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A Poem for Christmas Morning

By emily | Dec 25, 2011

ADVENT II The year the tree fell: Little bits of brittle angels all over the floor, bent up boxes, and torn paper. I cut myself ...

By emily | Dec 22, 2011

Ah, winter...Christmas parties, New Years resolutions, dashing through the snow to Grandma's house with a minivan full of sugar-crazed kids. What better time for a ...

The Word of God for Kids

By emily | Dec 19, 2011

ESV Seek and Find Bible. Crossway Bibles, 2010. 1, 888 pps. Ages 5-up. The Action Bible. David C. Cook, New edition 2010. Illustrated by Sergio ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 16, 2011

The December 21 opening of The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn, should focus attention not only on the boy from Belgium ...

By emily | Dec 15, 2011

I had been praying about how to use my creative gifts and last Christmas instead of pulling our decorations out of storage I would try ...

By emily | Dec 13, 2011

Janie and I have reviewed a lot of books this year. Thanks to the ingenuity of folks at Amazon.com, we can now offer them to ...

By emily | Dec 10, 2011

Janie has offered lots of kids' book gift suggestions on the site this week. And I'm hoping to chime in next week, too. For those ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 9, 2011

As reported by the L.A. Times only a week ago, “Young adult continues to be the literary world’s fastest-growing genre.” There are a lot of ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 8, 2011

Picture books are traditional, and YA is new and glamorous, but the area of literature I consider to be “classic children’s” is that big glorious ...

Thoughts on A Christmas Carol: Reading and Watching

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 7, 2011

Charles Dickens, unlike other great authors like Herman Melville, had the good fortune of enjoying widespread fame and popularity during his lifetime. A Christmas Carol ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 6, 2011

Late last year an article in the New York Times caused the book world to shiver and shake and ask itself, "Is the picture book ...

By emily | Nov 30, 2011

Should your family purchase an ereader or ipad? What about your kids--should they be allowed to read book apps or ebooks? Tablets or ereaders are ...

By emily | Nov 28, 2011

We've written a number of articles about Bibles and Bible-related kids' books over the past year. Here are a few that might make great Christmas ...

By emily | Nov 24, 2011

Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. Drawn from the writings of men like John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, and Charles Spurgeon, The ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 23, 2011

I'm sitting in an upstairs bedroom as the smell of pumpkin pie wafts up the stairwell. Tomorrow the family will arrive, starting around noon: not ...

By emily | Nov 21, 2011

Last week, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt...and happily for you, we managed to tape our conversation! For those of ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 18, 2011

Food occupies our minds a lot this time of year—to gather around, to give away, to serve to strangers at the Salvation Army, to stuff ...

By emily | Nov 17, 2011

Readers, this is an older post that was affected in our hack. We have not recovered all the resources yet. Our apologies! While we're on the subject of crafts and ...

By emily | Nov 16, 2011

GIVE MY HEART Christina Rosetti's poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, isn't my favorite Christmas poem--or hymn. But it does bring home one point that I ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 15, 2011

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish, by Cheryl Harness. National Geographic, 2006, 143 pages. Age/interest level: 8 and up. Thanksgiving means a raid on the ...

By emily | Nov 14, 2011

Books To Consider Buying We are participants in the Amazon LLC affiliate program; purchases you make through affiliate links like the one below earn us ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 11, 2011

Veterans’ Day is one of those holidays that sneak up on me. I intend to write a note to a veteran, wear red, pray a ...

By emily | Nov 7, 2011

This week, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will entertain a panel discussion on the historicity of Adam. I came across this tidbit of news recently ...

By emily | Nov 5, 2011

Today's Theme: Finishing Well From the clutches of Giant Despair, Christian and Hopeful escape into pleasant places of the Delectable Mountains. We see them refreshing ...

By emily | Nov 3, 2011

Today's Theme: The Key of Promise After surviving Vanity Fair and the hill of Lucre, Christian and Hopeful "espied a stile which led into a ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 1, 2011

If you're just joining us, here's the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. For the Project Gutenberg online version, go here. The worst ...

