Worldview

I am NOT a Reader

I am not a reader. I am not a writer, despite childhood ambition. I am not a knitter, though I used to claim that identity. ...
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God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History by Brian Cosby

An engaging flyover of church history for young teens.    God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History by Brian Cosby.  Christian Focus Publications, 2014. ...
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When Is a Story More Than a Story?

We live in the Age of Narrative. And increasingly, novels stop telling stories and become about story, gazing at themselves with calm adoration. This is ...
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Ask-a-Librarian: Lemony Snicket and Literary Worldview

Ask-a-Librarian is an occasional feature in which we answer a reader’s email query. "Dear RR: What are your thoughts on Lemony Snicket?" A reader recently ...
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*Finding Truth by Nancy Pearcy

*Finding Truth: Five Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes by Nancy Pearcey. David C. Cook, 2015. 383 pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ...
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Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. Random House, 2015. 610 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 15-18 Bottom Line: Seraphina, a half-dragon, half-human ityasaari, is desperately trying to rally ...
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Mockingjay, Part One: Emily’s TW&E Radio Review

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177935219" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] Thanks to Kristen Eicher for her help with sound editing!  Thanks also to Dana and Chris Cowherd for ...
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Gifts for Grads, 3rd Edition

If you have a high school or college graduate, you’re thinking about how fast time flies and how bittersweet the occasion of this very special ...
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Divergent: Coffee and Conversation

A few weeks ago, Veronica Roth's book Divergent hit the big screen.  In God's providence, that morning I also happened to be in the same town ...
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City of Bones: Movie Review

As the cinematic version of City of Bones hits theaters this week,
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What is Virtuous Romance? A Discussion with Gina Dalfonzo and Rea Berg

What is Virtuous Romance? Tonight at dinner, my husband, two daughters and I had our first conversation about...boys.  They had curled up with daddy on ...
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American Girls

The American Girls books are in some ways the premier girls' reading series for girls who are emerging readers.  Among conservative families, at least, they ...
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