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paperback, 8 chapters, 84 pages
Walter Scott is one of the most important people you have probably never heard of. But how do you introduce him to your kids?
Behind the famous names of the Restoration Movement, Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, stands the man who did the most to shape how we still invite people to Christ. A musical young Scotsman crossed an ocean alone, searched for years for the plain truth of the gospel, then rode across the Ohio frontier preaching it to anyone who would listen. In a single year, a thousand people were baptized. He even taught the good news to children on their five fingers.
But this is more than an adventure story. It is the story of how the plain gospel that churches of Christ still preach every Sunday was lifted off the shelf where human creeds had hidden it and handed back to ordinary people. And it is the story of a real, faithful man who loved deeply, lost painfully, and never stopped giving away the truth that had set him free.
Who Was Walter Scott? makes this remarkable life accessible for today's young readers. Written in a warm, conversational style that never talks down to kids or flattens a real person into a mascot, this book follows Walter Scott from a singing boy on a Scottish bridge to the crowded meeting house where the ancient gospel was preached again, with:
Vivid, experiential storytelling that drops young readers right into each scene, from the blind beggar on the bridge to the children who carried the gospel home on their fingers
Honest engagement with a real life, handling his sorrows, his struggles, and even a painful falling-out with a friend in age-appropriate ways that spark real conversations
Four practical takeaways and five discussion questions in every chapter, anchored to Scripture and ready for family devotionals, church classes, or personal study
Whether your child is full of questions, unsure how to share their faith, or simply curious where the plan of salvation they hear every Sunday came from, Who Was Walter Scott? will show them that the good news is simple enough to hold in one hand and worth giving away for a lifetime.
Perfect for family reading, church classes, or independent study.
paperback, 8 chapters, 84 pages
Walter Scott is one of the most important people you have probably never heard of. But how do you introduce him to your kids?
Behind the famous names of the Restoration Movement, Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, stands the man who did the most to shape how we still invite people to Christ. A musical young Scotsman crossed an ocean alone, searched for years for the plain truth of the gospel, then rode across the Ohio frontier preaching it to anyone who would listen. In a single year, a thousand people were baptized. He even taught the good news to children on their five fingers.
But this is more than an adventure story. It is the story of how the plain gospel that churches of Christ still preach every Sunday was lifted off the shelf where human creeds had hidden it and handed back to ordinary people. And it is the story of a real, faithful man who loved deeply, lost painfully, and never stopped giving away the truth that had set him free.
Who Was Walter Scott? makes this remarkable life accessible for today's young readers. Written in a warm, conversational style that never talks down to kids or flattens a real person into a mascot, this book follows Walter Scott from a singing boy on a Scottish bridge to the crowded meeting house where the ancient gospel was preached again, with:
Vivid, experiential storytelling that drops young readers right into each scene, from the blind beggar on the bridge to the children who carried the gospel home on their fingers
Honest engagement with a real life, handling his sorrows, his struggles, and even a painful falling-out with a friend in age-appropriate ways that spark real conversations
Four practical takeaways and five discussion questions in every chapter, anchored to Scripture and ready for family devotionals, church classes, or personal study
Whether your child is full of questions, unsure how to share their faith, or simply curious where the plan of salvation they hear every Sunday came from, Who Was Walter Scott? will show them that the good news is simple enough to hold in one hand and worth giving away for a lifetime.
Perfect for family reading, church classes, or independent study.
