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Families and children around the world have grown to love a special retelling of the biblical storyline from The Jesus Storybook Bible<\/em> written by Sally Lloyd-Jones. In her introduction to the big story of the Bible, Jones writes:<\/p>\n\n

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There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story. The Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them. It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. And at the center of the Story there is a baby. Every story in the Bible whispers his name. 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