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The Way of Worship: His Plan
God’s purposes for worship are revealed from Genesis to revelation. Watch the video STORY “I don’t believe in accidents. The canyon walls. The wildlife. The sky. The river and how it carves out the earth and brings life to the lowest places. us. There’s a plan for us. We are here with the river… The post The Way of Worship: His Plan appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Lois Lenski Books: A Sampling
Lois Lenski books continue to be enjoyable and insightful reading for all ages. Lois Lenski Books Yesterday I shared a long-overdue introduction to an author who has greatly influenced my life. Isn’t it funny how it happens? First, Mom read Puritan Adventure and Strawberry Girl aloud. Then, because most of Lenski’s regionals were housed in my room, I read and re-read Judy’s Journey, Mama Hattie’s Girl, Blueberry Corners, Indian Captive, and others. While pursuing my M.A. in Children’s Literature at Hollins University, I decided to examine Lenski’s female characters for my thesis. Six of her books paired very conveniently for my purposes, and I was thrilled to find redemptive patterns…
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Love Will Find a Way
In secular, pluralistic cultures, Christians often are afraid to talk about their beliefs because they don’t know what to say. Pastors of believers in such places often feel they must fill their flock with intellectual content until their people feel competent to take on all objections and arguments. But intellectual arguments, while necessary, are not… The post Love Will Find a Way appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Lois Lenski
Who was Lois Lenski? Lois Lenski was a prolific author who lived from the end of the 19th-century long into the 20th. She was a Midwesterner, daughter of R.C.H. Lenski (a Lutheran minister whose commentaries were regularly mentioned from the pulpit by my non-Lutheran pastor), and a Newbery-award winner whose line drawings enhanced all of her books. Why Lenski Matters to Me Lenski’s work has made a deep impression on me. My mother read Puritan Adventure, Indian Captive, and Strawberry Girl aloud to us; I devoured many others on my own, including Judy’s Journey, Mama Hattie’s Girl, and Coal-Camp Boy. I wrote my master’s thesis on Lenski’s strong female characters,…
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The Companion’s Prayer: Pointing Our Kids to Trust Along Life’s Uncharted Paths
Over the past year, I’ve been called to companion my thirteen-year-old daughter through challenging new territories due to a severe health issue. I use this word as a verb because though I am actively moving alongside her, I cannot take this journey for her. My role is to walk beside my daughter as a… The post The Companion’s Prayer: Pointing Our Kids to Trust Along Life’s Uncharted Paths appeared first on FaithGateway.
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I Can’t Believe I Just Said That!
Post by: Sharon Jaynes My friend Catherine and I set out for a lazy summer stroll through the neighborhood just before the fireflies emerged to start their party. We chatted about raising boys, working husbands, and decorating dilemmas. When we arrived back at her house, she invited me to come in and look at some fabric swatches for a new sofa. Before I knew it, a few minutes had turned into a few hours. “Oh, my!” I exclaimed. “It’s ten o’clock. I’ve been gone for over two hours! I bet Steve’s worried sick. He doesn’t even know where I am. I’d better give him a call before I start back home.”…
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The Mischief Thief by Johnnie Alexander
A Lost Lamb The Mischief Thief by Johnnie Alexander is a thrilling contemporary Christian suspense that will have your heart racing as you read. It is the first book in the Rose And Thorne series and part of the Mosaic Collection. The story shows that even when life throws you curve balls and spins out […]
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Mañanaland by Pam Muños Ryan
Mañanaland presents a dreamlike Latin-American landscape and a young boy taking a giant step toward adulthood. Mañanaland by Pam Muños Ryan. Scholastic, 2020, 247 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Somewhere in the Americas, many years after one-upon-a-time and long before happily-ever-after, a boy climbed the cobbled steps of an arched bridge in the tiny village of Santa Maria, in the country of the same name. The boy is Maximiliano Cordoba, or Max, the only son of a stone mason who has inherited his father’s and grandfather’s talent for (and love for) soccer. He’s secure in his small village with good friends and a loving…
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The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin
The Brendan Voyage is the real life adventure story of a man who tried to recreate a Medieval legend: sailing across the North Atlantic from Ireland to America in a small leather boat. The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints by Tim Severin. Modern Library, 2000 (first published 1978). Reading Level: Adult, ages 16 and up Recommended For: Ages 12 and up When I was in school, we learned that “Columbus discovered America.” But most scholars now are pretty sure Vikings reached the Americas before Columbus… and some of the Irish. The Brendan Voyage is about one man’s…
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A Passionate Life
When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.” — Luke 22:14-16 We can’t afford to play small right… The post A Passionate Life appeared first on FaithGateway.
