Forensic Faith for Kids: Learn to Share the Truth from a Real Detective
By J. Warner Wallace, Susie Wallace and Rob Suggs
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Detective J. Warner Wallace helps kids develop good investigative skills, so they can navigate tough questions about faith and share what they’ve learned with others.
As in their other Case Makers Academy books, J. Warner and Susie Wallace teach kids to think like detectives by reaching into their detective tool bag. While they search for clues to the real owner of a lost puppy, the cadets learn how to be confident in sharing with friends the truth of their faith in Jesus.
J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline-featured homicide detective, popular national speaker, and best-selling author. Relying on over two decades of investigative experience, Wallace provides the tools needed to investigate the claims of Christianity and make a convincing case for the truth of the Christian worldview.
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Forensic Faith for Kids - J. Warner Wallace
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Forensic Faith for Kids
An intriguing and compelling mystery that will capture the imagination of teens while delivering a much-needed message for youth and their parents today: you need to know what and why you believe in Jesus Christ. This novel will give parents some fresh opportunities to discuss matters of faith and convictions with their tweens and teens.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey, host of FamilyLife Today and cofounders of FamilyLife
Detective Jim Wallace and his wife, Susie, have done it again—a story that is both important and fun! In trying to find the true owner of an adorable missing puppy, a group of young detectives discover truths about Jesus that will impact them (and you) forever. If you’re a young person, you won’t be able to put this one down.
Frank and Stephanie Turek, Christian apologist and founders of CrossExamined.org
"As parents, and perhaps even grandparents, there is little more important in this life than helping to ‘shore up the faith’ of our loved ones. Forensic Faith for Kids makes this task both easy and enjoyable. The book is not only very readable and entertaining for all generations, but most importantly, it is filled from cover to cover with apologetic truth. Whether an older saint or someone new to the faith, this book will prove itself invaluable."
Jeff and Dawn Siemon, Pro Bowl Minnesota Vikings football player and colaborers at Search Ministries
"J. Warner and Susie Wallace have brilliantly woven together a delightful mystery about a lost puppy with an everyday situation where the claims of Christ are challenged by a peer and shown how investigative techniques are critical in both of these dilemmas. Forensic Faith for Kids is chock full of tools to equip and encourage readers to be calm, confident investigators and communicators of our faith in Christ, and to trust that often the answers are hidden right in front of us … we just need to dig a little. A priceless book for kids of all ages!"
Jana and Ron Alayra, children’s worship leader, songwriter (including Jump into the Light
), producer, and recording artist
FORENSIC FAITH FOR KIDS
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LCCN 2018934817
ISBN 978-0-7814-1458-6
eISBN 978-0-8307-7548-4
© 2018 James Warner Wallace
Published in association with the literary agency of Mark Sweeney & Associates, Bonita Springs, FL 34135.
Illustrations by J. Warner Wallace
The Team: Stephanie Bennett, Amy Konyndyk, Jack Campbell, Susan Murdock
Cover Design and Illustration: Nick Lee
First Edition 2018
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CONTENTS
Forensic Faith for Kids
Before You Begin
Preface: A New Challenge
Where Did She Come From?
Chapter 1: What Is Faith
Anyway?
Duty Begins with a Definition
Chapter 2: Don’t Be A Quitter
Duty Requires Determination
Chapter 3: Time to Train!
Training Starts with a Frustrating Test
Chapter 4: The Mysteries Deepen
Training Points to a Future Task
Chapter 5: Determined to Be Detectives
Investigators Take Great Notes
Chapter 6: Getting Close and Getting Organized
Investigators Summarize Their Findings
Chapter 7: What Should We Say?
Communicators Think About Their Jury
Chapter 8: A Surprising Discovery …
Communicators Get in the Game
Postscript: Called to Protect the Truth
Life as a Sheepdog
Instructions for Using the Website
Sample Fill-In Sheets
Certificate of Qualification
Before You Begin
My name is J. Warner Wallace and I’m a cold-case
detective. That means I solve difficult cases that have been unsolved for a long time. I wanted to be a detective when I was very young, and I worked hard to achieve my goals, first by accepting my duty as a police officer, and then by training and advancing to the level of detective. Along the way I learned how to investigate mysteries and share the truths I discovered with others.
When I was first assigned to the detective division at my police agency, Alan Jeffries was the most experienced detective in the unit. He was tough and a bit rough around the edges,
but the more I got to know him, the more I came to understand that he cared deeply about my progress as a new detective. He had a soft side
that he showed on occasion, and I began to look forward to my conversations with him. He became my mentor and reminded me of my duty as he trained me to investigate and share the truth.
Years after meeting Alan Jeffries, I applied everything I learned as a detective to my investigation of the Bible. I wanted to know if the Bible was telling me the truth about Jesus, and after several months, I determined that Jesus truly is the Son of God. That’s why I’m a Christian today, and it’s also why I want to share the truth with everyone I know.
Now it’s time for you to learn how to be a good detective, and Alan Jeffries will help you achieve that goal.
If you like to solve mysteries, you’re in the right place. My wife, Susie, and I have written two other books, Cold-Case Christianity for Kids and God’s Crime Scene for Kids, that describe mysteries involving a skateboard and a shoebox. This time around, the Junior Detective Cadets are investigating something even more interesting: the sudden appearance of a puppy! Are you ready to accept your duty as a detective cadet, train with Detective Jeffries, and learn how to investigate and share the case? If so, turn the page and jump into the story.
And by the way, be sure to invite your family to join you. Your parents, grandparents, or older siblings can follow along with you and even read the adult version of this book, Forensic Faith, and everyone can go online to the Case Makers Academy at www.ForensicFaithforKids.com to watch videos, download fun activity sheets, and even earn a graduation certificate when you’re all done.
Well … what are you waiting for? Turn the page and join the investigation!
J. Warner Wallace
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