When I walked into the library, our usually calm librarian started to bubble. “Remember that DVD you recommended, Tim’s Vermeer? I just watched it!” And then, for the next five minutes she flitted from one scene or concept to the next, exclaiming, explaining, commenting, and enjoying the memories. My teen daughters were not quite that […]
DVDs
Review: Irreplaceable: What is Family?
Everyone knows something is wrong with the family these days. But what? Tim Sisarich travelled all over the world to answer this question. He spoke to experts, interviewed prisoners, ordinary parents, and many others, and shared his own story as he searched for an answer. Irreplaceable, the resulting documentary, starts with the basic question, “What […]
Review: Magna Carta: Our Shared Legacy of Liberty
King John signed the Magna Carta 800 years ago. Many people, like my young teens, wonder, Who cares? Why would it matter to us? John Robson’s documentary, Magna Carta: Our Shared Legacy of Liberty answers this question with a whirlwind tour through history and a stirring call to action. From King Alfred’s neglected cakes and […]
Review: Burning Questions Apologetics DVDs
What is life all about? Why are we here, and do we matter? How should we live? Such questions are all around us, asked by people of all ages and backgrounds. Obviously, they provide an ideal starting point for evangelism, but most of us are not equipped to help either seekers or skeptics. Ravi Zacharias […]
Review: WordUp!
Sometimes we moms need to introduce something new and different into our homeschool days. This fall is like that for us, and one of the new things we’re trying is Word Up, a vocabulary program from Compass Classroom. Usually we do not use vocabulary programs, relying instead on enormous amounts of reading to increase our […]