Interview with J. B. Cheaney & Giveaway!

By Betsy Farquhar | September 9, 2014

***As of Sept. 15, this giveaway is over.  Winners have been notified.  Please check back for more free books!*** GIVEAWAY! Tell us a favorite bus memory, school or otherwise, in the comments below and you could win one of five giveaway copies of Janie’s new book, Somebody on This Bus is Going to Be Famous!…

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Fall Book Lists! Books to Lighten Your Kids’ Book Bags.

By emily | August 30, 2014

Are your kids’ book bags feeling heavy this fall?  How bout a few enjoyable reads to lighten the load? Thanks to each of the Redeemedreader writers who helped me put this list together!  We very much hope you and your kids will appreciate this short list of fun yet faith-friendly backpack additions. Picture Books (Ages…

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Thoughts on The Giver

By Hayley Morell | August 2, 2014

During the Summer Reading Challenge, Redeemed Reader interns Amos Peck and Grace Olson, Valen Caldwell, intern at Breakpoint.org, and I –Hayley Schoeppler, Redeemed Reader’s executive assistant– got together (via Skype!) and discussed The Giver.  Here are some highlights from our discussion. Summary The Giver is written by Lois Lowry  . . . .  The protagonist’s name…

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Genesis in Space and Time by Francis Schaeffer

By Hayley Morell | July 26, 2014

This review was originally written by Valen Caldwell as part of the 2014 Summer Reading Challenge.     Genesis in Space and Time by Francis Schaeffer.  Intervarsity Press, 1972.  167 pgs. Genesis in Space and Time by Francis Schaeffer is a book about origins, as might be guessed from its title. In the book, Schaeffer…

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SRC Week 6, Teen List: The Giver and Genesis in Space and Time

By emily | July 26, 2014

Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Three: off Week Four: 1) Kids. 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Five: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Six: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Welcome to our discussion of our final…

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SRC Writing/Drawing Contest Winners!

By Megan Saben | July 26, 2014

Congratulations to Anna, Liberty and David, the winners of our time travel writing/drawing contest! Each winner will receive a nice book for their achievement. Thank you so much for participating. See 7-year old Anna’s time machine drawing and read part 1 and part 2 of her explanation. Enjoy the time machine drawing by Liberty (age 9), below. Read…

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SRC, Week 6: Time Travel Devotional (Finale!)

By emily | July 22, 2014

Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Three: off Week Four: 1) Kids. 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Five: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Six: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.   TIME TRAVEL DEVOTIONAL #5:  Jesus, the…

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SRC, Week 6: Spy for the Night Riders

By Janie Cheaney | July 21, 2014

Welcome to Week 6!  Time doth fly . . . We started out with The Blue Comet as our book for this week, but due to some issues with content, we’ve decided to focus on this title (see explanation here).  We didn’t want to leave anyone hanging, though, so we’ll address The Blue Comet tomorrow…

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SRC Week 5, Teen List: The Giver and Genesis in Space and Time

By emily | July 19, 2014

Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Three: off Week Four: 1) Kids. 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Five: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Six: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.   Welcome to Week 5! Okay, guys,…

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SRC, Week 5: Time Travel Devotional

By emily | July 15, 2014

Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Three: off Week Four: 1) Kids. 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Five: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Six: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Thanks to Christie Hart for today’s Bible…

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