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St. Matthew Passion by Bach, Free Online
Easter is approaching, and it is good to focus on our Lord’s death and resurrection. When we lived in the Netherlands, one Easter tradition some of our friends had was attending the St. Matthew...
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Review: Crucifying Morality by R. W. Glenn
Recently I heard a speaker explain that the Beatitudes are ‘a course in character development opposite to modern psychology’. That they are opposite to all psychology, modern and ancient, is obvious....
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Review: The Dance by Walsh and Smalley
After 27 years of marriage, Marilyn Anderson is tired of trying to get through to her husband Jim. Convinced he does not love her, she leaves home to sort out her thoughts and to live a few dreams....
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Review: How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer
There are many good books and a few great books but only a handful that should be reread at least once a decade. How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer is one of them. Beginning with the...
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Review: The Emerging Entrepreneur by Leanne Seel
What one thing can your teens do that will earn them some money, teach them a wide variety of skills, allow them to follow their interests, and greatly enhance their resumes? They can set up their...
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Review: Seaside Harmony and Sunflower Summer
When we were in the midst of icy winter and up to our ears in homeschooling, I was offered Seaside Harmony and Sunflower Summer to review. The beautiful covers made these books irresistible, and the...
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Review: The Gate by Dann A. Stouten
Well, I’ve never read a book like this before. Or maybe just one, a long time ago, that I couldn’t understand at all and did not want to either. That’s how it was with The Gate at first, too. I...
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Learning about Earthly Citizenship in the Light of our Heavenly Citizenship
Canada’s Peace Tower We and our children are all citizens of at least one country of the world. As Christians we are also citizens of heaven. Our dual citizenship leads to a number of questions:...
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Review: Contentment, Prosperity, and God’s Glory by Burroughs
The apostle Paul once wrote: I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content...
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Review: Decisive by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Teens and young adults have some major decisions to make, life-altering and eternally-important decisions about faith, college, career, and marriage. How can we encourage them to make appropriate...
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Pro-Life: Resource Links and Ottawa March
On Thursday, well over 20,000 people of all ages filled Parliament Hill in Ottawa to march in support of life and to protest female gendercide which occurs in Canada as well as throughout the world....
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Review: Is College Worth It? by William J. Bennett and David Wilezol
So even if you’re not sure what your academic goals are or what your next steps might be, I encourage you to fill out an application, find out how much financial aid you qualify for, and talk with an...
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Is Post-Secondary Education Worth It In Canada?
William Bennett, former US Secretary of Education, addressed this question for US students in his latest book: Is College Worth It? Because US tuition and student debt are spiralling out of control,...
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Review: Sweet Mercy by Ann Tatlock
Tired of living in a gangster town and horrified by criminal activity she has witnessed, Eve Marryat is thrilled to be moving to a more respectable place, a little town called Mercy. Her father has...
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Review: Temple Grandin
When Temple Grandin (played by Claire Danes) travels to her aunt’s ranch, it does not take us long to realize that she responds to the world in a unique way. Her aunt, however, is up to the challenge...
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Review: Pennsylvania Patchwork by Kate Lloyd
Holly Fisher, happily discovering her newly-found Amish heritage, is engaged to Zach, a busy Mennonite veterinarian. Her mother, Esther, the wife of a Vietnam vet presumed dead, has returned to her...
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Review: Cooked by Michael Pollan
For the past few weeks I have been savoring Michael Pollan’s Cooked, page by fascinating page. Pollan, a slightly eccentric barbequing, braising, baking, fermenting wordsmith, has not only researched...
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Review: Reading with Purpose by Nancy Wilson
Would you encourage your teen to hang out, unsupervised, with some of the most charming, persuasive, and articulate non-Christians in the world? That is what’s happening when they read literature...
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Review: Snow on the Tulips by Liz Tolsma
Near the end of World War 2, in the far north of Holland, a group of resistance workers is marched through the cold to the edge of the canal where they are shot. One of them, Gerrit, survives,...
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Wordless Wednesday: My Favorite Movie
Last night our teens’ catechism classes were cancelled because of snow. Instead, we watched my favorite movie, Martin Luther. It is Biblical, inspiring, moving, and amazing, and we highly recommend it....
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