Up a Tree

A grown man climbing a tree is funny — and God put this funny picture in the Bible on purpose. This is the true story of Zacchaeus, the shortest man in Jericho, told straight from Luke 19:1–10. He had done wrong things, and everybody in town knew it. Too short to see over the crowd, he ran ahead and scrambled up a sycamore tree — and Jesus stopped, looked up into the branches, and called him by name. While the crowd grumbled that Zacchaeus was too bad for Jesus, Jesus went home with him — and a brand-new Zacchaeus came down. Your child will laugh at the tree, then feel the wonder: Jesus comes to people who have messed up, knows their names, and changes them from the inside out. Every chapter ends with a Do or a Pray, including the beautiful lesson that saying sorry means making it right. Illustrated edition with a picture for every chapter. Perfect for ages 6–12, one five-minute chapter at a time.
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