#65
Title: Sunrise Hill
Author: Kathleen Long Bostrom
Genre: Easy
Reading Level/Picture Book for Kids
Category: Fiction
Rating: B
Published: 2004
Date: 10/4/16
Granddaughter and I had an evening
together last night and took turns reading this book. Ten year old Caleb’s Uncle Josh comes to town,
intent on building a church in time for Easter.
Most of the townspeople are behind him and help construct the church on
a hill. The blacksmith seems to think a church is not necessary and says what
he thinks. One night the church catches fire and burns to
the ground. Uncle Josh is most affected
by this turn of events and becomes despondent.
But Caleb encourages his uncle to go with him to the hill and look and
see. Uncle Josh dresses and goes up the
hill and discovers the whole town coming to church. In the ashes of the church, Uncle Josh’s face
lit up inside and out and he shouted for everyone to hear – “Hallelujah
folks! It’s Easter! Jesus is alive! The sun has risen and so has the Son of God!”
You’ll have to read the story to
learn how the blacksmith’s life was transformed and what gift he brought as his
Easter offering. I love another thing that Uncle Josh said -- " ...we don't need a building to have a church. We are the church because we believe."
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