GOAT #49: Conveying Truth in Fiction and Family Devotions with Tim Shoemaker
Are you a homeschooling family that struggles to find devotions that teach spiritual truth but also hold your kids' attention? Do you wish you could find clean, riveting fiction for your children to read that doesn't shy away from real-life characters, but is also well-grounded in living out genuine faith?
In this episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Tim Shoemaker, author of twenty books and a popular speaker at conferences and schools around the country. With over twenty-five years working with youth, he is able to relate to his reading (and listening) audience in a very unique way... creating object lessons that convey spiritual truth as well as writing mystery, adventure, and suspense that is clean, powerful, and definitely not “hokey” Christian fiction. Tim is all about helping kids grow to be men and women of faith and character … and about encouraging the parents who love them.
Novels by Tim Shoemaker:
The High Water Novels, a five-book series for Focus on the Family targeted primarily at 12-14-year-olds. Escape From the Everglades, and Every Hidden Thing, the first two books in the series, are already available. Book three, The Second Storm, comes out in the Spring of 2023.
A contemporary suspense novel, Code of Silence (book 1 of The Code of Silence Novels), was named in the “Top Ten Crime Novels for Youth” by Booklist, and is followed by Back Before Dark and Below the Surface.
Devotional books by Tim Shoemaker:
Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets...: And Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids by Tim Shoemaker
Tim Shoemaker on Instagram, @timshoemaker1
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Tim Shoemaker
Author, Speaker, Writing Coach
Tim Shoemaker is the author of twenty books and is a popular speaker at conferences and schools around the country. Over twenty-five years working with youth has helped him relate to his reading and listening audience in a unique way.
Currently he is working on The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions Volume 2 … designed to help parents teach truth to their kids in ways they’ll never forget.
Tim really loves writing mystery, adventure, and suspense that is clean, powerful, and definitely not “hokey” Christian fiction. Tim is all about helping kids grow to be men and women of faith and character … and about encouraging the parents who love them.
He’s also writing a five-book series for Focus on the Family targeted primarily at 12-14-year-olds. Escape From the Everglades, and Every Hidden Thing, the first two books in that High Water series, are already available. Book three, The Second Storm, comes out this Spring.
His contemporary suspense, Code of Silence, was named in the “Top Ten Crime Novels for Youth” by Booklist.
