Overview

""God is at work creating this beautifully diverse family, just as he said he would."" God's Colourful Kingdom Storybook Bible tells the story of God's love of ethnic diversity and his concern for the poor, his justice and his compassion. This one-of-a-kind storybook Bible includes 16 Old Testament stories and 15 New Testament stories, guiding children and their parents and carers to discover God's overarching story of grace and his intentional design for a diverse church that cares about the vulnerable. Several of the stories are not traditionally included in storybook Bibles, providing new reflective opportunities for families. As a father of four, biblical scholar, and sought-after commentator on matters of faith, race, diversity and culture, acclaimed author Esau McCaulley is uniquely placed, crafting a faithful, accessible retelling of the story of God's diverse family. Take a look and fall in love with this stunningly beautiful and heartwarming book.

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Author:   Esau McCaulley
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Starshine Books
ISBN:  

9781915749260

ISBN 10:   1915749263
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   21 November 2025
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

A Note to Parents, Caregivers and Teachers Creation The Fall: Things Go Wrong The Water and the List Babel: Coming Together for the Wrong Things God, Abraham, and the Very Big Promise Joseph and His Two Sons: Ephraim and Manasseh Jochebed, Puah, and Shiphrah: Some Very Brave Women The Exodus: A God of Freedom God's Laws and God's Justice Judges: The People Lose Their Way, but God Doesn't A Faithful God and a Faithful Friend: The Story of Ruth David and the God Who Sees Us The Kings of Israel: Failure and Hope The Prophet Isaiah and God's Important Mission Daniel and His Friends: God Is With Us No Matter Where We Go Sing to the God Who Made Us! A Pause. . . Mary and God Who Turns Things Upside Down The Saviour is Here: The Birth of the Messiah Simeon and Anna Meet the Messiah John the Baptist Gets People Ready for Jesus Jesus' First Sermon at Nazareth A Strange Kingdom Jesus, the Good Shepherd The Cross That Brings the Nations He Is Not Here; He Is Risen! Pentecost: The Spirit Is for Everyone The Ethiopian Eunuch: The Gospel Goes Out to the World Paul, Apostle to the Nations Paul's Letter to the Galatians James's Letter How the Story Ends

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Author Information

Esau McCaulley, PhD is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and theologian in residence at Progressive Baptist Church, a historically black congregation in Chicago. His first book entitled Sharing in the Son's Inheritance was published by T and T Clark in 2019. His second book Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope was published by IVP academic in 2020. It won numerous awards including Christianity Today's book of the year. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. His writings have also appeared in places such as Washington Post, The Religious News Service, and Christianity Today. He is married to Mandy, a pediatrician and navy reservist. Together, they have four wonderful children.

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