Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let […]
Devotional, Thoughts to share
Thoughts to share
Devotional, Thoughts to share
Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let
Free or low-cost Christian fiction books, Guest posts, Thoughts to share
Looking for a good Christian ebook?
If you are looking for a good ebook of the Christian variety, you’ll be happy to hear of a new website that organizes info on specifically Christian ebooks, including ones that are currently free. It’s the brainchild of Jim and Karen Baney. Here’s a little interview with them:
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Entrepreneurship: how to guide your kids
I wrote an article that’s in this month’s issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, a premier magazine for homeschoolers. In it I discuss various ways you can encourage your child, even a young child, to think like an entrepreneur, drawing on my own experience as well as that of a very enterprising homeschooling mom I know.
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Is Katniss a hero?
One writer, N.D. Wilson, doesn’t think much of what Katniss does. She’s no hero, he says, except at the beginning where she takes her sister’s place.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dandelions, gifts from God
Most of all I loved taking my toddlers to the park to pick dandelions. In the spring, there were lots of beautiful flowers in neighbors’ yards that they longed to touch, pull, pick, and generally destroy. I had to steer them away. They couldn’t admire them without touching them, so we had to go somewhere else.
Book reviews, Thoughts to share
Hunger Games books 2 and 3: discussion for Christians
I’ve had a chance now to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay, books 2 and 3 in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy.
There are questions you could ask your children, to help them consider the works from a Christian point of view.
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The Hunger Games movie
My friend Jim Tudor watched the Hunger Games movie with no expectation. Here’s his take on the movie:
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Hosea Chapter 11: a window into the mind of God
I was thumbing through my Bible at devotional time and my eye fell on Hosea Chapter 11. Reading it, I was brought to tears by this shimmering glimpse into the mind of God.