As wonderful as the upcoming festive season is, no one will deny that it can be stressful. Guests, food, parties, gifts, and activities often compete with what we really want to be celebrating. And that’s a problem. But it is possible to celebrate sanely, and Jessica Fisher, homeschooling mom of six, author, and blogger, helps […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: Israel at War by Joel C. Rosenberg
Israel at War: Inside the Nuclear Showdown with Iran provides a well-documented summary of the Israel-Iran conflict, often hidden, that threatens to erupt into war. Since one of Iran’s top goals is to destroy Israel and Israel’s major goal is survival, there is obviously serious conflict. While Iran’s rhetoric is so radical that it seems […]
Review: All Things New by Lynn Austin
God will make all things new, we are promised in Revelation 21. Then the newness will be amazing and blissful, but here and now on this earth, suffering is often involved when things change. Josephine, having survived the Civil War with her mother and her sister, discovered this fact as she moved back to her […]
Review: Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton
When the Hawk, his father, died, Rahotep left his border patrol to attend the funeral. But these were troubled times in ancient Egypt, and he could not quite trust his older brother. With nowhere else to go, Rahotep and some of his Nubian archers sailed north along the Nile to enter the service of Pharaoh. This was a […]
Review: 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life by Crystal Paine
Recently blogger Crystal Paine shared how she was learning self-discipline in her own life. Some days it worked and some days it didn’t, but no matter what, readers responded enthusiastically in the comments. That series of blog posts has been reworked and expanded into an intensely practical little ebook, 21 Days to a More Disciplined […]