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"A beautiful 'read.' A marvelous, creative communication of wonderful words, touching and moving photos, and a spirit that radiates the love of Christ. Parents of children will all love it. I endorse it with enthusiasm."
Robert H. Schuller
The Crystal Cathedral
Garden Grove, California
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"Raise Up A Child is a wonderful book for children -- and the child in all of us. In it Marty has captured through photos and poems the joy that is life."
Wally Amos
Author, The Cookie Never Crumbles: Inspirational Recipes for Everyday Living
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"In this collection of poems for children, Marty Johnson opens our hearts to the ordinary and precious moments of daily life. The sense and wonder she evokes calls to mind the words of Jesus, '…whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.'" (Lk. 18:17;RSV)
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
Author of Living the Catholic Faith
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"Once again Marty Johnson speaks to our 'everyday, ordinary lives' through these beautiful, short meditations that inspire us with thoughts about God and everyday life. Through Raise Up A Child she helps us to bridge that great chasm that often exists between the realm of spirituality and daily living. In fact, through simple poems the author reminds us that only a deep faith in and love for the God of the ordinary will bring us salvation and peace. In an age when so many children have been deprived of the prayers and biblical verses which our parents and teachers 'drilled' into us, Marty reminds us once again of the importance of memorizing prayers and biblical verses that will become the important elements of a Christian spirituality for the long haul.
I heartily recommend this book, filled with Scriptural references and themes, to all parents and even their children. . . to all those who seek the face of God, revealed in Jesus Christ, in the moments and things of ordinary life."
Rev. Thomas M. Rosica, C.S.B., S.S.L.,
Dipl. École Biblique de Jérusalem
Former Chaplain of the University of Toronto and
Lecturer in Sacred Scripture
National Director and Chief Executive Officer
World Youth Day 2002 -- Canada
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"Raise Up A Child lifts up our hearts to hope, pray, love and celebrate the sweet ordinary moments of family life. Even the black and white photographs illustrating these joyful verses invite us into the heart of family--and in that moment, Marty Johnson lifts the veil of the ordinary to reveal the extraordinary swirling about us in every moment--GOD."
Shelly Mecum, Author of GOD'S PHOTO ALBUM
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