A Children's Book from CRUX
Send Me
Twelve Old Testament heroes who didn't sit still. They ran toward giants, rebuilt walls while holding weapons, and said yes before they fully understood what they were saying yes to.
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'" Isaiah 6:8
Chapter 1
The Reluctant Hero Who Ran Toward the Fire
Reluctant Courage"A man who made every excuse told God he wasn't enough — then freed a nation."
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The Shepherd Who Ran at a Giant
Holy Boldness"When every trained soldier froze, a teenage shepherd boy asked a different question."
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The Dreamer Who Never Stopped Working
Steadfast Faithfulness"Thrown in a pit, sold as a slave, falsely imprisoned — he never stopped serving wherever he was."
Chapter 4
The Boy Who Decided Before the Crisis
Quiet Conviction"Taken captive at a young age, Daniel decided what he would and wouldn't compromise before anyone asked him to."
Chapter 5
The Outsider Who Chose to Belong
Costly Loyalty"A foreign widow with nothing had every reason to go home. She chose to stay and changed history."
Chapter 6
The Judge Who Said 'Let's Go'
Fearless Leadership"When Israel's general refused to fight without her, Deborah didn't hesitate. She went."
Chapter 7
The Queen Who Said 'If I Perish, I Perish'
Purposeful Courage"A Jewish orphan became a queen and then had to decide if she'd use that position to save her people."
Chapter 8
The 85-Year-Old Who Asked for the Hardest Mountain
Undying Boldness"When ten spies said 'we can't,' Caleb said 'we absolutely can.' Forty-five years later, he asked for the hardest job left."
Chapter 9
The Unlikely Ally Who Chose the Right Side
Bold, Unlikely Faith"She wasn't an Israelite. She wasn't expected to know. But she'd heard about God and acted on what she'd heard."
Chapter 10
The Fearful Man God Called 'Mighty Warrior'
Trembling Courage"He was hiding in a winepress when God found him and called him something he didn't believe about himself."
Chapter 11
The Woman Who Prayed Until Something Happened
Praying with Everything"Broken and mocked, she walked into the temple and refused to leave until she had poured everything out to God."
Chapter 12
The Man Who Turned Grief into a Blueprint
Grief-Fueled Action"He heard devastating news, wept for days, then made a plan and rebuilt Jerusalem's walls in 52 days."