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My 10-Year-Old’s Favorite Fantasy Books
We have an almost eleven-year-old in our house! He is an avid reader and audiobook listener, having devoured the entire Keeper of Lost Cities, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings series this past year. Below are some of his favorite young adult fantasy books he has read as a ten-year-old. Thought I’d share some of
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Risen Hope series by Luke H. Davis
Book Review: Redemption: The Church in Ancient Times, Reign: The Church in the Middle Ages, Reform: The Church at the Birth of Protestantism, & Renewal: The Church That Expands Outwards by Luke H. DavisChristian Focus Publications, 2022-2024 Sometimes, church history can be very, very dry. But Luke Davis has brought it to life through his
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The Woman Who Loved to Give Books by Rebecca Van Doodewaard
Book Review: The Woman Who Loved to Give Books by Rebecca Van DoodewaardBanner of Truth, 2017Boardbook If you’re looking for a great board book series to introduce young kids to some men and women from church history–then check out the Banner Board Books published by Banner of Truth. Authored by Rebecca Van Doodewaard, each book
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Priscilla, Where Are You? by Natalie Brand
Book Review: Priscilla, Where Are You? A Call to Joyful Theology by Natalie BrandUnion Publishing, 202390 pages “What we believe about God is the single most important thing about us.” — Natalie Brand, Priscilla, Where Are You? I picked up this new book from Union Publishing while at The Gospel Coalition conference this year. A
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Our Favorite Christian Board Books
With Christmas around the corner, many of us are looking for gifts to give to our kids, nieces, nephews, or grandkids. Board books are a great gift or stocking stuffer for toddlers and young kids. So whether you are looking for a birthday present, or just the next great book to read, I thought I’d
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Monahans Sandhills State Park
While our family was on a road trip in West Texas, we stopped by Monahans Sandhills State Park outside of Odessa so the kids could play. As soon as my youngest saw the sand dunes, her jaw dropped. She loves playing in sand and dirt, and she had the time of her life at Monahans.
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Women in Church History – New Testament
This October, I am going to highlight Christian women from different eras and centuries of church history. Today I’m sharing about three women found in the New Testament. Women in the Gospels offer incredible eyewitness testimonies to wo Jesus is , and how he noticed, protected, and dignified women in a culture that often did
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God Made the World by Sarah Jean Collins
Book Review: God Made the World, God Made the Ocean, and God Made the Rain Forest by Sarah Jean CollinsTyndale Kids, 2019Board Book Tyndale Kids has a series called The God Made series, but while they were colorful and had lots of fun illustrations, I felt like the books were lacking in their writing and
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The Gospel by Devon Provencher
Book Review: The Gospel by Devon ProvencherCrossway, 2020Board Book Crossway has a series of board books called Big Theology for Little Hearts which each introduce a big theological idea from the Bible to little kids. The Gospel walks kids through the gospel story highlighting words that are often heard surrounding it. Provencher begins by introducing
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The Kingdom of Heaven: A Gardening Primer by Danielle Hitchen
Book Review: The Kingdom of Heaven: A Gardening Primer by Danielle HitchenHarvest House Publishers, 2023Board book The Baby Believer series from Danielle Hitchen and Jessica Blanchard are some of the most beautiful board books out there. They’ve done a lovely job at crafting board books that parents will want to look at with their kids.
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Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel by Katie Munday Williams
Book Review: Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet by Katie Munday WilliamsBeaming Books, 2021 While looking for books about Anne Bradstreet, I was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful picture book! The author, Katie Munday Williams, is the 14x great-granddaughter of Bradstreet and tells Anne’s life story in a
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God Speaks to Me by Kristen Wetherell
Book Review: God Speaks to Me by Kristen WetherellCrossway, 2023Board book While toddlers may not be able to recall theological terminology, they are able to understand the ideas behind them! For example, in God Speaks to Me, Wetherell concisely shares with young kids about divine and general revelation, and in poetic verse, too! While she
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What Are Hands For? and What Are Mouths For? by Abbey Wedgeworth
Book Review: What Are Hands For? and What Are Mouths For? by Abbey WedgeworthThe Good Book Company, 2023Boardbook Earlier this summer, Abbey Wedgeworth released the first two titles in the series Training Young Hearts. Both books are “Lift the flap” board books written with ages 0-4 in mind. Both books focus on a different body
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Women in Church History – Early Church
This October, I am going to highlight Christian women from different eras and centuries of church history. Today I’m sharing about three women found in the New Testament. Women in the Gospels offer incredible eyewitness testimonies to wo Jesus is , and how he noticed, protected, and dignified women in a culture that often did
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How Can I Be Sure What’s Right and Wrong? by Chris Morphew
Book Review: How Can I Be Sure What’s Right and Wrong? by Chris MorphewThe Good Book Company, 202396 pgs Don’t we all just kind of know what’s right and wrong? If not, where does morality come from? Chris Morphew does an excellent job at introducing the idea of morality to kids and how we know
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Our Favorite Church History Books for Kids
Celebrate church history month with the kids in your life by reading through some of these great books on church history. I’ve organized the books by suggested age range. So many wonderful biographies of Christian men and women have come out in the past decade! Comment below if we are missing any good ones, and
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