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 […]
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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: Paradise Valley by Dale Cramer
Would you educate your children according to your religion even if it meant jail? What if it meant that the children would be taken away from you? That was the quandary facing Caleb Bender and other Amish fathers. Inspired by actual events, this novel follows Caleb Bender?s family as they move from Ohio to Mexico […]
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 […]
Review: Then Sings My Soul by Robert Morgan
Sing praise to God! What better exemplifies the meaning of Christmas, and of Christianity itself, than glorifying our God with music? Here’s a wonderful book to help us do just that. Then Sings My Soul, Special Edition contains 150 Christmas, Easter, and All-Time Favorite Hymns as well as a story about each one. The hymns […]