Natasha Kennedy – författare

There are so many ways we can experience lack in this life: loneliness, loss, underemployment, empty-nesting, literal hunger, and the void left by a bad habit we've overcome but not replaced. Each creates a hole in our souls that we may try everything to fill, but only one thing is needed.Natasha Kennedy knows the reality of lack firsthand in a way most of us can't imagine. Through a debilitating chronic illness, Natasha lost her ability to eat. In her own words, "As I walk through life in a body that cannot swallow food, I will always experience the temptation to turn my head to the right or to the left--toward other pleasures or comforts that promise to fill my lack. But this emptiness is my allotted suffering; it is my appointed opportunity to see Jesus fill my emptiness. For him to be enough. In a world of excess and abundance, losing my ability to eat forced me to embrace lack and find provision and sustenance in the person of Christ alone."Through her remarkable story of choosing to trust Jesus' promise that he indeed is enough, Natasha will encourage you, in the midst of your own experience of lack, pain, and suffering, to cling to Jesus and not let go until you receive your blessing.

What God's children believeBecause Jesus is risen, the world is made new.This is the good news.That's what I believe.Join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles' Creed--the earliest summary of the apostles' teaching. Through the Creed, children can encounter the God of the Bible who creates, redeems, and sanctifies. Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus's life and search for FatCat on every page!Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts. With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer, this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again.In a fun and accessible way, believers can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the Apostles' Creed, which has united all Christians for centuries.

2022 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal Winner for Religion2022 American Book Fest Best Book Award Finalist for Children's Religious2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner for Best SeriesHow God's children pray. Join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the Lord's Prayer--Jesus's prayer that teaches us how to pray. This simple yet profound prayer shapes children's love for God, need for forgiveness from God, and dependence on God for strength and protection. Learn the Lord's Prayer and search for FatCat on every page!Each petition of the Lord's Prayer has a full-page illustration from Jesus's life and a reflection on its meaning. With a list of Scripture references and a guided family prayer, this FatCat book helps God's children understand, memorize, and pray the Lord's Prayer.As a loving Father, God invites all his beloved children to come to him. In a fun and friendly way, The Lord's Prayer: For All God's Children encourages children to pray to our Father with reverence and boldness.

The star of the King of Christmas--where will we find him? Inspired by the story of the magi and Mary's Magnificat, The King of Christmas invites children and families to share the joy of searching for Jesus during Advent.Join FatCat and the wise men as they follow the light of the Christmas star, journeying over sea and field, through market and temple, to find the King of Christmas. In each place they look, a new friend joins their search. The journey doesn't end at the manger. Once the magi and their lively cast of friends and friendly beasts find Jesus at the nativity scene, they ask where else he can be found. On the cross? In the tomb?And where do we find the King of Christmas today? In his word, where he promises to be found. Wherever his name and word are, you will find him too. Merry Christmas to all God's children!