A Family Guide to Prince Caspian, Christin Ditchfield (Crossway, 2008), pb., 123 pp. I am late commenting on this book since it was released to coincide with the movie. However, the movie was a real disappointment so we can simply carry on talking about the book. 🙂 This little book gives a brief introduction to …
I love corporate worship. I realize this more and more as the years go by it seems. In the corporate gathering of the saints as we worship God, I see things more clearly than just about any other time. It is as if the reality of heaven breaks through my clouded vision and those realities …
I am a “dog person.”Âť As I grew up my dad raised beagles, and we had 30 to 40 dogs at a time. I have enjoyed dogs as far back as I can remember. However, our family had not had a dog, yet because I have been waiting until our boys were ready to help …
A few months ago I discovered the Osprey Graphic History seriesas five volumes were available online at a significant discount. They are essentially comic-book accounts of key battles and looked like they might be a fun addition to our other books so I purchased them. The five volumes are: Surprise Attack: Battle of Shiloh The …
Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time, James Cloyd Bowman (The New York Review Children’s Collection, 2007; prev. published 1937) Ages 5-11 This is a Newberry Honor book, and I remember enjoying the tall tales about Pecos Bill as a young boy. However, this book did not especially grab us. It was fair, but …
Doug Wilson has a beneficial post on his approach to getting things done. I found it a good reminder- challenging, refreshing and encouraging. It reminded me of a story I have been told about William Carey (though I have not checked it out). Carey accomplished an amazing amount of work in his missionary labors from …
Though I am a bit late, I decided I would offer some ideas for summer reading for anyone interested. I comment on books on bible and theology here often, so this list focuses elsewhere. I have in mind here primarily history and fiction that I have read in 2007-2008 and thought was particularly enjoyable. These …
The Boy in the Alamo, by Margaret Cousins(Corona Publishing Company, 1983)[previously published in 1958 under the title We Were There at the Battle of the Alamo] This is an engaging retelling of the story of the Alamo from the perspective of a 12 year old boy, Billy, who sneaks away to follow his older brother …
(Note: I actually wrote this more than a week ago, but I have left the time references as they are) Not only do I want to read good books to my children, I am also seeking to create a world of books around my children, so that they become accustomed to living with books. I …