By emily | Oct 31, 2011

"Are you ready to begin your quest for comfort...?" So ends William Boekestein's video of his newest book for kids, The Quest for Comfort: The ...

By emily | Oct 27, 2011

Chapter 6: Vanity Fair Today's Theme: Faithful to the End As our narrator says, "Most fairs are merry places. But not this one--not for ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 25, 2011

Introduction Part One Part Two (The online text we're using is located at Project Gutenberg, here.) Vanity Fair After leaving Talkative behind, Christian and Faithful ...

By emily | Oct 24, 2011

CHAPTER FIVE: The Valley of the Shadow Today's Theme: God With Us Today, following on the heels of his fight with Apollyon and his ...

By emily | Oct 21, 2011

This post is part of our Pilgrim's Progress read along during our Reformation Month celebration. You can find an introduction and sign up for an ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 19, 2011

Introduction Part One Slackers and Interlopers Right away, Christian learns that salvation is not for sissies! The sleeping men have for various reasons failed to ...

By emily | Oct 18, 2011

THE PODCAST Plenty of Americans dream of taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe...to see the Eiffle Tower, hear the chiming of Big Ben, and float ...

By emily | Oct 17, 2011

Chapter 3: The Hill of Difficulty Today's Theme: Lions on Chains Salvation is the beginning of the battle. In Chapter 3, Christian is now ...

By emily | Oct 15, 2011

Chapter Two: The Interpreter's House Today's Theme: A Burden Lost, Heaven Gained In this section, Christian comes into the Wicket Gate, is taught by ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 13, 2011

This is Part One of our read along of The Prilgrim's Progress for high school age and up. Here's the Introduction. The City of Destruction ...

By emily | Oct 12, 2011

Welcome to our Pilgrim's Progress Read Along, part Redeemedreader.com's Reformation Month celebration! We'll be pursuing two tracks over the month of October, 2011--this one for ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 10, 2011

John Bunyan was a dissenting pastor of the mid-17th century: “dissenting” meaning that some of his biblical interpretations differed from those of the established (state-supported) ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 7, 2011

Marcelo in the Real World, by Francisco X Stork. Scholastic, 2009, 312 pages. Age/interest level: 14-up. Dancing With Max, by Emily Colson. Zondervan, 2010, 200 ...

By emily | Oct 6, 2011

A REFORMATION CELEBRATION Reformation Day has been celebrated in Germany, Slovenia, and in many Protestant and Lutheran churches around the world for centuries. Though ...

By Janie Cheaney | Oct 4, 2011

Nobody knows yet exactly what causes it, or why it occurs more in certain income levels, or even quite what defines it, but autism becomes ...

By emily | Sep 30, 2011

We started our LIGHT YOUR LIBRARY campaign nearly two weeks ago, but Janie and I had been planning it since at least the summer. So ...

Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Athanasius

By emily | Sep 28, 2011

Athanasius. By Simonetta Carr. Reformation Heritage Press, sale 2011. 66 pp. Ages 9-12. What makes a good children's book? We've talked a lot the past ...

By emily | Sep 26, 2011

Over at BannedBooksWeek.org, the celebration has begun. And while Janie and I made our objections to Banned Books Week clear last week, we are happy ...

By Janie Cheaney | Sep 21, 2011

Early last June, the YA publishing world was rocked by a column in the Wall Street Journal by Meg Cox Gurdon, who reviews children’s books ...

By Janie Cheaney | Sep 20, 2011

Back in 1984, that fateful year when we first decided to teach our kids at home, very little curriculum was available—strange as it may seem ...

By emily | Sep 19, 2011

ME & MY LIBRARY I am not ashamed to say I love my local library. As a conservative, I wish that it could be funded ...

By emily | Sep 12, 2011

A while back, I recommended to you The Jesus Storybook Bible in audiobook format. Today, I would like to add one more Bible story to ...

By emily | Sep 11, 2011

Found this prayer/poem, Praying on 9/11, by Mike Cosper tonight on The Gospel Coalition site. Thought I would share it not only for our adult ...

