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Review by Twitter — Already Gone by Ken Ham

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

The following is a review of Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it by Ken Ham. It is a compiled and edited version of my “Review by Twitter” which consisted mostly of brief elliptical quotes from the book along with some summaries and comments. This only [...]

Freebie Alert: The Home Educator’s Tutor

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Freebie Alert: “The Home Educator’s Tutor”, a nine volume curriculum series compiled with Classical and Charlotte Mason educational principles in mind, was first published by JR & Paula Augustine beginning in 2006, and continued as “The Tutor” by Codex Publishing until 2011. The contents of these highly prized but now out-of-print volumes were gleaned from [...]

Home Educating in Biblical Truth: A Response to Peter Enns’s “Telling God’s Story: A Parents’ Guide to Teaching the Bible”

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Home Educating in Biblical Truth: A Response to Peter Enns’s “Telling God’s Story: A Parents’ Guide to Teaching the Bible” by Lea Ann Garfias The most important subject in home education is Bible. Training our children in God’s Word is the foundation to continuing our faith (Deut. 6:4ff, Matt. 22:37ff). In this paper I will [...]

Reviews of TruthQuest History

Friday, January 28th, 2011

TruthQuest History by Michelle Miller PO Box 2128 Traverse City, MI 49685-2128 Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Laurie Bluedorn: These two study guides, which can be used by students of all ages, contain short, concise historical commentary along with exhaustive book recommendations (both in-print and out-of-print) for every key person and event covered. [...]

Captivating by John and Stacie Eldredge: A Compilation of Reviews

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Susan Verstraete …Captivating is much more woman-centered than God-centered. The theology taught in the book is full of error. Most of the biblical passages addressed directly to women are not discussed in the book. Jesus is presented as a suitor instead of as a sovereign. My conclusion is that Captivating is a slightly sanctified—though somewhat [...]

Wild at Heart by John Eldredge: A Compilation of Review Excerpts

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Ron Foster …Wild at Heart has been a catalyst for removing the Bible from Bible studies and replacing them with DVD/VCR players. Men’s groups no longer spend time reading and “digging” into the word of God. No, men now watch clips from Braveheart and discuss how William Wallace is what a real Christian should look [...]

Classical Astronomy

Friday, October 1st, 2010

The Christian homeschool astronomy curriculum Signs & Seasons: Understanding the Elements of Classical Astronomy by Jay Ryan has just been made even better with the addition of their Field Journal and Test Manual: A Workbook for Establishing High School Credit. Signs & Seasons is a Bible-based homeschool curriculum for teaching the traditional constellations, identifying the [...]

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing the Right Curriculum and Approach for Your Child’s Learning Style by Cathy Duffy

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

We just got back from the Indiana state homeschool convention — what a vast array of curriculum in their exhibit hall! It was just the place for Moms and Dads to look at what’s new and compare with the old. There is so much new curricula on the market today that for many, especially those [...]

Creature from Jekyll Island and Ruth Beechick

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The new issue of Homeschooling Today is the best yet. – Helpful and practical article on Getting Started Homeschooling Today by Steve and Kara Murphy – Soup Built Upon a Rock, article based on the children’s picture book Stone Soup and even includes a recipe for stone soup – full page, high quality print of [...]

A new review of The Fallacy Detective on Amazon

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

This new review of The Fallacy Detective just appeared. Do you agree with the reviewer? We would love it if you could comment on this review (put your comments on the Amazon page under the review) or write your own review. This Book is an Abomination, Unmitigated Hypocrisy By K…. This book has the same [...]

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