When wild Charlie Graham makes the first solid decision of his life and signs up to fight for the Protestant cause in the Thirty Year’s war, his main concern is to care for his brother’s motherless children, Jeanie and Hugh. To Jeanie’s delight, she is not separated from her little brother, now a page, but […]
Reviews: Reformed
Review: The Dort Study Bible
Here’s a treasure from the past that promises to be a great blessing to Reformed households of our time: the Dort Study Bible. The Dort Study Bible is a translation of the Annotations to the Dutch Staten Bijbel of 1637. These annotations, commissioned by the great international Synod of Dort, were used through out the […]
Review: This Was John Calvin by Thea B. Van Halsema
In the last few years, much has been published about John Calvin, the great reformer of Geneva. Even so, this fifty year-old biography by Van Halsema is still one of my favorites. It’s interesting, easy to read, full of information, and balanced. Calvin’s complex life is neither glorified nor romanticized, nor are his faults exaggerated. […]
Review: A Trio of Huguenot Stories
The Baron of Salgas: A True Huguenot Story by Sabine Malplach Not long after adjusting pyramids of fruit in the chateau’s dining room before an important dinner, beautiful Lucrece married the most distinguished of her father’s guests, the Baron of Salgas. She became mistress of his great estates in the Cevennes Mountains, and soon children were […]
Remembrance Week Review: While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin
Still reeling from the accidental death of his wife, Eddie Shaffer enlisted in the US army in September 1943. He expected his mother to take care of his children but she refused, insisting that he stay home with his motherless children. When Grandma’s neighbor, mousy Penny Goodrich, overheard the conversation she eagerly offered to move […]