By emily | Sep 5, 2011

"Of course 'successful careers' are important, but I would suggest thinking of them in the very different Christian paradigm of vocation. Not, what career should ...

By emily | Aug 31, 2011

When we teamed up with Reelthinking.wordpress.com, Janie and I hoped there would be a little interest in the subject. Little did we know that in ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 30, 2011

In our continuing tradition of slopping over themes to the following week, I wanted to weigh in one more time on our book/movie emphasis. Partly ...

Ted Tripp’s Worship Principle

By emily | Aug 25, 2011

The basic premise of Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp is this: “Behavior is heart-driven, therefore, correction, discipline, and training—all parenting—must be addressed to ...

By emily | Aug 24, 2011

Back-to-school time means hitting the books and living more structured days. All the more reason to look forward to a good, family movie at the ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 23, 2011

For earlier posts, start with the Introduction. Denouement is not a common word in everyday conversation, so for a long time I didn’t know how ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 21, 2011

Part One. Part Two. In the second essay of The Abolition of Man, “The Way,” Lewis showed that humanity seemed to have only one code ...

By emily | Aug 18, 2011

For several years before I became a parent, I worked part-time in The Literacy Council of Sumner County (LCSC). Like most non-profit organizations, it was ...

By emily | Aug 17, 2011

Yesterday as I was emptying the contents of my husbands' pockets and my own, preparing our clothes for the Great Machinated Flume Ride that is ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 16, 2011

Previous posts: Introduction, Part One: Setup, Part Two: Development. Climax? Isn’t it a little early for that? Most of us have the idea that the ...

By emily | Aug 15, 2011

I'll admit it. Janie and I like abstract thinking--cultural analysis and big picture type stuff. But occasionally we try to offer practical help for parents ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 13, 2011

This week, widespread rioting in Britain has blanketed the news, along with commentators asking the eternal question, “Why?” Shaking my head over the pictures of ...

By emily | Aug 11, 2011

In my last post of this series, I looked at two ways that the Lord wrote Christ in the Old Testament: historically and symbolically. As ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 9, 2011

Previous Posts: Introduction Part One: Setup Almost all the main characters have been introduced and the potential conflicts are in place. Now development: that phase ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 6, 2011

(Beginning a three-part study intended to accompany our reading of That Hideous Strength this month.) In February of 1943 Lewis delivered three evening lectures at ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 3, 2011

Beginning our first-ever Readalong: here's the Introduction. The action takes place at three fictional locations: Edgetow, a university town similar to Cambridge, but smaller; St. ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 2, 2011

In the summer of 1945, George Orwell wrote a review for the Manchester Evening News, beginning, "On the whole, novels are better when there are ...

By emily | Aug 1, 2011

Finally getting around to this post. I had hoped to post it during our six-month birthday celebration, but I ran out of room. So...here are my ...

By emily | Jul 28, 2011

A few years ago, my grandmother passed on to me a set of children's records from the 1950s and 60s. Many of them were filled ...

By emily | Jul 27, 2011

Shakespeare and Story Bibles As I was searching recently for Shakespeare resources for my kids--who are 3 and 5--I harbored a nagging, undefined feeling that ...

Shakespeare R Us

By Janie Cheaney | Jul 26, 2011

Dallas, 1970: Storm clouds gather over the Texas prairie, where the students of a small junior college are presenting A Midsummer Night's Dream in an ...

By emily | Jul 25, 2011

We're talking about Shakespeare this week, and one of the difficulties of introducing him to kids is finding books that aren't too dark or perverse ...

By emily | Jul 13, 2011

Welcome old friends and new! Most of you probably know by now that Janie was interviewed on Chris Fabry Live! on July 13th. For those ...

By emily | Jul 12, 2011

What does it take to make a blog? Besides a computer, internet connection, and credit card, of course? Some might say passion, intelligence, computer saavy. ...

By emily | Jul 11, 2011

Happy Half-Birthday, guys! Redeemed Reader has been online for roughly six months this week. It seems ages ago since that cold, February morning when Janie ...

