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The Holy Heroes Devotional by Scott Bayles
Not Just For Super Hero Fans The Holy Heroes Devotional by Scott Bayles is a forty day devotional for super hero fans – right? Wrong! TheHoly Heroes Devotional is a forty day devotional for everyone. You do not have to be a super hero fan, you just need to love Jesus and want to immerse […]
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Practical Ways to Rule Over Your Emotions
Practical Ways to Rule Over Your Emotions The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. – Genesis 4:6-8 Despite receiving a warning from God, Cain was still not able to overcome the heat of anger. Being unable to control his rage, he made the decision that…
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Indivisible: A Fight to Keep a Fort Undivided
Indivisible: A Fight to Keep a Fort Undivided This film was based on true events that happened in the life of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. He brought his wife and three kids with him to Fort Stewart. Heather took all the responsibility of caring for their kids. She also attends to the wives of other soldiers at the Fort while Darren was in Iraq. In this kind of separation between husband and wife, we see two different perspectives. For Darren, it means self-sacrifice to go and serve his duty at an uncertain place for the first time. For Heather, it means containing her strong-will so she…
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Gone Too Soon by Melody Carlson
Shake Them, Break Them, Make Them Gone Too Soon by Melody Carlson – wow what an emotional roller coaster read this contemporary YA Christian novel is. If you are looking for a comfortable feel-good read this is not it. However if you are looking for a gritty novel dealing with relevant issues and with the […]
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Gone Too Soon by Melody Carlson
Shake Them, Break Them, Make Them Gone Too Soon by Melody Carlson – wow what an emotional roller coaster read this contemporary YA Christian novel is. If you are looking for a comfortable feel-good read this is not it. However if you are looking for a gritty novel dealing with relevant issues and with the […]
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Caterpillar Summer by Gullian McDunn
Biracial siblings connect with their estranged grandparents in Caterpillar Summer. Caterpillar Summer by Gullian McDunn. Bloomsbury, 2019, 291 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 8-12 Summer vacation can’t come too soon for Cat. Her family is going all the way from their home in San Francisco to Atlanta! While her mom teaches a three-week college class, Cat and her little brother Chicken (real name, Henry) will stay with her friend Richi who moved to Atlanta a year ago. Or that was the plan. But when Rishi’s family is suddenly called away to care for his sick grandmother in India, there’s only one alternative for Cat and…
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The Young Messiah
The Young Messiah: A Glimpse of Jesus’ Childhood We have seen many stories about the life of Jesus in the film, but an account of what his childhood could be like is what inspires The Young Messiah. The story began with a Jewish girl playing with Jesus who was then about seven years old. A bigger kid teased and hit him for playing with a girl. A tall man in black cloak appeared and threw an apple to trip the kid, so Jesus gets blamed for his immediate death. Mary pulled Jesus from the crowd and locked the door. Jesus’ cousin asked if he can restore the kid’s life the way he did…
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A Time To Change by Callie Langridge
One In, One Out A Time To Change by Callie Langridge is a really powerful and heart wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice. It is a time-slip novel with action alternating between 1913 and 2013. It is beautifully written and for a few hours I got lost in its pages as I ‘lived’ the novel. […]
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Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
Home-schooled Emma learns a lot about classrooms and friendship “Because of the Rabbit.” Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord. Scholastic, 2019, 183 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, 8-10 Recommended for: ages 7-11 Having a game warden for a dad makes for an interesting life, especially if you live in Maine, where the wild moose roam. But it’s just a little rabbit Emma’s father goes to rescue that night, with Emma as his assistant rabbit wrangler. It also happens to be the night before she’s to start fifth grade in public school after being home-schooled all her life. She needs something to cuddle her anxiety away, and a golden-furred bunny…
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Birds of a Feather: a Book List for Bird Lovers
Do you have a young bird lover in your house? A bird nerd who, at age 10, can tell you all the migratory species that pass over your house each year in each month? Every type of sparrow flitting about outside? Whether you have a bird lover or not, the books below are worth checking out. Bird-watching is addictive, especially for children, so be fore-warned! The books below are all good examples of noticing and stewarding God’s magnificent creation. When we zero in on the marvelous ways a particular species has been designed, noticing its particular habits and habitat, our awe at God’s handiwork grows. There is no better way…
