A Power Encounter: The Stolen Hour

A boy. A silenced bell. And one Name strong enough to give the hour back.

Long ago, in a far country, the great bell was cast to ring at the darkest hour — eleven-oh-two — so the whole town would remember a promise stronger than the night. Then the hour was stolen. The bell fell silent, shadow crept over every street, and a darkness with a will of its own began to close in.

Now one boy walks into that darkness with a small light, a Bible zipped under his coat, and a great question: who is strong enough to give the hour back?

A Power Encounter: The Stolen Hour is an illustrated night-journey into courage — a story of the sevenfold Spirit of Isaiah 11:2 and the Name the darkness cannot hold. Written for readers ages 9–12 (and the grown-ups who read aloud to them), it carries the weight of a real spiritual battle while never losing hope: the dark in this story loses.

Book One of The Spirit Chronicles, richly illustrated by Luis Peres.

An equipping resource from the Spiritual Growth Foundation, created to help children and families know God, grow into spiritual maturity, and stand firm in their faith.

• Ages 9–12 · 9 illustrated chapters

• Faith themes: the name of Jesus, the fear of the Lord, courage in the dark

• Perfect for family read-aloud, bedtime, and Sunday school

“…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.” — Philippians 2:10