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“Five More Influential Christian Books” include the following titles: 1) The Bronze Bow, 2) Don’t Waste Your Life, 3) Four Views on Hell, 4) Mountain Rain, and 5) Paul on Trial Continue reading
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This is a story for young listeners but had a great plot with several poignant lessons to teach. Continue reading
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Original Title: The Silver Sword (1956) This old Scholastic book jumped out at me from a church library years ago and followed me all the way across the ocean, where it’s sat patiently on my shelf waiting to be enjoyed. … Continue reading
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I consider this coming-of-age novel one of the most influential in my life. Set in 1st century Israel, The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Spear (1961) won the 1962 Newberry Medal, and it’s no surprise why. Continue reading
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It’s not every day I capture my kids’ attention with a book 150+ years old, but with the help of the ol’ Rev. George MacDonald, we did just that. This fairytale novel wasn’t quite what I expected, but it kept … Continue reading
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The Sugar Creek Gang, Book #10 As I mentioned in a previous post (Palm Tree Manhunt), our return overseas has brought some extra blessings we didn’t foresee, and one was stumbling upon these old novels from the Sugar Creek series. … Continue reading
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The Sugar Creek Gang, Book #8 It’s been a year since I read a book from the Sugar Creek Gang series to my kids and 5 years since we picked up the first book, The Swamp Robber. I blame COVID, … Continue reading
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I’ve used this book for the past two weeks as my “wake up book” for the kids, and I loved it. It’s a book built for quick, grab-your-attention type reading. The chapters are just 15-20 pages of easy-flowing text, and … Continue reading
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Over the past few years, we’ve read a number of books published by JourneyForth Press (formerly BJU Press). We’ve especially loved the Derwood series by Jeri Massi and the missionary stories like These Are My People by Mildred T. Howard. … Continue reading
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Several years ago, we really enjoyed reading the Gladys Aylward biographical story, These Are My People (1984), by Milly Howard. I found this other novel by Howard in a pile of books that a ministry gave us, so I thought … Continue reading
