Archive for August, 2009

Founders director calls RRM “a treasure trove of practical wisdom”

Monday, August 31st, 2009

“Hal and Melanie Young have written a delightful book for the parents of boys. With biblical insight and lessons learned from raising six sons of their own, they have provided a treasure trove of practical wisdom for dads and moms who are blessed with the challenge of helping boys become men. Entertainment, education, risk, leadership, [...]

Over 3900 Downloads from 49 Countries

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Our Homeschool Freebie of the Day of a download of our Ballistic Homeschooling workship resulted in over 3900 downloads in 49 countries!!  A big thank you to Jim Erskine of Homeschool Freebies for helping us get the word out.  We hope it was a blessing to all who downloaded!

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Trouble Accessing Today’s Freebie?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Don’t worry! We had an unbelievable response to the offer of our wildly popular workshop, Ballistic Homeschooling, with folks downloading it on six continents and in 39 countries!  I realize our servers have been a bit overwhelmed and although we’ve never given away Ballistic Homeschooling before, we want everyone who wanted today’s Homeschool Freebie of [...]

Raising Real Men featured on The Homeschool Freebie of the Day tomorrow!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

We recently discovered a wonderful resource – The Homeschool Freebie of the Day . On this great site, you can download a homeschool resource, usually something that would cost you something any other time, absolutely free. You don’t even have to give them your email address!  Tomorrow only you can download the talk that started [...]

Author of When You Rise Up, R.C. Sproul Jr., “encouraged” by Raising Real Men

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

“Raising Real Men is for real men who aspire to pass on a legacy of strength, courage and fidelity to Christ our King. It encouraged me as a father. I pray it will encourage you.”
Dr. R.C. Sproul, Jr.
Teacher, Author
Husband of One and Father of Seven Blessings

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Colorado Senator Kevin Lundberg praises Raising Real Men

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

“Principled, practical, and persuasive, this is a book I would recommend to anyone who is interested in learning more about what boys are all about.”
Sen. Kevin Lundberg
Colorado State Senate

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Lisa Hogden, blogger and mother of four sons, found Raising Real Men “a delight”!

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Although the process of Raising Real Men is not always “fun”, reading the book was a delight. As a mother of 4 sons (and 6 daughters), I was encouraged as over and over I caught myself saying, Yes!, to both the description of the behavior and wiring of boys and the proper biblical response and direction [...]

G.A. Henty’s Heroes

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

In the first chapter of Raising Real Men, “Someone To Look Up To,” we talk about the importance of giving your sons worthy heroes to emulate. One of the things that has helped our boys understand the manly virtues and gain real heroes from the great men of history is reading the novels of G.A. [...]

Fascination With Crime

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

What kind of heroes do our sons have? Do we help them apply Christian principles to their entertainment? What about ourselves?
Dr. Albert Mohler of Southern Baptist Seminary has a review of the book behind this summer’s movie, Public Enemies. He observed that stories about crime, criminals, and police work form much of our [...]

Great Waters Press Announces 20% Preorder Discount Until August 31st!

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Until August 31st, all preordered books will receive a 20% discount! Go to the Preorders page to take advantage of this great price!

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