Ethan's Challenge

A Family Story of Paul's First Missionary Journey (Acts 13-15)

Arnold Ytreeide

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• eBook ISBN:
  9780825474170
• Year: 2025

Gather the family for an exciting read about Paul's first missionary journey! Thirteen-year-old Ethan is happiest when he's hiding between sacks of grain in his mother's storeroom. There, he's safe from the world and doesn't have to be brave or clever like his grandfather Jotham or his father, Amon. But with his famous relatives, Ethan seems destined—or maybe doomed—for adventure. Before long, Ethan is hundreds of miles from home on a journey with the most famous Christian missionary, running from an angry mob wielding clubs and axes and wanting to kill them. How in the world did he end up here? As a reluctant Ethan travels with Paul, Barnabas, and Mark, he begins to learn the importance of courage in the face of trials and of sharing the good news of Jesus. Readers of all ages will enjoy the real events and places of Acts 13-15 from the relatable perspective of thirteen-year-old Ethan, who is the descendant of the beloved characters from Arnold Ytreeide's hugely popular Christmas and Easter series. This is the perfect read for families at any time of the year.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Books by Arnold Ytreeide
• Copyright
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Character Universe
• Before the Story
• Chapter One - At Death's Door
• Chapter Two - Judgment
• Chapter Three - The Beast
• Chapter Four - A Hiding Place
• Chapter Five - Initiation
• Chapter Six - Tic-Tac-Toe
• Chapter Seven - Antioch
• Chapter Eight - Detour
• Chapter Nine - Salamis
• Chapter Ten - Mob Rule
• Chapter Eleven - The Sorcerer
• Chapter Twelve - Paulus Benjamin Saulos
• Chapter Thirteen - Dear Departed
• Chapter Fourteen - Antioch Again
• Chapter Fifteen - Story Time
• Chapter Sixteen - Dusty Feet
• Chapter Seventeen - Iconium
• Chapter Eighteen - Hidden Words
• Chapter Nineteen - Timothy
• Chapter Twenty - Of Gods and Men
• Chapter Twenty-One - Derbe
• Chapter Twenty-Two - The Entertainer
• Chapter Twenty-Three - Unclean
• Chapter Twenty-Four - Storyteller
• Chapter Twenty-Five - Antioch, Antioch
• Chapter Twenty-Six - Confrontations
• Chapter Twenty-Seven - Galatians
• Chapter Twenty-Eight - Home Again
• Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Secret Chamber
• Chapter Thirty - Counselor to Counselors
• Chapter Thirty-One - Of Beasts and Men
• About the Author