The Treasure by Marty Machowski
Siblings Theos and Mira discover the personal journal of an old sea captain and are excited to find that it contains clues to a hidden treasure. In order to find the treasure, they must study two ancient scrolls – the Gospel according to Luke and the Book of Acts.
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LJR’s Thoughts
I wasn’t sure it was possible to love this more than I loved The Ology. The Treasure splits Luke and Acts into five parts. In each part, you’ll find the next chapter of Theos and Mira’s journey to finding the treasure alluded to in the journal followed by a number of devotions associated with passages from the Bible to be read aloud. And you’ll add one more clue at the end of each part. We’ve been reading it as part of our Bible study and morning read-aloud time and love it. At the end of the book, you’ll see questions you can use to dig deeper with your older kiddos, too.
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
Christian Morals/Values: 5 out of 5
Story: 5 out of 5
Read-Aloud Quality: 5 out of 5
Recommended Book: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Considerations for The Treasure
In our usual LJR fashion, we try to find anything that Christian families may want to know about ahead of time to address, skip, or dig deeper into. Take a look at what we found below. Our take on Discipleship Opportunities is at the bottom of the review.
- Positive Behavior: Positive relationships between Theos and Mira as well as with their mother.
- Negative Behavior: none
- Language: none
- Violence/Intense Scenes: none
- Religion/Spirituality: none
- Racism/Discrimination: none
- Romance/Sexuality/Nudity: none.
Discipleship Opportunities
- Because you’re reading through Luke and Acts, you’ll have multiple opportunities to disciple your kids, especially as evidenced through major themes in each book.
Here’s a peek at some historical and theological themes of Luke and Acts.
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