As a parent, as an author of books for kids, and as someone who has taught in children’s ministry for years, I found this Crossway nonfiction resource to be thoughtful, honest, and a great starting point for discussion.
Stories that require us to “suspend imagination,” as L’Engle used to say, are the ones that speak deepest to our hearts and to the hearts of our children.
Before we say goodbye to summer, we’ve got one more giveaway to help us all appreciate those warriors of the steamy summer months: the trees!
The reader is greeted by the happy conclusion that our most humble, ordinary offerings can turn into miraculous offerings in the hands of Jesus.
I have read this book at least four times, either as an individual or in groups, and each time, at each phase of my life, it has met me differently.
An exciting story of heroic bravery, adolescent uncertainty, and the staying power of steadfast love.
Because we are made in God’s image, each of us has creative abilities: ones that ought to be exercised and enjoyed for the benefit of ourselves and others.
Throughout her narrative, Ellis is keen to point to Christ and the legacy He was building in and through Phillis Wheatley. As a teacher and parent, I found this Crossway biography thoughtful, inspiring, and full of hope.
Don’t worry about what a poem is about. Allow yourself and others with you to enter into the experience, pressure free.
In small and large ways, when we create beauty–in our environment, relationships, music, cooking, poetry, and celebrations–we push back the effects of the Fall and express our hope for the new heaven and new earth that God promises.
With the school year and all that must be accomplished left behind, reading poetry can become source of delightful “that’s me!… and you, too?” moments with loved ones.
Rather than either retreating from or approving of untruths, Christians ought to remain faithful and joyful as we run our race.
