Why Should Every Christian Read The Pilgrim’s Progress with The Lithos Team

2026-07-23

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Kyle Worley is joined by Lauren & Tyler to discuss the story of “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” Questions Covered in This Episode: What is Lithos? What is Pilgrims' Progress? Why should everyone read it? What is it an allegory for? Why did the book's popularity fade? Why is there a renewed interest? Why would you tell a family that this story is worth their time? What resources would you recommend are necessities for family discip...

Kyle Worley is joined by Lauren & Tyler to discuss the story of “The Pilgrim’s Progress.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is Lithos?
What is Pilgrims' Progress?
Why should everyone read it?
What is it an allegory for?
Why did the book's popularity fade?
Why is there a renewed interest?
Why would you tell a family that this story is worth their time?
What resources would you recommend are necessities for family discipleship?

Guest Bios:

Tyler Van Halteren founded Lithos Kids in 2020 after seeing the impact short bedtime stories had on his son. He is the author of the Little Pilgrim series as well as The Kingdom of God Bible Storybook. Canadian by birth, Tyler previously served as a pastor in rural Ontario and later as a Bible professor in Cambodia. His growing young family now resides in Canada. Tyler holds a M.Div. from The Master's Seminary.

Lauren Ducommun and her family served as missionaries in Indonesia before returning to Canada. She joined the team in 2020 and currently oversees our US warehouse, social media content, marketing, editing, and proofreading. She also modernized The Pilgrim's Progress: Legacy Edition and formatted Paradise Lost: Legacy Edition! Her family now resides near Fort Worth, Texas, where she works from home with her two kids, ages nine and thirteen.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Lithos
“The Pilgrim's Progress” by John Bunyan
“Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey” by Tyler Van Halteren

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