Sharing Jesus

by Kathleen Cortright

Sharing Jesus is written through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl. She is learning about God and his son, Jesus. The scriptures come alive in her life experiences, and she shares them with her friends

94 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2018

Reviews

[Fredric Rice · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read some of this as a free extract, it's as bad as you can expect, it at core attempts to depict child abuse as if it's some how something to boast about.

Children are born knowing that there are no gods, it takes deliberate indoctrination and screwing-up a kid's mind to make him or her believe that they have fictional invisible playfriends, and the inability to think is carried with children in to adulthood which is why we have nearly every problem we have on the planet.

Religion craps on everything, and this religious tract underscores why humanity still suffers from deadly religious ideologies which routinely turn the earth in to a graveyard.

[David Rice · Rating 1 out of 5]

The best way to destroy a young mind is with drugs and religion; I would no more give this book to a ten-year-old than I would a bottle of opioids. In this book we learn, against all evidence and sanity, that the Canaanite volcano war god Yahweh had several sons, one of which was the Greek god called "Jesus" (i.e., Isuse), and that the Greek Jesus god will protect humans from this Canaanite volcano god. This is presented as "good 'news,'" yet the writer seems to have forgotten that there is an infinitely violent homicidal sociopath out there someone who wishes to torture us for all eternity. Much of the book is anti-Christianity as well as anti-reality, anti-sanity, anti-evidenced; it bases its form of "Christianity" on modern Christian mythology instead of the Christian Testament (which is, of course, an evil literary turd). On the "plus" side, the book has Jesus quoting Chinese philosophy that predates the time Jesus is claimed to have lived by about 600 years--- these quotes are the only thing of value in the book, and would have been much more logical the have skipped the Christianity part and gone straight to what the Greek creators of Jesus based him on.

[Robin Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

With all the craziness we all have been going through including, myself, besides interacting with my fellow Christian sisters and brothers online, besides working on my Christian blog and reading/reviewing nonfiction Christian books, I felt my inner-child needed something to read.

My inner-child loved that this book got written through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl since it gave her something she could relate to. Unlike books intended for adults, there’s a certain simple innocence when a child learns something about the Lord and then shares their experience with their friends, just like everything else they share in the same manner.

In reading this book, I found that it attempts to fulfill what we read in DEUTERONOMY 11:18-19 [Berean Study Bible]:
[18] Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
[19] Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

For wanting to have parents fulfill the above scripture as their children learn about God and his Son, Jesus, at a level they can readily comprehend and share with their friends, I’ve given the author, Kathleen Cortright, 5 STARS for her endeavor here.

While this book has gotten written for children, it also can serve to enlighten adults in the same manner.

[Traci · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book from Goodread for review and any opinions expressed are my own.

I have to say that there is no ten year old that I know that talks with their friends about scriptures this way. I wouldn’t even be able to get my niece to pay attention long enough to read a third of this book. Quoting actual parts of the Bible and know what chapter and section it came from no way, she would roll her eyes at me and say as long as I know right from wrong, belief that Jesus Christ is my savior and know that God gave his only son for our sins, then why do I need to know this happened during this time or that. I blame it on their 60 second attention span due to the internet and television. I just feel it is a little to advanced for a ten year old, but it was a great read for some a little older that needs baby steps to get back in right with religious beliefs. It just needs to be marketed to the right audience.

[JoyReaderGirl1 · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Sharing Jesus," by Kathleen Cortright is theoretically a children's story told through the viewpoint of a 10-year-old girl.

Although, the book does include a few actual "real" Bible verses, there are so many non-Biblical references, analogies, stories and confusing anecdotes, that as a Christian, this is not a book that I would give to any child, nor adult, that I wanted to share the "Good News" of Jesus Christ.

This is more of a scary amalgam of Unity theology with Jesus, Budda, Hindi, Islam, Ancient Greek Mythology, Wicca, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Gilgamesh and who knows what thrown in to create a confusing mishmash of concepts and misinformation.

Creepy to be pushed for children for sure! Definitely not what I was expecting.

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Overview of Christianity!

Wow! So much goodness packed in a children's book that could also help an adult who is genuine to know the Christian walk of life. An adult who has never read the Bible could read this book and immediately know most of the major concepts of living like Christ. I can see someone using this in an early elementary Sunday School, taking one chapter at a time, to teach an important verse/concept of the Bible. I loved the drawings, so simplistic, but still enhanced the meaning of the verse(s) in that chapter. By the time I was deep into knowing more, the book ended. I hope that there will be more books like this. THIS is what the world needs!

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book tries to apply specific biblical verses through the thoughts and experiences of a 10 year old girl. There are a number of valuable lessons about implementing the biblical message in everyday life. I liked the concept but the presentation seemed rather awkward and strained to me. In my opinion: A good idea that needs a little more work.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely way to introduce and/or remind children of how following God and being Christian is the best way to live. Done in a simple and yet understanding way showing the true love of God ---the pictures were done by children. Good for adults also, who often forget.

[Kelly Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great devotional

This would make a great first devotional for a new Christian child. Each verse chosen has a salient story to emphasize the meaning of the verse.

[Edward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear way to present Christ to children