Review: Athanasius (Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series)

A wee-kid Wednesday book review, this afternoon we look at a Christian Children’s book we recommend for your family!  I’m thankful for Michael Coughlin (Twitter, Blog) for letting me know that this series is cheaper on RHB online store).

Simonetta Carr. Athanasius (Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series).  Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, August 22, 2011. 64 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Reformation Heritage Books | Westminster | Amazon

Interested in learning about the lives and examples of early Christian believers in Church history?  Since I first learned a little about church history and the Church leader Athanasius, I always thought his life was worth studying more in-depth for not just historical knowledge but encouragement as a Christian for today’s contemporary world.  Now with this book written by Simonetta Carr both adults and children can learn about Athanasius and be edified!  This book is part of the Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series and this is the first volume I read aloud to my three daughters. The book impressed me so much that I am thinking about purchasing more books from this series!

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Review: Hey, Charleston!

A wee-kid Wednesday book review, this afternoon we look at a Christian Children’s book we recommend for your family!

Anne Rockwell.  Hey, Charleston! Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, January 1, 2013. 32 pp

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Want to read a book to your children or grandchildren of how God uses ordinary Christians to make a difference that can make a big impact in more than one area?  This book was a lot of fun for me to read to my kids, and specifically to read to them while I’m on vacation!

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Review: Jonah: God’s Love for All People

A wee-kid Wednesday book review, this afternoon we look at a Christian Children’s book we recommend for your family!

 

David Pat. Jonah: God’s Love for All People.  Coppell, TX: Kindle Direct Publishing, January 21, 2021. 30 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Do you love the story of Jonah in the Minor Prophet in the Bible and want to share it to your child and let him or her learn about the lesson of Jonah?  This illustrated children’s book might be for you.

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Review: Stories Jesus Told: The Story of the Two Builders

Need to start up again our Weekend Reading Review!  To kick it off this year’s Reading Weekend Review this week we look at a Christian Children’s book for your family!

Tim Ladwig. Stories Jesus Told: The Story of the Two Builders. Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, March 2^nd, 2021. 32 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Want a children’s picture story book that you can read that capture Jesus’ teaching about the wise and foolish builder?  Tim Ladwig has illustrated another excellent children’s book on Jesus’ parables for the ages of four through seven.  I was delighted to see Ladwig has another volume out as part of his “Stories Jesus Told” series.  Previously I have enjoyed three of the books he illustrated: The Lost Son Comes Home, Who Is My Neighbor? and  Looking for the Lost Sheep.  So when I saw he has a new book out titled The Story of the Two Builders I realized I need to read this to my kids!  What’s amazing is my kids can identify his illustration style as the same as the previous books from him we read before!

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What Christians can learn from Children

Establish the need: Can we learn from children?

 

Purpose: This session we will explore five things we can learn from children so that we can live out a life that glorify God more.

• Kids teach you conduct matters (Proverbs 20:11)
• Kids teach us humility matters (Matthew 18:2-6)
• Kids teach us about God’s love (Matthew 18:10)
• Kids teach us the importance of the kingdom of God (Mark 10:13-16)
• Kids teach us to praise God (Psalm 8:2 see Matthew 21:15-16)

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Review: The Pullman Porter

A lighter post today!  Review of a nonfiction Children’s book!

 

Vanita Oelschlager. The Pullman Porter.  Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, May 1st 2014. 44 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Have you heard of the Pullman Porters?  If so have you realized how important they were for things in our society such as civil rights?  In this fascinating illustrated children’s book author Vanita Oelschlager tells us about this occupation and also how they were significant to the civil rights movement.  I thought the book was beautifully illustrated and fact based.  Fascinating!

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Preparing for Motherhood Series: Table of Contents

Here on my blog as a pastor I want to teach the Word of God and apply it to many areas.  This week we look at Bible contradiction, apologetics, church, pastoral counseling, etc.  But in this blog we also written on things practical for the every day Christian.

In this post we gather the links to our series “Preparing for Motherhood.”  Check out the links below!

I know I will be using these with my wife to counsel future expecting moms!

 

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Review: You See Me, God

A lighter post today!  Review of a Christian Children’s book!

 

You See Me, God

Jan Spivey Gilchrist. You See Me, God. Grand Rapids, MI: Our Daily Bread Publishing, August 4th 2020. 32 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Would you like a children’s book that touches on God’s omniscience?  This book then might be worth your while.  Author and artist Jan Sprivey Gilchrist presents us a book on how God is all knowing, and how that is relevant for young children.  Gilchrist largely does that by drawing from our own childhood.  I love that.

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Preparing for Motherhood Part 2: The First Year

(Note see part 1: Preparing for Motherhood Part 1: During Pregnancy)

Establish the need: Once you find out the exciting news you are pregnant, now what?

For this series we will eventually see three points to think about concerning preparing for motherhood.

• Being a young mom
• Going to Church with an infant
• Words to Husbands

 

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Corona Virus “Staycation” idea: Camping in Backyard

What do you do when school is out and your kids are restless?  Maybe you want to go on a vacation and have one planned but now its canceled because of the Corona Virus and hotels aren’t available, etc.  What can you do?

Here’s an idea.

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Review: Geronimo Stilton Reporter #5: Barry the Moustache

I haven’t done our blog’s “wee-kids Wednesdays” lately but here’s this week’s review of Children’s books.  While this week’s review of children’s books aren’t Christian works they are still something homeschool kids and parents would appreciate!

Geronimo Stilton.  Geronimo Stilton Reporter #5: Barry the Moustache. New York, NY: Papercutz, June 9th 2020. 64 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Looking for more fun with the mouse reporter Geronimo Stilton and his family and friends?  Here’s another adventure!  I love Geronimo Stilton’s stories and characters, they are a lot of clean fun for my daughters who look forward to every new title and want me to read it again and again.  This is volume five of the Geronimo Stilton Reporter” series and while earlier I said volume four was my favorite one of the “Geronimo Stilton Reporter” series published by Papercutz volume five now takes first place!

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Disciplining Your Kids Series: Table of Contents

Have you wonder how do you spiritually disciplining your children?  This three part outline series on our blog has gone over Biblical method on disciplining our kids.  Check it out below!

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Review: On That Easter Morning

For this week’s “Wee-kids” Wednesdays here’s a review of a Christian children’s book.

 

Elena Pasquali. On That Easter Morning.  Oxford, UK: Lion Hudson Limited, January 24, 2020. 32 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

Are you looking for a children’s picture and story book on the Bible’s account of Jesus’ death and resurrection?  This is one that’s worth your time and money.

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Disciplining Your Kids Part 3

Establish the need: Have you wonder how do you spiritually disciplining your children?

 

Review:

In our first session we saw the three Bs concerning how to discipline your kids.

• • Be clear with rules
  • Be self-controlled
  • Be in a private place

In our second session we saw the three Bs concerning how to discipline your kids.

• • Seek confession
  • Spank appropriate area
  • Seek brokenness

 

Purpose: Today we will see five points concerning what to do after you have discipline your kids.

• Shepherd the child’s heart
• Share the Gospel
• Show affection
• Solicit prayer
• Strive to be

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Disciplining Your Kids Part 2

Establish the need: Have you wonder how do you spiritually disciplining your children?

 

Review: Last session we saw the three Bs concerning how to discipline your kids.

• Be clear with rules
• Be self-controlled
• Be in a private place

 

Purpose: Today we will see three more points concerning how to discipline your kids.

• Seek confession
• Spank appropriate area
• Seek brokenness

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