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As a homeschooling veteran, I review middle-grade stories to help parents, librarians, and teachers choose good books.
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Free ebook: A Hearth in Candlewood by Delia Parr
A Hearth in Candlewood by Delia Parr, Book 1 of the Candlewood trilogy, is our featured free ebook for today, available on Kindle. This book, published by a major Christian publishing house, Bethany, got 4 of 5 stars on 30 reader reviews at Amazon.
God – our strength, our comfort
hen I was a young woman, I hoped that I would marry the perfect man. I hoped that I would become a mother. I hoped that I would be happy, and have a wonderful life. But when I should have been patient, I rushed into marriage to the wrong man.
Kim Vogel Sawyer on worrying
In September of 2004, when God revealed the source of my many chronic illnesses, I knew I had to break my habit of worry. I claimed Isaiah 26:3, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You.”
The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo, a review
Jagger Baird felt like he was losing his mind in the aftermath of a horrific car accident that took the lives of dear friends. Now he’s taken his family to a gig as a security guard for an archaeology dig at Mt. Sinai in Arabia, and things are looking up for him. He’s enjoying his beloved wife and son now, for one thing.
Free Kindle ebook: Discovery in the Desert
Our featured free ebook is Discovery in the Desert: It Will Shake the Nations by Tom Thiele. Amazon readers have given it 4.7 out of 5 stars on 35 reviews, many of whom report loving the book. Note that I haven’t read this book, don’t recognize the publisher, and can’t personally recommend it, but I am intrigued. And the price is right!
Have you ever had a dream?
Today we have a guest post from author Morgan Busse. Have you ever had a dream?
A persistent mentor makes all the difference
We have four children who are young adults, and I am glad to report that all of them are Christians. But I don’t take credit for it.
Free ebook: a suspense novel, Deadly Aim
Our featured free ebook for today is a Christian suspense mystery called Deadly Aim by Patricia H. Rushford. The book received 4.4 out of 5 stars on 10 customer reviews at Amazon, and is published by a respected Christian publisher, Revell.
Growing in faith
I think I’ve been coasting through life lately. I’m contemplating what the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 12:1-2 and wondering how it’s challenging me to grow today.
Discuss The Hunger Games with non-Christians
The Christian Research Journal has an article in the current issue (35/02) suggesting believers discuss The Hunger Games with nonChristian friends.
Free Ebook for today: Blue Moon Bay
Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate is our featured free ebook today, available for Kindle and on Christian Book for other formats. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars on 44 reviews on Amazon, and is published by Bethany House, an established Christian publisher.
Where is God in our busyness?
I don’t know about you, but I get so wound up in what I am doing that I forget to talk to God.