Books with author Peggy Augustine

Evergreen trees, holly leaves, candles burning in the night are some of the Christmas traditions that symbolize God’s love for us through God’s gift of Jesus. It Looks a Lot Like Christmas tells the heartwarming story of a family remembering the biblical account of the birth of Jesus while they decorate their home for Christmas. As the Christmas tree is adorned with balls, candy canes, tinsel, bells, ornaments, and angels, the meaning of each decoration is told. Written in English and Spanish, It Looks a Lot Like Christmas is the perfect gift for every child ages 4-8 in your congregation. Each page of the storybook is supported with Scripture and is beautifully illustrated in color.

This collection of ten Bible stories is for children ages five and six. Notes to parents for each story help you become familiar with the ideas and explanations that correspond with the story line, and offer suggestions, explanations, and helpful ways you can use the story to share your faith with young children. Each story ends with a Bible memory verse. A book especially made for snuggling!

A practical book written in a smooth narrative style that invites reading for pleasure as well as reference. Users will gain a deeper knowledge of the people, places, and customs of the Bible. Definitions are taken from both the NRSV and the NIV. Includes full-color illustrations, pronunciations, maps, scriptural references, and more. For ages 11 and up.

Confessions is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace. Writing as a sinner, not a saint, Augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences, and wrestles with the spiritual questions that have stirred the hearts of the thoughtful since time began. Starting with his childhood in Numidia, through his youth and early adulthood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan, readers will see Augustine as a human being, a fellow traveler on the road to salvation. Though staggering around potholes and roadblocks, all will find strength in Augustine's message: when the road gets rough, look to God! Previously released in 1977, this book invites readers to join Augustine in his quest that led him to be one of the most influential Christian thinkers in the history of the church.

What's the number one gift parents want for their children? Their time! Children don't stay children forever, so time spent with them today will become the memories cherished tomorrow. It is indeed a memorable treasure when families come together to learn about God's Word. Family Time With God is an outstanding resource that offers a full year's worth of activities parents can do with their children every day to help them grow spiritually and to build strong family relationships. Each week includes: A Scripture text on which the activities for the week are based, a "talk point" that provides parents with a weekly theme to talk about with their children, a Bible story parents can read to their children, and a variety of activities for every day of the week which provide a basis for personal time spent with children!

This collection will enable churches to create an Easter program whether they are blessed with a large number of children or only a few. Blessed is the One is a short drama in three scenes which takes us from Palm Sunday through the resurrection. The Ride to Jerusalem is a very simple drama for Palm Sunday, suitable for enacting during a worship service. That They May Be One helps us see that even as he struggled with his approaching death, Jesus continued to pray for us. Told in poetry with a refrain that can be said by any number of children, Cock-A-Doodle-Do, tells the story of Peter's denial and ends with the observation that Peter became on of Jesus' strongest followers. I Have Seen the Lord is based on John 20:1-19 and is a very brief story of Mary's encounter with the living Lord. Several poems about Lent, Holy Week, and Easter round out the collection. Also included are three interactive teaching stories that can be used with children or the whole congregation during Holy Week.

After a long winter, the first blooms of spring remind us that God never forgets about us. It Looks a Lot Like Easter tells the heartwarming story of a family enjoying the Easter season. From crocus flowers to Easter lilies to Easter eggs, the images of Easter are tied to the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.It Looks a Lot Like Easter is the perfect gift for every child ages 4-8 in your congregation. Each page of the storybook is supported with Scripture and is beautifully illustrated in color.