Children and their relationships with their parents and families are often treated quite obliquely in the Bible. But the wisdom is there if you look for it, from Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac (a willingness that turned out to have its own part in God's loving plan for him) to the constant comparisons (particularly in the Psalms) between the innocence of the human soul and the innocence of a child. This book offers the reader strong interpretations of all these passages, whether they are talking about children in the literal sense or using them as a metaphor.

Handy pocket books that take the word of God, in the form of Biblical texts, and offer contemporary comment for a modern audience. The books revisit what the Bible has to say about the subjects themselves and offer food for thought and further reflection.