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Community in Staying Home and Dreaming of HOME
There’s a strange sense of community in reaching out while everyone is staying home. Because this pandemic is of great concern to the whole world, there is an unusual international obligation, giving us opportunities to love our neighbors without actually spending time together. Instead of being excluded from others’ activities, we’re sharing the burden of disappointment and making memories while living through an historical event. There is anxiety and deprivation, to be sure, but there is joy and peace in sharing as well. Our viral enemy is faceless, and our human enemies are fighting the same battle we are. This is another chapter in the Story of depravity, common grace,…
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Take Patience Too Far
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. — Genesis 50:20 The story of Joseph in the Bible has always been one of my favorites. You can find the whole tale starting in Genesis 37:1. If you’re not familiar with… The post Take Patience Too Far appeared first on FaithGateway.
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The Blue Cloak by Shannon McNear
Horrifying The Blue Cloak by Shannon McNear is part of the True Colours series. It is a Christian historical novel and set in 1797. Shannon McNear has woven her tale around true facts that are horrifying and evil. The novel concerns two serial killers who raped, tortured and murdered, spreading terror all around. They were […]
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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Bringing The Women To Life The Five by Hallie Rubenhold is a comprehensive look at the five victims of Jack the Ripper during the ‘autumn of terror’ in 1888. Hallie Rubenhold has brought the women to life as she has examined their lives from birth onwards and presented her findings. The women were so much […]
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Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots offers an accessible introduction to a controversial subject. Fact vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex. Nancy Paulson Books (PRH), 2020, 32 pages. Reading Level: picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 5-7 What’s the difference between a fact and an opinion? According to this picture book, “a fact is anything that can be proven tru or false.” “An opinion is something that you feel and you believe but you cannot prove.” The reader is led to this conclusion after answering some questions about the robots cavorting through these pages. Opinions are what make us unique, but we should all know the difference, and we…
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*Honeybee by Candace Fleming
The brief but complex life of a honeybee literally unfolds in these gorgeously illustrated pages. *Honeybee: the Busy Life of Apius Mellifera by Candis Fleming. Illustrated by Eric Rohman. Holiday House, 2020, 36 pages. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 6-up Honeybee is the fascinating unfolding of a worker bee’s life, from her first emergence out of the hatchery to her death 35 days later. Though she is equipped with wings from the beginning, her first job is to clean out the cell she came from so the queen can lay another egg there. Next the lowly worker (all of whom are female) embarks on a series…
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The Fruit of Suffering and Grief
Peter: The Reluctant Sufferer I was talking to a group of about a hundred experienced pastors and church-growth leaders in a training seminar. The topic for the day was how to help people grow spiritually in ways that affect real life. I began by giving them a hypothetical problem to solve. “If you had to… The post The Fruit of Suffering and Grief appeared first on FaithGateway.
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I Am Safe in the Lord
They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid. — Ezekiel 34:28b I give them eternal life and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. — John 10:28 By the time he was five years old, my dad had discovered that the world is not safe…. The post I Am Safe in the Lord appeared first on FaithGateway.
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*The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming
From hero to pariah: the life of Charles Lindbergh is a fascinating study. *The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming. Schwartz + Wade, 2020, 321 pages. Reading level: Teen, ages 15-18 Recommended for: ages 13-up No one was more famous in his time. American culture in the 1920s was swimming in frivolous pursuits and sensational news, and the “Lone Eagle’s” flight across the Atlantic, in a machine constructed of plywood and canvas, came like lightning flash of inspiration: the ultimate in heroism. Even so, if nothing else happened to Lindbergh he might have become a footnote in the history of flight. Instead he was hurled into the…
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Legendary Vocalist John Schlitt’s Latest Album a ‘Declaration of Movement’
Known for his wide and diverse vocal range, multiple Grammy and Dove Award winner John Schlitt has released his first solo album in seven years called Go.
