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Review: Augustine of Hippo by Simonetta Carr

Most Christians have heard of Augustine, but who was he really?  In Augustine of Hippo, Simonetta Carr tells his story for children, outlining the life of this great man simply but with much detail and many illustrations. Beginning with his childhood, Simonetta tells us the story of Augustine and the times in which he lived.  […]

Preview: Write from Medieval History

When Kimberly Garcia asked me to review her Write from History series, I hesitated.  I like to actually use the curricula I review to be able to provide a hands-on review, and I was not sure we could fit this in. Some discussion with Miss 11 changed my mind.  She had done Presidential Penmanship, an […]

Review: The Autobiography of Charles Finney

The evangelist must produce excitements sufficient to induce people to repentance. Thus wrote the controversial Charles G. Finney, one of the most influential men in American church history.  He is credited with developing a new method for evangelism and with over half a million ‘decisions for Christ’.   On the other hand, some point out that […]

Learning about Earthly Citizenship in the Light of our Heavenly Citizenship

  We and our children are all citizens of at least one country of the world.  As Christians we are also citizens of heaven.  Our dual citizenship leads to a number of questions: How do these two citizenships relate? What is our country’s history, and how do its laws work? What does the Bible say […]

Review: How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer

There are many good books and a few great books but only a handful that should be reread at least once a decade. How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer is one of them. Beginning with the Romans, Schaeffer traces the history of Western thought right up to the present.  Yes, even though he […]