Bringing Bible Adventures to Children’s Books with M.J. Thomas

Mike didn’t set out to be an author. It wasn’t until his nine-year-old son encouraged him to “write a book” for him to use for a book report that Mike toyed with the idea of writing. That was the inspiration that set everything in motion and The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls was brought to life. If you have not discovered The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls yet, you are missing out! This is one of our family’s favorite series of books. What is so fun is that Mike weaves adventure and Bible teaching together—think Magic Tree House books but from a Biblical perspective. It’s often hard to find books for our kids to read—especially our young readers. There are so many great books that do incorporate Biblical teaching or have it hidden within the story, but what I love is this book series takes you through the Bible.

I know that you’re going to love this episode with Mike! Get ready to be encouraged!

In this episode of the Simply Joyful Podcast we discuss:

How Mike came up with the idea for The Secret of the Hidden Scrollsseries
How many books will be in the series
What’s next after The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls series
How Mike didn’t always want to be a writer, and how he fell into the writing life
How to balance family life with traveling, work, and writing
Mike’s (and Kristi’s) favorite family books (see below)

Resources, books, and links mentioned in this episode:

The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls series
Chronicles of Narnia
Imagination Station Special Pack: Books 1-6
Kari Jobe
Jesus Storybook Bible
The Child’s Story Bible
COMING JUNE 6th!!! The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Lion’s Roar, Book 6

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A Special Thanks to…

Rend Collective for allowing me to use their incredible song “The Joy of the Lord is My Strength”This song has so much special meaning to me and it highlights the theme verse for my podcast — Nehemiah 8:10. Be sure to check out their music! They are such a fun band to listen to…and to see live.

(This podcast is by Kristi Clover. Discovered by Christian Podcast Central and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Christian Podcast Central, and audio is streamed directly from their servers.)