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(Review written for 'Discover - 1 year subscription')

 Excellent Bible notes. Each day's Bible passage is split into smaller chunks which help to keep the focus and puzzles are not too complex so as to detract from the Bible passage.
However I do agree with the previous reviewer who asks if the question of whether the young person is saved or not does come rather frequently and I agree, it can produce an "immunity". Other than that, an excellent resource - thanks. 

Great and understandable

(Review written for 'Discover - 1 year subscription')

 This is amazing and very understandable as I am new recommend to everyteenager 10-17 

Great fun but a few reservations

(Review written for 'Discover - 1 year subscription')

 Having always read children's cartoon-based Bible notes with my boys, I was looking for something different for them now they are 12 and 13. They rejected the 'trendy teenager' style that a lot of Bible notes for this age-group adopt, and I was relieved to find that Discover is interesting and entertaining without attempting to be particularly fashionable. The puzzles, codes, cartoons and, above all, the little touches of humour, all encourage my boys to study the Bible with me or with my husband.

However, there is a relentless emphasis on asking the readers if they are sure they are saved, which strikes me as counter-productive - my boys now try to read over that section and say 'yeah, yeah, blah, blah' as if they have become immune to the question through over-repetition. Don't get me wrong - I know they need to be asked this question. In fact one is saved, the other has yet to make a choice, so their answers would be different. But I feel these Bible notes ask so often that readers feel they can ignore the challenge.

There are also one or two issues of difficult theology (why the Israelites had to kill the existing tribes as they advanced, in particular) that are presented in an over-simplified way. There is no harm in telling childen and young people: 'This is harsh to read and hard to understand. One possible reason for it is...'.

Therefore, BECAUSE our boys are reading these notes with adult supervision and encouragement, I find Discover to be a useful tool. I would be less happy with the boys reading them on their own, as I think they would be negatively influenced by the repetitive pressure on making a choice for Jesus, and might either blindly accept or thoughtlessly reject the simplistic explanations of complex theological ideas.

Overall, the notes are great fun - full marks to those who provide the humour and the puzzles, but I would urge the writers who provide the theological content to prayerfully consider an appropriate number of challenges to come to Jesus (less may be more, I think...) and the ways that children of this age are quite capable of questioning and then rejecting an over-simplified point. 

Keeps the children interested

(Review written for 'Discover - 1 year subscription - Foreign')

 I switched to this for my children's Bible reading notes because the previous one used to prescribe long passages that were more demanding. 'Discover' has very manageable passages for my 11- and 13-year olds, and the little activities keep my children interested and I hope will bring them closer to hearing from God. 

Brilliant!!

 This product is brilliant. We bought it for our 12 year old son and he enjoys reading it himself every morning and God is really speaking to him through it. 

Excellent tool for junior age children

 We bought this for our daughter (age 9) who was getting too old for XTB. She loves the format - it's 'meaty' enough but still has plenty of puzzles. The application is age appropriate and makes her think. All the 'tricky' words or expressions are explained (helps me out a lot!). We do struggle with the dated format - but she often does two days at a time anyway since she enjoys them so much! 

A fantastic way to grow together as a family around God's word

(Review written for 'Discover 50 (Apr-Jun 2010)')

 We wanted to help our 4 children to discover more about God for themselves and have a solid foundation for their lives. Discover has really helped. The Bible passages are short and focused and the study notes have clear expainations with practical ideas on how to apply the message. After our meal, we take turns to read the Bible or the study notes and fill in the answers, turning what we have learnt into prayer. We warmly recommended Discover. 

Very good for my 10 year old

(Review written for 'Discover 50 (Apr-Jun 2010)')

 My ten/ nealy 11 year old daughter really likes these studies as they are not too easy and make her work a bit but she can still understand them. Would recommend them.