Informative Reviews for Homeschooling Moms…and a slice of our life as well
Both admired and vilified, and arguably one of the greatest men in the history of Christianity, John Calvin comes to life in this beautiful biography for children. Calvin was born in northern France and studied hard from a young age. He was able to attend the best schools in the country and read widely, also […]
Atheists sometimes claim that they represent reason and that Christianity is anti-intellectual and inherently unreasonable. True Reason, a collection of 18 essays, discusses this idea and meets atheists’ arguments head on…if they have presented arguments that can be reasoned with; otherwise True Reason points out their lack of logic and careful thought. Sometimes deep, sometimes […]
Over and over, I see homeschooling families sending their teens to school because they are afraid of destroying their chances for higher education. But you do not have to be afraid to homeschool high school. Ordinary families can be successful and they can get their children into college, sometimes even on scholarships. In Setting the […]
Young Giovanni Caboto of Genoa cared for nothing but boats, but he was sent off to Venice to live with his uncle, a wealthy spice merchant. There, together with his new friend Michiele, he studied at the monastery and was especially fascinated by geography and exploration. When he got into trouble he was thrilled with […]
Athanasius devoted his life to explaining and defending who Jesus is: true God and true man. In her book Athanasius, Simonetta Carr shows, however, that this hero of the faith was no otherworldly saint sitting safely in an ivory tower. In fact he lived a life more exciting than most of us could imagine. Born around […]
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