Triple Dog Dare Devotional by Jeremy V. Jones
Genre: Christian Tween Devotional
Pages: 384 Paperback
Date Published: November 2011
Publisher: David C. Cook
Boys want action. They don’t want to sit around and talk—that’s for grown-ups and girls. They engage life and relationships by doing something: skateboarding, playing games or re-creating favorite movie scenes. So why should faith be any different?
That’s why Jeremy V. Jones created Triple Dog Dare: One Year of Dynamic Devotions for Boys—to provide the action boys need in order to grow their faith.
The Bible is full of action. Remember how David slew Goliath, Daniel faced those lions, Paul survived a shipwreck and Jesus stood up for a woman about to be killed? God made boys to take His truth and do something with it, to man up and change the world. These action-packed devotions for boys ages 9 to 12 are filled with godly truth and bold spiritual challenges that transform time with God into the adventure of the day.
Triple Dog Dare connects God’s Word to boys’ hearts and hands with real-life scenarios and activities. Each day is filled with short Scriptures, concise biblical truth and a daily dare, all challenging them to put their faith into practice. Scripture readings from every book of the Bible open up the action-packed Word of God. Whether it’s drawing comic strips of biblical battles, dreaming up a life list of goals, making snack packs for the homeless or producing Bible-based movies, boys will go on daily dynamic experiences with God, taking faith off the page and setting it into motion. Themes cover the daily realities of pre-teen males, including bullying, peer pressure, girls, sibling rivalry, honesty and more.
These exciting devotions will inspire boys’ hearts toward godly characteristics such as integrity, generosity and kindness. Parents will appreciate watching Christ-like traits emerge as each dare is undertaken. It is a manual that will deepen boys’ friendships with Jesus as they look forward to spending time with Him every day. So if you know a boy who is up for the challenge, triple dog dare him!
What an absolutely fascinating concept for a devotional! Now, while I cannot comment in full on the content of the devotional skimming through I would consider myself a fan and definitely think about getting this for a boy in my life in the age range of 9-12 years old. The cover is awesome, with sparkles that make it flash and stand out and tons of neat boyish things like gadgets and games and books and more. Discussing this one with my husband, I asked the Enginerd to consider himself a boy of this age again and try to remember if he would be interested in this or not. He said that quite honestly if it were just himself he might not, but if it were with a group at church that was meeting to discuss and it was kinda like homework he’s sure he would be very interested.
I think this is great. It might be a bit overwhelming with something everyday. But then I think that could be a challenge. Also, I think that if it is made clear that if a day is missed here and there it’s not a failure that would help too. It’s about time there was a devotional for this age group that was of some substance, and with this thickness I think that the boy in your life could finally see that you believe in him to take this dare and be the man he was made to be.
*Thanks to The B&B Media Group for providing a copy for review through FIRST Wild Card Tours.*
Jeremy V. Jones is an award-winning journalist who has served as senior associate editor of Breakaway magazine. He has authored several books, including Toward the Goal: The Kaka Story and The Keeper: The Tim Hoard Story. He also writes for magazines such as Clubhouse and Christianity Today. He resides with his wife and two children in Colorado.
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David C. Cook (October 1, 2011)
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Jeremy V. Jones is an award-winning journalist who has served as senior associate editor of Breakaway magazine. He has authored several books, including Toward the Goal: The Kaka Story and The Keeper: The Tim Hoard Story. He also writes for magazines such as Clubhouse and Christianity Today. He resides with his wife and two children in Colorado.
Product Details:
List Price: $14.99
Reading level: Ages 9 and up
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: David C. Cook (October 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781404576
ISBN-13: 978-0781404570
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