Faithipedia: Daily Apologetics for Families by NotConsumed

Faithipedia is a resource guide for families in the form of a flip book. Each week consists of an overview of a book of the Bible including a timeline, a related attribute of God, a theological term, and a biography of a faithful man or woman in church history who displayed that attribute or theological term. Each week is 5 days, and the Old Testament flipbook is made up of 36 weeks. The New Testament flipbook is made up of 27 weeks. Though it does not contain a single apologetics argument, a firm understanding of Biblical theology and Biblical literacy are prerequisites to any defense of the faith.

Faithipedia is an excellent resource for families! I had no idea what to expect, but it was done masterfully. Each page has small, theologically-packed readings that could be read by individual children. However, I think a better use of this guide would be reading it altogether at the breakfast table or evening for family worship. Each week begins with a book of the Bible, say Exodus. The theological term for that book is redemption. The attribute of God is Redeemer, and the biography featured is how God redeemed Augustine of Hippo. I have never found a resource that brings such continuity to each book of the Bible which allows children (and adults) to deeply grasp who God is! The text is geared towards younger children, 6-10 year range, but it could easily be modified where older children are given more details or extension opportunities. In thinking of younger children, Esther, Hosea, and Song of Solomon were tastefully done, avoiding words like adultery, prostitute, divorce, harem, etc. I also loved how the New Testament flipbook timeline pages focus on a comprehensive overview of church history!

Some things to note, I wish the Jehovah page listed the name’s connection to YHWH, beyond it being a name that means “I AM.” Under Jehovah Shammah, the book highlights a millennial kingdom for eschatology (OT Flipbook) with a rapture (NT Flipbook). Dietrich Bonehoeffer and Constantine are listed as Christians in the Old Testament guide, and C.S. Lewis and Harriet Tubman are featured in the New Testament Flipbook. Revival is a key theological term for one of the books of the Bible. Along with it, the text reads, “Every once in a while, your church might have special services that are called ‘revival’ services. Sometimes these services go on for a few days or even a week, but some revival meetings have continued for months.” I liked how it’s explained that we must depend on God to change our hearts for revival. I wish repentance was stated as a main feature of true revival.

As far as theology, under affliction it is stated that, “The Bible tells us God does not want to send affliction to people.” Under Suffering Servant, it reads, “It was through this perfect and sinless Servant’s suffering that the sins of the whole world could be paid for and taken away.” This may need to be reworded depending on your view of atonement. Lastly, under Imminence, it talks about God’s people going home to heaven to live with Him, rather than the new earth as our eternal dwelling.

Other Things to Note:
The biographies detail real events of Christian’s lives. Some of the biographies include: slavery, martyrdom, and other tragedies.

This review is written by Good Book Mom contributor, Emily Russell. To learn more about Emily, click HERE.

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