Raising Real Men

Someone just recently asked on our Facebook page: Do you have a list of book recommendations for building character and vocabulary? My son reads about 200 to 300 pages a day and I cannot keep up with the previewing. We had the same question when our oldest boys were younger. They could race through books…
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I loved, loved, loved science fiction as a teen. I read everything I could get my hands on. I’ve cautioned our children away from the genre in general, though. Why? Because many, if not most science fiction authors seem motivated by trying to redo Creation in their own image without God’s Law or His presence….
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I don’t know about you, but I’m dropping so many balls, I’m in danger of getting a concussion! So, I was delighted when Mary Jo Tate offered me the opportunity to review her teleseminar course, How Do You Do It All? Let me tell you, I need to figure this one out! Our friends call…
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When I first  heard about King Alfred’s English by Laurie White, I was immediately interesting. King Alfred is one of our family’s favorite characters. He was a real Christian, an amazingly wise and far-seeing ruler and a refreshingly human personality. We love words, too, so it was a natural for us to review! This is…
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Dear Friends, We have been nominated for the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year, which honors books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life. The really exciting part is that this award allows everyone to vote – publishers, retailers, authors, and yes, readers, too!  This is the last week that…
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John Newton, the converted former slave trader who became pastor to English abolitionist William Wilberforce, has a supporting role in the film Amazing Grace — besides, obviously, writing the theme song (in a sense).  His own story is just as fascinating, and even more dramatic, than Wilberforce’s. I just finished re-reading Newton’s autobiography, reprinted as Out…
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When Annie Kate sent me a link to her review of Raising Real Men,  she mentioned that I might like the Scout series by Piet Prins. Was she ever right! We just finished reading Scout: The Secret of the Swamp and absolutely loved it! Full of adventure and excitement, it’s sure to be a favorite of…
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“Raising boys is not an easy task, but the Youngs talk about practical aspects of doing so and include a biblical worldview to face the challenges presented. Each chapter includes notes. The content includes financial training, culture, being polite in a masculine manner, work, Christian male role models, and even choosing a college. The Youngs are…
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Congratulations to Sonbeams on today’s release of their new preschool curriculum! Don’t miss today’s great sale… A few months we reviewed Sonbeam’s ABC Bible Memory Verse Songs and were impressed with them, so when Mrs. Candace of Sonbeams asked us if we’d like to review their new preschool curriculum, we were delighted. The first thing…
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There are only a select subset of books that I reread. Most are barely worth the time to finish them, but there are a few that bear rereading again and again. Dorothy Sayers is like that. Although she writes mysteries, her prose is so enjoyable that you don’t even care that you know “who dunnit.”…
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