2016 Winter Book Fair: Books For Everyone!
2016 Winter Book Fair Books for Everyone On Your Christmas List! We have chosen the best of the best, our personal favorites, and plenty of great reads for the list below. We hope this helps you pick books for the kids in your life who love to read–and those who don’t (yet)! All titles are linked…
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*Ember Falls by S. D. Smith
The Green Ember saga continues with desperate battles, unexpected heroism, and enough dangling plot threads to make readers eager for the next volume. *Ember Falls (#2 in The Green Ember series) by S. D. Smith. Story Warren, 2016, 331 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 8-up Picket and Heather, young rabbit…
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Vote for . . . Whoever (A Re-post from 2012)
In a campaign season, especially a big general election like this one, parents and teachers want to give the kids a clue what’s going on. We’re also supposed to be training responsible citizens who will someday take part in the political process. If you’re checking the library for books on the subject, it’s best to…
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Pastor, Blogger, Author, Editor: More Church History Recommendations for the Whole Family!
We’ve spent all month reading and learning about church history. It’s been such a rich study with interviews and book reviews, but we are not the only ones who care about reading church history! We’ve asked some folks to contribute to our study with their top 5 church history recommendations for all ages. Check out these…
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Church History with Tim Challies
Today we are happy to bring you a virtual interview with pastor, author, and blogger extraordinaire —Tim Challies. Tim serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of 5 books, and he is a book reviewer for World Magazine. He blogs about books, faith, theology, and culture at…
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*The Radical Book for Kids by Champ Thornton
This fun and friendly compendium of Bible facts, everyday knowledge, history, how-to, wise counsel, apologetics, and doctrine is a terrific resource for every Christian kid. *The Radical Book for Kids by Champ Thornton. New Growth Press, 2016, 353 pages + subject index Reading Level: Middle Grades, 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-14 (and up) How old…
Read MoreMichelangelo the Christian: Interview with Simonetta Carr
Yesterday’s review of Michelangelo for Kids introduced us to a Renaissance artist few people know. Today, the author gives us more insight into her research, her background, and Michelangelo the man. Be sure to scroll down for links to our other interviews with Simonetta about Anselm, Augustine, and other heroes of the faith. GIVEAWAY! Take…
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Learning from John Wycliffe: an Interview with Douglas Bond
Yesterday we reviewed The Revolt: a Novel in Wycliffe’s England. Today we’re happy to have the author of that book answer a few questions for us: RR (Janie): Tell us a little about your research. I know you make frequent trips overseas: did you visit Lutterworth or track down Wycliffe papers at Oxford? DB: This…
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5 Questions for Brian Cosby, author of God’s Story
We are delighted to bring you a virtual interview with Brian Cosby, author of one of our featured church history resources for teens: God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History, published by Christian Focus. A native of Signal Mountain, Brian was called to Wayside Church (PCA) in April 2012. He is Visiting Professor of Church History at Reformed…
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Church History October
See below for our list of church history resources! Next year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s well known act of defiance against the church of his day: the nailing of the 95 Theses on the door in Wittenberg. But what about what happened before Martin Luther? Church History October Join us this October for an exploration…
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