I love personal development books. They remind me of the importance of thinking about how I live and of examining whether or not what I do meets my goals of loving God and those around me. I almost always finish such a book inspired and with one or two small practical changes to implement in […]
Reviews: Nonfiction
Review: Look Inside the Time of Jesus
Sometimes kids find Bible stories difficult to understand because they don’t understand what life was like long ago. Look Inside the Time of Jesus addresses this problem in an engaging way with colorful illustrations and many intriguing flaps to peek under. Beginning with Jesus’ birth, each two-page spread of this sturdy book illustrates everyday life […]
Review: Honey for a Teen’s Heart
Most homeschoolers know about Honey for a Child’s Heart, and recently Heidi reviewed Honey for a Teen’s Heart at the Curriculum Choice. That wonderful review motivated me to look for the book, and as soon as I returned my interlibrary loan copy to the library, I bought it. It’s that good. And that’s why I […]
Review: Road Trip by Evan Nehring
Life for young people, says Evan Nehring, is a road trip between their parents’ driveway and their own, years later. He wants to come along with them on their trip, sharing what his journey was like and passing on all the things he learned. Evan’s book Road Trip is an exhilarating and passionate gift from […]
Review: The Stories We Tell by Mike Cosper
Every culture has its stories. Our Western culture’s stories are, more and more, presented in movie form. So, for us and our children to engage the culture, we need to consider movies, both the ones we watch and the ones we don’t watch. However, because we Christians are part of God’s much greater culture, we […]