By emily | Jul 7, 2011

In my previous post, I tried to show that Sally Lloyd Jones uses two broad ways of finding Christ in the Old Testament: 1) historical ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jul 5, 2011

We end our extended history week with what some consider to be the purest form of history: biography. The old argument of whether great events, ...

By emily | Jun 30, 2011

Today's podcast is a follow-up to our last interview with Mr. Bond, RR Podcast 4: Douglas Bond on Fatherhood. Last time we talked about his ...

By emily | Jun 29, 2011

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Overdrive software in relation to online library rentals of audiobooks. Today Sync Audiobooks, a website that offers free ...

By emily | Jun 27, 2011

Here it is: my 4th of July round-up! Books about the Revolutionary War era recommended for ages 4-12, arranged from youngest to oldest. Saving the ...

By emily | Jun 19, 2011

Thanks to everyone who entered our Father's Day contest! Janie and I have enjoyed both hearing your dad stories, as well as the opportunity to ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 17, 2011

We're delighted to welcome Jonathan Rogers to our site today, as one of our "writing fathers." Jonathan is Georgia-born, with an undergraduate degree from Furman ...

By emily | Jun 13, 2011

Today's interview is regarding Douglas Bond's devotional series for young men and their fathers, Fathers and Sons. I hope to eventually do another interview with ...

By emily | Jun 8, 2011

"For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him ...

By emily | Jun 6, 2011

SUMMER CAMP We are eventually going to do our first summer camp next month. But in the meantime, I have been looking for ways to ...

By emily | Jun 2, 2011

I have recommended The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones in numerous posts on this blog. That doesn't mean I think it is perfect, ...

By emily | May 30, 2011

"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the ...

Interview with Dr. Veith: Part Two

By Janie Cheaney | May 26, 2011

Part Two of our Interview with Gene Edward Veith In Part Two of the interview, we're talking about how to prepare our kids for college--and ...

Interview with Dr. Gene Edward Veith

By Janie Cheaney | May 25, 2011

Gene Edward Veith: Parent + Educator + Writer Many--if not all--of our readers are praying earnestly for their children to lead God-centered, successful lives. Of ...

By emily | May 24, 2011

While we are awaiting a post by Dr. Gene Veith later in the week, I thought it would be fun to ask some of our ...

By emily | May 16, 2011

“They know bits and pieces of the Old Testament—how God created the heavens and the earth, what rules he wants us to follow, how he ...

By emily | May 9, 2011

Yesterday wrapped up our Mom with a Blog Contest. And the winner was...Julie of www.learningtotreasure.blogspot.com! She won the Game of Sovereignty (that's as opposed to ...

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 28, 2011

Example of Clanker technology from the 1914-ish world of "Leviathan." According to Wikipedia, the term was probably coined by science-fiction writer K. W. Jeter as ...

By emily | Apr 27, 2011

We're jumping on the bandwagon today. Mother's Day is around the corner, and we're gearing up to celebrate good old mom. Rather than creme-filled candy ...

By emily | Apr 24, 2011

Awake sad heart whom sorrow ever drowns; Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth; Unfold thy forehead, gathered into frowns; Thy Saviour comes, and ...

By emily | Apr 23, 2011

Saturday happy: Just found out that folksinger/songwriter Caroline Herring just put a CD out called The Little House. It's a retelling of Virginia Lee Burton's ...

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 19, 2011

In Surprised By Joy, C. S. Lewis wrote about the flowering of his imagination at an early age--especially through books, which were piled up everywhere ...

By emily | Apr 18, 2011

Easter is almost here, and while you could just pick a board book up at Walmart while you're getting the Paas dye, you've still got ...

By emily | Apr 14, 2011

A few weeks ago, Tim Challies released his book on the role of technology in our lives, The Next Story: Life and Faith After the ...

By emily | Apr 13, 2011

As many of you know--particularly those who've read our newsletter this week (and if you haven't signed up already, why not take a moment and ...

By emily | Apr 10, 2011

Can't wait for my kids to read this in a few years. If you don't have a copy already, here's a great way to enjoy ...

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