Loving God with a whole heart means talking with others, especially with children, about what He has said and done. “These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 6: 6-7).

The Holman CSB Read to Me Biblemakes this doable for parents, grandparents, and teachers today. This is a full text Bible; not just a story book. For thousands of children, it will be their first Bible. Using the same Bible from birth through early childhood capitalizes on one of the best ways for children to learn—repetition. Seeing the same pictures, hearing the same stories, and beginning to read the same verses can help a child realize that the Bible is a book for a lifetime. As infants hear the name Jesus and God in relationship to the Bible, they begin to form ideas about eternal truths. Each moment with the Bible prepares the way for spiritual conversion and transformation into the likeness of Christ.