Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens!
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, which makes this coming Tuesday his bicentennial. They’ve been making a big deal of it for some time in the U.K., no surprise (here’s the Bicentennial Website), but we like him over here, too. Charles Dickens was one of the most successful authors who ever lived, both…
Read MoreInterview with Kevin Luthardt
I was introduced to Kevin Luthardt’s work many years ago, when I was but a mere Operations Assistant at Peachtree Publishers. I thought his work was quite good back then, but if I’m totally honest, as a fresh-from-college kid with a head still full of Flannery O’Conner and Francis Schaeffer, I wasn’t a groupie. However,…
Read MoreJapanese Literary Adventure: Study Notes
I hope you guys have enjoyed learning a little more about Japanese literature with our guests Roger Lowther and Dr. Mike Sugimoto this month. As a wrap-up, I’ve compiled a few notes from our discussions. Hopefully, you can put them with the resources listed below and you’ll have a fun, Christ-centered beginning experience about Japan…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 4
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Read MoreMike Sugimoto on Japanese Literature for Kids
In case you missed it, here is the Introduction post to our Japanese Literary Adventure. And here’s a link to our interview with Roger Lowther, a missionary to Japan through Mission to the World (and who also happens to be an exceptionally talented musician and graduate of Julliard). A few days ago, I invited Mike…
Read MoreOscar Night for Librarians
Actually, it’s not at night, but first thing in the morning. And there are no backless evening gowns or acceptance speeches (those come later). But school and public librarians who were unable to attend the ALA’s midwinter conference, held this year in Dallas, tuned in as breathlessly as any movie-lover to the live webcast of…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 3 (Jan. 22)
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Read MoreSo Your Kid Wants to Be a Writer?
Maybe your child realizes his aptitude in writing, or maybe he doesn’t–but you do. What are some things you can do to foster that talent and help open doors for him or her? 1. Fear the Lord. Probably the number one mistake I have seen in writers generally is a misjudgement that writing is either…
Read MoreRaising Readers: An Interview with Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs is Professor of Literature at Wheaton College, where he went to teach for two semesters and stayed for 28 years. Teaching is his joy, and writing is his particular gift, and God has placed him where he can speak to both the Christian and the secular academic world (see this interview with PBS,…
Read MoreA Dialogue on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
For a long time now, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been more than just mere mortal in our culture. His courageous work against oppression and his death at the hands of a racist madman have made him a symbol of the triumph of love over hatred and violence. I once interviewed an elderly black…
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