The Storyteller
Pops
Part grandfather, part guide. Pops has a story for every question and a question for every story — patient, warm, and never in a hurry to get to the end.
- Warm
- Wise
- Great listener
About the Book
The Most Important Things
Faith • Family • Grandparents
Some of the best conversations about faith don't start with a sermon. They start with a story.
The Most Important Things follows Pops and his grandson Grayson as an ordinary afternoon turns into an open-hearted conversation about God, family, and what really matters.
Written for parents and grandparents who want a natural way to talk with kids about Jesus, it turns story time into something that sticks — long after the book is closed.
Pastor • Author • Grandfather
About the Author
Sam Elliott
Sam has spent almost four decades in pastoral ministry — leading, planting, and serving across six churches since 1987.
Every story he writes grows out of the same conviction — that the biggest truths of faith are best passed down through the smallest, most ordinary moments with the people we love.
1987
Serving in ministry since
6
Churches served
Pops
His favorite title
Meet the Cast
Two Voices, One Story
The Question-Asker
Grayson
Curious, a little stubborn, and always asking “but why?” Grayson asks the questions every kid is thinking.
- Curious
- Honest
- Big heart
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Reader Reviews
What Families Are Saying
A dear friend and mentor of Rich and mine wrote a children’s book recently. I had the privilege to preview the book and actually had the chance to read it to my class…
Cara Gentry Clasen
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