Great British Baking Show on Netflix.