The Announcement
Good morning! It’s a beautiful day in the Ozarks: Spring is officially here, and Easter is just around the corner! (No, the picture was not touched up or taken last month–this is actually what it looks like outside my window, today, March 22, 2013.) I know everybody is anxious to hear who won our HUGE…
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Easter Picks from the New Crew
We thought we’d kick off our new partnership with Megan and Betsy with a few Easter book recommendations. (If you missed their introduction, read about them here and here.) I will qualify this list by saying just because a book is on our list, that doesn’t mean we love everything about it. In fact, we…
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Meet Our New Redeemedreaders!
As Janie announced yesterday in this post, we’ve got some big changes afoot here at Redeemedreader. We have the honor of welcoming Megan Saben and Betsy Farquhar to our Redeemedreader staff. Janie mentioned some of the ways they’ll be impacting our site–providing more book lists and social media outlets, for instance. But these ladies aren’t…
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Spring Break, Big Changes, and One Huge Book Giveaway!
****THIS BOOK GIVEAWAY IS OVER. BUT THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! **** As Emily promised a couple of weeks ago, we have some exciting news to share about Redeemed Reader. First and most significantly, we’re thrilled to welcome Megan Saben and Betsy Farquhar to our staff, or masthead, or whatever you call the contributors to…
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Oz the Great and Powerful: Discussion Questions
Introduction Last week I had the happy opportunity of watching Disney’s new Oz the Great and Powerful. I had to turn around a review that night for World Magazine–CLICK HERE to read that review. (Or see my radio review at TW&E.) I had expected a mediocre movie based on reviews I read beforehand, but I…
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Classics for Kids: The Greek and Romans
Introduction With the popularity of Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series , kids’ books containing themes and allusions to Greek and Roman mythology and culture are perhaps more plentiful than ever. It may not seem immediately apparent why Christian families would be pleased about this development. Isn’t it just paganism, repackaged for modern kids? But…
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Three for Black History Month
I know—Black History month just ended. I’m not a fan of segregated “histories”: in case you haven’t noticed, this is the first day of Women’s History Month and we’ll have a chance to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month beginning in mid-September, which overlaps with LGTB History month in October, which is also Filipino American History Month.…
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Home Mission: Letter to the Helpless Mom
Today some of my dear friends in the blogging world stop to honor and encourage a beautiful and brave woman of God. Our sweet sister-in-Christ, store Desiré from the blog When You Rise, will soon give birth to her third son, Caleb. This little boy is a precious gift from our Heavenly Father who has…
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The Real George Washington
When did history get so complicated? Not too long ago, “The father of his country” was a monumental figure deserving nothing but praise. Now, depending on who you talk to or read, he’s either the “Indispensable Man” or a wealthy slave-owner (of the 1%, no less) who used his influence to his own advantage. History…
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Words and Pictures: a Talk with Doug TenNapel
Yesterday we reviewed two graphic novels by a rising star in the world of “comics” who also happens to be a Christian and a homeschooling dad. Doug TenNapel, California-born and bred, began his career as an animator and moved into video game design. In that world he’s probably best known as the creator of Earthworm…
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