Bruce Ware is Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a dear friend and trusted mentor. I've learned from him in the classroom, the church and our local Barnes & Noble over coffee. His books pepper the shelves in my study--a comforting reminder that his wisdom is never far. And this spring I will add yet another of Dr. Ware's books to my collection: Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God.

Having received an advanced peek into the contents I can see that this will be an indispensable resource for parents. It's essentially a systematic theology for young people bringing together nearly three decades of teaching in accessible prose.  

But as good as the content promises to be, there could be no better endorsement of the book than the one from Dr. Ware's two daughters Bethany and Rachel. Here is the Foreword reprinted with permission from Crossway:

This book is very special to us. As Bruce Ware’s daughters, we view Big Truths for Young Hearts not only as a rich resource for children and adults, but also as a tangible representation of the teaching we were blessed to faithfully receive from our dad throughout our childhood.

For the past two decades we have lived with a father who loves theology and loves to teach theology. We both remember him teaching us all six verses of the hymn “May the Mind of Christ my Savior” by the time we were three years old. During our annual summer road trips to see family on the West Coast, Dad and Mom used the time in the car to lead our family in singing worship songs, memorizing Scripture, and discussing theology. Dad would often begin a conversation with a question: “So, do you think Jesus had to be both God and man?” or “How can God be good and still allow bad things to happen in the world?” Not exactly laid-back vacation banter, but we loved those family conversations. We girls would sit in the backseat of our family Toyota and rack our brains trying to think of a biblical answer, knowing all the while that Dad had one. He was passionate about sharing truths with us that would give us confidence in our faith. This passion came through in family discussions at dinner, late- night chats in his study, and the “daddy daughter dates” on which he often took us. Though we did not fully realize it then, those conversations were life-changing and heart-shaping. It was Theology 101 given outside the classroom.