Author: Janice D. Green

Janice D. Green retired as an elementary librarian to write children's books. She is author and publisher of Jonah, the Fearful Prophet, The Creation and Baby Jesus . . . Messiah!, Bible storybooks for children. Her passion is to write Bible stories that include as much content as possible while keeping the language kid friendly. Her most recent books include extra activities for children including downloadable coloring pages and puzzles - excellent for homeschooling parents and Christian education for children.

A dream come true

Today I signed a contract with Ambassador International for an alphabet book that germinated in my mind 45 years ago. It took that long to get all the wrinkles out of that pitiful first draft. LOL! The working title is Outside ABCs. Many thanks to people like Jon and Cathryn Sill who took the time to help me trim down my over-the-top first draft about 25 years ago, and to Crystal Bowman who encouraged and mentored me as we reworked many of the poems. I’ve also have many cheerleaders and critique groups who have encouraged me with this book.

Some of my prayer warrior friends came out on short notice to witness me signing the contract this morning.

Don’t Underestimate God

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine you are praying. Would you be praying to God or to Jesus? What kinds of images go through your mind?

Recently a lady in my Bible study group spoke of a man who struggled with believing God could be powerful because when he tried to imagine God, all he saw was a paper Jesus on a flannel board from his childhood memories. How could a God like that, he reasoned, help anyone? Could he really perform miracles?

Today is Transfiguration Sunday. The Scripture in Mark 9 show us Peter, James, and John as they were privileged to witness the dynamic vision of the transfigured Jesus, so different from what they were accustomed to. Jesus’ clothes became radiant before them, intensely white, and Jesus stood talking with Moses and Elijah. Continue reading “Don’t Underestimate God”

NIV Radiant Virtues Bible

I reviewed the wonderful NIV Radiant Virtues Bible on my His Whisperings blog today. You can see my review of this new journaling Bible at http://hiswhisperings.com/. I include the link on this blog so I can share the information on FB where His Whisperings has been permanently censored for no good reason.