{"id":5109,"date":"2019-07-06T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T17:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2019-07-23T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:22:49","slug":"recommended-resource-the-biggest-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2019\/07\/06\/recommended-resource-the-biggest-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Resource: The Biggest Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5109\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5109-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-standard-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5109-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-5109-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5109-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><em>The Biggest Story<\/em> by Kevin DeYoung is one of my new favorite Bible story books. It's short enough to read in one or two sittings and full of captivating illustrations. Perhaps the best thing about it is how DeYoung shows readers of all ages how Jesus is the true connection between the Old and New Testaments and continues to be our bridge to God. Between the richness of the words and the pictures, my daughter and I could barely put this one down.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Biggest-Story-Crusher-Brings-Garden\/dp\/1433542447\/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=78065376671509&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;keywords=the+biggest+story+kevin+deyoung&amp;qid=1562161318&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":5155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Recommended Resource: The Biggest Story - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"The Biggest Story by Kevin DeYoung is one of my new favorite Bible story books. 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Es lo suficientemente corto para leer en una o dos sesiones y lleno de ilustraciones cautivadoras. Quiz\u00e1s lo mejor de esto es que DeYoung muestra a los lectores de todas las edades que Jes\u00fas es la verdadera conexi\u00f3n entre el Antiguo y el Nuevo Testamento y sigue siendo nuestro puente hacia Dios. Entre la riqueza de las palabras y las im\u00e1genes, mi hija y yo apenas pod\u00edamos dejar esto. <\/p><p> Puedes comprar el libro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Biggest-Story-Crusher-Brings-Garden\/dp\/1433542447\/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=78065376671509&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;keywords=the+biggest+story+kevin+deyoung&amp;qid=1562161318&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1\">aqu\u00ed.<\/a> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Kristi Cain","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1kp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1997,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/11\/16\/choosing-a-seminary-why-every-christian-should-and-how-to-pick-the-right-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":5109,"position":0},"title":"Choosing a Seminary- why every Christian should, and how to pick the right one","author":"Kaleigh","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently I read a helpful post on \u201cChoosing the Right Seminary\u201d by Kevin DeYoung. 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