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Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
Naima loves to draw, but how can she use that gift to help her poor Bangladeshi family earn some much needed income? Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins. Charlesbridge, 2008. 96 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended For: Ages 8 and up (as a read aloud or independent read) Naima loves to draw, and she’s the best in her Bangladeshi village at drawing the traditional alpana designs on houses. Made from rice powder, the lovely designs wash away like chalk. Naima can’t earn money making alpana designs, though, no matter how talented she is. Naima can’t earn money doing much of anything as a girl in her village. But…
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*Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Chiko and Tu Reh learn to face challenges and love their enemies in modern day, war-torn Burma in this realistic fiction novel for teens. Starred review. *Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins. Charlesbridge, 2012 (reprint). 288 pages. Reading Level: Teens, ages 12-15 Recommended For: Teens (ages 12 and up) All Chiko wants to do is support his mother by earning a little extra money, preferably in a quiet, academic vocation. Ever since the Burmese government took his father for “crimes,” it’s been up to Chiko to be the man of the house. When he answers an ad for a possible job, however, Chiko ends up “recruited” (forcibly) by the Burmese government…
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The Making of Us: Marrying Your Trial with Your Talent
Listen to author Sheridan Voysey read this devotion aloud in the video below. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. — Ephesians 4:7 I made a number of discoveries while writing The Making of Us — one of them being that the trials of life can actually release our greatest gifts into… The post The Making of Us: Marrying Your Trial with Your Talent appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Six Hours One Friday Week One — Anchor Deep
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. — Hebrews 6:19 Anchor deep. Say a prayer. And, hold on. ~ Max Lucado Welcome to the Six Hours One Friday Online Bible Study with our dear friend and teacher, Max Lucado! I’m so glad you’re joining us on this journey toward… The post Six Hours One Friday Week One — Anchor Deep appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Satan Stalked Him
He faced all of the same temptations we do. — Hebrews 4:15 You and I know what it is like to endure a moment of temptation or an hour of temptation, even a day of temptation. But forty days? That is what Jesus faced. The Spirit led Jesus into the desert where the devil tempted Jesus for forty… The post Satan Stalked Him appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Jesus’ Favorite
I’m Looking at You, John My sister is the oldest of six grandchildren born to my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and she has a nickname for herself that has made us giggle for the last few years, mainly because it’s true. She started calling herself “#1” in high school, and was usually pretty quick to… The post Jesus’ Favorite appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Patience: The Glory in Waiting
Patience: The Glory in Waiting “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” Romans 5:3–5 In our microwave, instant-messaging, drive-through-window, cell-phone world, one thing many of us are not great at is patience. More succinctly: we hate to wait. Yet in reality, many hurry up to wait. We want what we want and we want it yesterday! When going through tribulations, we naturally want our trials to quickly be over and done.…
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The Gift of Grace
The law of the harvest is explained in 2 Corinthians 9:6-15. Verse 15 says, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” Now if a gift is that good that it can’t be described, I want to know about it. So what is this gift that the Bible says is indescribable? We don’t have to wonder because the answer is right there in our passage, “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed” (verse 8). The gift that God has given to each one of us, the gift that is…
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Consistent in Prayer: Picked Out of the Crowd
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. — Matthew 27:32 When you were a child, did you ever get roped into the post-meal kitchen cleanup? You could always tell that it was about that time because the adults would start pushing… The post Consistent in Prayer: Picked Out of the Crowd appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Closer Than You Think by Darren O’Sullivan
Can You Work It Out? Closer Than You Think by Darren O’Sullivan is a very thrilling contemporary psychological thriller that will definitely have your heart racing. I can honestly say that the tension in me rose as I sped towards the wow, wow, wow moment! Closer Than You Think is not a book to be […]
