Humble Stones: A Story of God's Self-Sacrificing Love for Children of All Ages (Tales of the Exodus)

How can we trust God’s love amid trauma and heartache? Will He ever avenge the evils of injustice and abuse? If so, why not now?In Humble Stones, young Hebrew slave boys Asher and Iru are challenged to surrender their intense bitterness toward the brutal Egyptians. Can understanding the patient, self-sacrificing love of God break the chains of prejudice and hatred?In this breathtaking story of fear and faith, the Hebrew slave families of Joshua and Caleb discover a fresh love for the God who empties Himself, taking the lowest place in order to lift up the universe in self-sacrifice. Experience the irritation, confusion, and even hilarity of one unpredictable plague after another along with Asher, Iru, and Zara!Humble Stones explores deep gospel themes of faith, humility, justice, mercy, and unfathomable love. This story will especially transform the perspective of those who have experienced injustice, suffering, and abuse. It is packed with inspiring, relevant lessons on humility and servanthood from the biblical Exodus.Tales of the Exodus tackles faith's hardest questions through biblical storytelling. The series heals hearts broken by abuse and trauma and builds resilient faith to last a lifetime. Each book is designed for family worships, school/homeschool, personal devotional time, or just exciting binge-reading. Inspiring, relevant lessons on faith and courage from the biblical Exodus come alive for hearts young and old, in this gripping story of hate, heartache, hope and healing.For thousands of years, the ancient art of storytelling has enabled people not only to understand truth, but also to feel and experience it. Knowing the healing, gripping power of narrative, Jesus used storytelling throughout His sermons. Likewise, Tales of the Exodus storybooks utilize the incredible power of story to help readers not just intellectually grasp the concepts of theodicy, but to apply the truth about God's love to heal real-life trauma. Countless readers testify to the transforming power of these books.International speaker and bestselling author Nicole Parker has utilized her master's in counseling, master's in pastoral ministry, and history of healing from childhood abuse to weave together a ladder out of trauma through understanding the character of God. Consultation with leading Exodus scholars has helped make this series as geographically, theologically, and historically accurate as possible. The meticulous attention to detail has paid off, as every one of the Tales of the Exodus and their sequels, Tales of Canaan, has been a #1 new release on Amazon!Tales of the Exodus and Tales of Canaan are being translated into multiple languages around the world to help readers both young and old break free from the chains of fear and despair through understanding why a God of love allows suffering, and how to trust Him in the midst of it. Read more