What do you do when your child would rather do anything than read? In this episode, Josh and Jen talk with Mike Thomas, who is the author of The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls, a time-travel Bible adventure series for ages 6 to 10 with more than one million copies sold. The series began when his third-grade son, a reluctant reader, could not find a faith-building book for a school report and asked his dad to write one.

Mike explains what draws a resistant reader into a story: characters their own age, fast-moving adventure, short chapters, and cliffhangers that make a child ask for one more. He also shares how he stays faithful to Scripture while writing fiction, and how the stories of the Bible fit together as one narrative that points to Christ.

Parents will find practical counsel on reading aloud as a family, a word of encouragement for dads, and guidance on choosing books that shape a child’s moral imagination. If you want your children to love reading and to love God’s Word, this conversation gives you a place to start.

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