Classic Christmas Poetry to Share
The grouping I include here is perfect for sharing, reading, and rereading at meals and devotions.
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick: As Spooky As You Want Them to Be (and Maybe Not At All)
The artist agreed to bring the stories the next morning. He left the fourteen drawings with Wenders. But he did not return the next day. Or the day after that. Harris Burdick was never heard from again.
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Review: The Kingdom and the King Storybook Bible
The book covers the overall story of Scripture – creation, the fall, redemption, and the new creation – by carefully tracing the kingly theme through all seventy chapters
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Review: The Song of the Stone Tiger
Fiction ought to make us ask, “What if it’s real?” In our broken world, the best stories should help us believe that something better is coming—that something better is possible. Glenn McCarty’s new title, The Song of the Stone Tiger, does just that.
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It’s Hobbit Day!
In the world of Middle-earth, today is the birthday of two distinguished hobbits: Bilbo Baggins of the Shire and his nephew, Frodo. It is, of course, the auspicious occasion of Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party, which is the opening scene of The Fellowship of the Ring. This same day was Frodo’s coming of age at the…
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A Time to Recalibrate
Greetings, friends! It’s been a little while since we’ve provided you with an update on our Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb progress. Things are clicking along nicely. The book is currently with our printers and will soon be winging its way into your eager hands. The game is also almost ready for release….
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A School Supply for Parents
A Review of The Redeemed Reader: Cultivating a Child’s Discernment and Imagination Through Truth and Story Add The Redeemed Reader to your school supply list this autumn. This helpful resource is a collaborative effort by the book reviewers at RedeemedReader.com, published by Moody Publishers. Janie Cheaney, Betsy Farquhar, Hayley Morell, and Megan Saben consider the…
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How to Accept the Passing of Time with Children
On the end of summer, children aging, and missed opportunities The summer break is coming to an end for me and my family, which means that another season of memory-making is closing, my children are getting older, and I have to come to terms with how I spent my precious time with my family. Which…
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Change Inexorable
*in· ex· o· ra· ble (i-ˈnek-sə-rə-bəl ); adjective: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped :RELENTLESS When I was about four years old my parents changed out our rectangular dining room table for a round one. The reality of the situation was the rectangular table was from their newlywed days, and the round table was…
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A Feast for the Whole Family: A Review of The Storyteller’s Bible
Our kiddos are no strangers to children’s Bibles. I received The Jesus Storybook Bible as a gift for my first baby shower, and it has long been a frequent read-aloud for all five of our children when they were little. We’ve also enjoyed Catherine Vos’ The Child’s Story Bible as they’ve gotten older, and we…
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Welcome The Green Writer Show!
In case you missed it: this past Friday, we dropped the first three episodes of our new podcast, The Green Writer Show. This new show will concentrate on encouraging the young writers among us—those who are just getting going, or those who make writing a regular part of their lives. This is a project that…
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Honest, Simple Pleasures: A Short Biography of Beatrix Potter
It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born. My brother and I were born in London…but our descent, our interest and our joy were in the north country. –Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter was born July 28, 1866. She…
