Books with author Marilyn W. Richardson

Children can learn early to put their trust in God. They can depend on His ways to be right. They can pray to Him, study His Word, and be intentional in their behavior. By beginning these good habits at an early age, their future will have a strong foundation of faith. As the friends learn in this story, God wants us to be “strong and of good courage.” He desires that we place our lives in His loving, caring hands and expect a good outcome. May the lesson from this be that God has a good and perfect plan for our lives. We should ask Him to prepare the path before us. We can trust in His ways. As King David says in Psalm 34:8, “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Here’s to The Good Path!!!

Children are sure to enjoy the story-in-a-story style of this informative lesson on Hanukkah. The tale was originally written by the author in A Hanukkah Story, an account of the revolt waged by the Maccabees against the evil King Antiochus Epiphanes. We encourage you to allow the young listeners and readers to interact, question, and make observations just as the group gathered around the green picnic table do. The events described here set the stage for the coming of Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Messiah, celebrated Hanukkah as well as the other Jewish feasts. He is The Light of the world. A light for revelation. This book includes historical and prophetic information, questions and answers for discussion, and scripture from both the King James Version of the Bible and the KJV Apocrypha. The content professes Christ as Saviour.

"Little Dove" is the 2015 Bronze Medal winner of The Illumination Awards Enduring Lights Medal for Christian Children's Book. The Holy Spirit is found throughout the Bible, both in the Old and New Testaments. His work is acclaimed. His position in the Trinity is undeniable. He, along with God, the Father, and Jesus, the Son, are described as being together at creation and at Jesus’ baptism. He is called “the Spirit of The Lord.” He seals, anoints, and empowers. The scriptures compare His actions to that of water, wind, fire, oil, wine, and seed. The most frequent and possibly the most recognized symbol for the Spirit is that of a dove. In Matthew 3:16, Jesus emerges from the water “and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him.” It is my desire that young children come to recognize the move of the Holy Spirit in their lives. By identifying and illustrating fourteen actions of the little dove, I hope that the character of the Spirit of The Lord is more understandable to both young and old.

The scriptures give us a picture of the many expressions of praise found in the Bible. Over the ages, God’s people have stood and praised, they have praised from their knees, with their face to the ground, praised with clapping, dance, song, and shouting. They have lifted their holy hands in praise. They have praised with instruments, mentioning specifically the harp, trumpet, tambourine, and organ. It is with immense pleasure that Marion Richardson presents one of God’s flamboyant creations, Little Flamingo, as he demonstrates for us what it means for, “every thing that hath breath” to praise The Lord.

The author hopes that this book will lead to a better understanding of the things that Jesus did for us all. Jesus came to earth with a purpose and a plan. He was obedient and sinless in all He did. His work was not complete until He died on the cross, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven. His blood paid the price for ALL our sins. May this collection of 40 things that Jesus did for you and me bring you closer to Him.

The Feast of Tabernacles is the last of the three Fall feasts which are commanded of God in the book of Leviticus. They are the culmination of the seven holy anointed seasons which the Israelites celebrated as recorded in the Bible. Jesus, his family, the disciples all attended the feasts at the temple in Jerusalem. They are times on God’s calendar which are of great importance to Him. This great Feast points to a time in the future when all of God’s people will worship Him on earth. His presence will be among us. His glory will be so intense that there will be no need for the sun and the moon. It will be a time of great celebration and joy. Oh, how His people will sing Halleluiah to The King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, will reign on the throne. The story told here references the scriptures which describe The Feast of Tabernacles. Lottie’s vision is intended to show the symbolism between the living water and the light of the world, both of which refer to Jesus, as they were portrayed in the early temple ceremonies. Jesus “tabernacled” with us when He came to earth and walked, ministered, healed, and prayed. One day He will return to dwell with us. We celebrate now knowing that the day is coming! We look to the heavens and say, “Holy is the Lamb, who was, and is, and is to come!” We sing and shout, hosanna to God in the highest, worthy is The Lamb. Praise King Jesus, may we shake, shake, shake the lulav to the east, south, west, north, up and down in anticipation of the glorious celebration that is to come.

Jesus tells us that He is the Good Shepherd and we are His sheep. So many of us fail to embrace the character traits of the children of God. Perhaps if we were to begin at an early age, our lives would exemplify those characteristics of Christ that he identifies in His Word. This book contains scriptural quotations from and about Jesus as well as a page of ideas for further developing the message of this book.