Jun 1, 2026 · 45 min · 12 segments
In this episode, Kathryn Butler and Korrie Johnson offer advice and encouragement for parents hoping to engage their kids in reading. Kathryn Butler worked as a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General…
Corrie JohnsonGuest
Matt TullyHost[gentle music] Be alert as you read books with your kids for any themes that echo of Christian truth.
So any situations where there's sacrificial love, people laying their lives down for another, mercy, anything about hope in the darkness pointing to our hope in the new heavens and the new earth.
Anything that even explores in a way you can talk about with your kids, the reality of sin.
There are just echoes of the gospel that you'll find in any book that's well told.
And so keeping your alert to those themes, and when they come up, pause and reflect back.
Katie Butler is an author who writes regularly about faith, medicine, and the power of great stories.
She's written many books from Crossway, including The Lamplight Series of Decide As You Go adventures for kids, and The Dream Keeper Saga.
Corrie Johnson is the founder of Good Book Mom, a ministry that reviews children's books from a biblical worldview.
Katie and Corrie are the co-authors of a new book called Stories Woven in Silver: Pointing Kids to the Gospel Through Children's Literature from Crossway.
Well, Katie and Corrie, thank you so much for joining me for the Crossway Podcast.
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[gentle music] Be alert as you read books with your kids for any themes that echo of Christian truth.
So any situations where there's sacrificial love, people laying their lives down for another, mercy, anything about hope in the darkness pointing to our hope in the new heavens and the new earth.
Anything that even explores in a way you can talk about with your kids, the reality of sin.
There are just echoes of the gospel that you'll find in any book that's well told.
And so keeping your alert to those themes, and when they come up, pause and reflect back.
Katie Butler is an author who writes regularly about faith, medicine, and the power of great stories.
She's written many books from Crossway, including The Lamplight Series of Decide As You Go adventures for kids, and The Dream Keeper Saga.
Corrie Johnson is the founder of Good Book Mom, a ministry that reviews children's books from a biblical worldview.
Katie and Corrie are the co-authors of a new book called Stories Woven in Silver: Pointing Kids to the Gospel Through Children's Literature from Crossway.
Well, Katie and Corrie, thank you so much for joining me for the Crossway Podcast.
