Resources

10 Vacation Audiobooks for the Whole Family

"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the ...
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Interview with Dr. Veith: Part Two

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 ...
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Interview with Dr. Gene Edward Veith

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 ...
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What Would You Do Differently?

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 ...
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Christ in Literature: Worlds Without God? (pt.1)

“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 ...
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Moms with Blogs: Friends We Made Last Week

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 ...
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Steampunk!

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 ...
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Announcing our Mom with a Blog Contest!

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 ...
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‘The Dawning’ by George Herbert

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 ...
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Music of ‘The Little House’

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 ...
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Brave Little Digital World

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 ...
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Easter Gifts 101: Last Minute Warning!

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 ...
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RR Podcast 3: eReader Safety with Malechi Tech Guy

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 ...
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Free Classic ebooks

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 ...
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Free Audio Book: Corrie Ten Boom’s ‘The Hiding Place’

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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Indestructables: Give your baby a taste for books!

You'd think a mother of triplets would have enough to do, but a few years Amy Pixton took the time to dream up and create ...
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Author Interview: Caldecott Finalist Ima B. Twitt

Now that April Fool's Day is over, I should probably introduce this as my post on April 1st... Recently I had the extraordinary opportunity to ...
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Easter Gifts 101: Bible stories and The Story of the Bible

“I just ordered Happy and Honey, Bob Books set 1, and the Starfall readers—books you recommended—for Lois's and my African-American great-grandson. Could you recommend an ...
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Contest Winners and More

$20 Bookshelf Challenge Winner Today is the big day for one Redeemed Reader: the announcement of our $20 Bookshelf Challenge winner.  Thank you to everyone ...
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RR Podcast 2: Tim Challies on Choosing Kids’ Books

Last week I had the honor of interviewing Tim Challies--author, publisher, and blogger extraordinaire--on the subject of kids' books.  Much of what he had to ...
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$20 Bookshelf Challenge: Best Books for Beginners

  Everybody seems to be pinching pennies these days.  I am admittedly pretty miserly when it comes to buying books.  As much as I value ...
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Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Heroes of the Faith

Emily interviews Simonetta Carr, author of Christian Biographies for Young Readers. In today's author interview, I talk with Simonetta Carr, author of several picture book ...
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‘A Story, A Story’: Thinking Through African Mythology

The Anansi stories have been handed down through generations of Ashanti culture...Born in Ghana I left at aged 3, leaving much of the Ghanaian culture ...
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RR Podcast: Kevin Twit on The Jesus Storybook Bible

It may be my freshman attempt at an interview, but Kevin Twit is no novice when it comes to focusing his listeners' attention away from ...
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The Digital Age

We're in it; deal. Thanks to Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android, and their promised descendents, digital publishing will eat its way like PacMan (remember PacMan?) into ...
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The Whole Counsel of God: Complementing Your Story Bible

The claim that a story Bible isn’t actually a Bible may seem a bit shocking at first. I mean, it’s got the word "Bible" right ...
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Buying Your First Story Bible

You’re a new parent. You’ve got the baby crib with a fancy name, the swing, the bouncer, the burping pads. Now it’s time to choose ...
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