The Story of God with Us by Kenneth Padgett

Like many great stories, the Bible has multiple thematic threads that run from beginning to end. In this book we will follow the wonderful golden thread of God's presence: his desire and determination to be with his people. This is the foundational reality at the heart of the biblical story. Like many of the Psalms, this book poetically recalls scenes from Scripture. Along the way you will recognize echoes from previous scenes that keep the golden thread in sight. There is also a liturgical and memorable refrain that impresses the big idea into the readers' and hearers' hearts. Our prayer is that this book is read regularly in a family setting, and that it establishes categories and language for understanding the story of Scripture and its Author.

Endorsements:

"The Story of God With Us is biblical theology for the whole family and is a remarkable achievement. What sets it apart is the stunning elegance in both art and word, an elegance reflecting the magnificence of the wondrous story it is telling—a story of God insisting on loving us in defiance of what we deserve and refusing to leave us alone in this miserable world. Highly recommended for families, and indeed for all believers.
- Dane Ortlund, Senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois and author of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Author:

Kenneth Padgett is a co-founder of Wolfbane Books and co-author of The Story of God with Us and The Forgotten King. He is a PhD candidate in Biblical Studies at Trinity College, Bristol (UK) and serves in his local church as the Scholar-In-Residence. He also holds a Master’s degree in Old Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (where he met Shay). He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the South Carolina lowcountry with their two young daughters.