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Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Prairie Lotus, by Newbery author Linda Sue Park, offers a hopeful look at overcoming racism in the 19th-century American west. Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. Clarion (HMH), 2020, 256 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 Dakota Territory, 1880: Hanna Edmonds, age 14, has been on the road with her father for three years, ever since her mother died in Los Angeles. The circumstances of Mama’s passing were especially painful because they were indirectly related to race; Mrs. Edmunds was Chinese, and Hannah, in uncharitable terms, is a “half-breed.” During their travels, she has kept her face shaded with a bonnet, but now that Papa…
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We Are Okay
We hold hope and despair, one in each arm, and we cradle them close to our chest, because they both have something important to say at every moment. ~ Kaitlin B. Curtice, Glory Happening A few days before Natalie and I traveled to Rwanda, she hit her head on the side of the neighborhood pool…. The post We Are Okay appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Stories And Songs Of Faith by Alexis Goring
Gems Of Wisdom Stories And Songs Of Faith: My Journey With God A 52-Week Devotional by Alexis Goring is a powerful devotional that will aid your walk with God. Alexis Goring writes in a very personable way as she shares stories and songs that will help to draw us closer to God. This book is […]
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Pirates by David Harrison and Dan Burr
In Pirates, a collection of poems by David Harrison, adventure on the high seas was only a small part of life. The rest was boredom, bullets, and brutality. Pirates by David Harrison, illustrations by Dan Burr. Boyds Mill Press, 2008, 40 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-14 NOTE: Pirates is a recommended book for middle graders in our “Hope on the Horizon” summer reading challenge. Times were hard for some men./ They slept in places/ roaches would snub,/ ate when they were able,/ drank when they could . . . It was such men as these, not the honest tradesmen or adventure-loving schoolboy, who signed…
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Tending the Garden of the Soul
The Interplay of Our Spiritual Temperaments At least once a week, I’ll want to spend some time going on a prayer walk through the woods. On a regular basis, I’ll need to make sure I’m continuing to study. Perhaps I’ll need to download more teachings or order more books. Also, I should begin respecting my… The post Tending the Garden of the Soul appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Back Porch Book Chat: S. D. Smith, Author
Back Porch Book Chat: A casual, virtual conversation about books. Join us as we chat with book lovers like ourselves about a topic we all love! Our guest today is S. D. Smith from West Virginia. He chats with us about his family’s reading life, his writing (Green Ember!), and the StoryWarren website. Check out his bio after the interview for more about Sam. Interview conducted by Betsy. Getting to Know S. D. Smith Before we begin, tell us what iced beverage you’d like as we sit in our rocking chairs on this late spring day: Sweet tea? Lemonade? La Croix? Ice water? I’m not an ice guy. I hope…
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Don’t Take It Easy
Rocky Balboa is a small-time boxer living in a rundown apartment. (Yes, he’s a fictional character, but it kind of feels like he’s real, right? There is a statue of him in Philly, after all.) He doesn’t have anything to his name — just a passion for life and for boxing. He gets paid by… The post Don’t Take It Easy appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Considering All That’s Going on…
2So much is raging. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you. CoronaVirus and racial tensions are high. You’ve likely seen or heard the stories of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. My heart breaks. Like me, you may be asking, how do I deal with all this? How do I stay near God and not fear? How do I act justly in the face of things I cannot control? “And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Mi. 6:8) Love mercy. Act justly. Walk humbly. “Love never fails.” (1 Cor. 13:8). When the outward position of…
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The Heart Of A Hero by Susan May Warren
Nail Bitingly Good The Heart Of A Hero by Susan May Warren is a fabulous contemporary Christian adventure suspense. It is the second book in the Global Search And Rescue series which promises to be thrilling. Once again Susan May Warren has created a marvellous set of characters who will lodge in your heart and […]
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God Will Always Be There For You
The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only four minutes to flatten the nation and kill thirty thousand people. Moments after the deadly tremor ceased, a father raced to an elementary school to save his son. When he arrived, he saw that the building had been leveled. Looking at the mass of stones and rubble, he remembered… The post God Will Always Be There For You appeared first on FaithGateway.
