We’ve started a brand new Facebook community, Religious Affections Family Resources, for Christian families to share and discuss the best in books, music, and educational… Read More »New Facebook Group for Sharing Family Resources
Our library book sale is coming up this month, plus I’ve been frequenting our local Half Price Books, so I recently made myself a book… Read More »Children’s Books Shopping List (with FREE download)
August: August was back to school month for us as well as me getting ready to speak at a conference, so, while I didn’t get… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: August and September
A friend recently emailed asking for a basic reading list that would introduce an interested individual to conservative Christianity as we articulate it here at… Read More »Conservative Christianity: A Reading List
After the fun beach and car reading of June, I was ready for some nourishing fare this month, and that was just what I got.… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: July
Here’s what I read in May and June. (January through April can be found here.) May: The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall The fourth… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: May and June
At long last, I finished my master’s degree in Christian education in December. Much as I’m thrilled to be done, I loved the external pressure… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: January through April
Multiple-views books have become a bit of a fad. The format lends itself to comparison and contrast, allowing readers to weigh and judge the evidence… Read More »Another Five-Views Book
I’ll never forget the feeling, years ago, of sending my daughter to kindergarten on the first day. It was a milestone, to be sure, and… Read More »Finished and Sent Away
Reading works from the Middle Ages is a strange experience. Some of their theological blind-spots seem to us to be so obvious that only willful… Read More »On Loving God
Donald Whitney, in his book, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life writes, “Watching television is so much easier than choosing a good book, reading words, creating your… Read More »Christians Must Read
Yes, I mean it. You need to read this book. Not only that, you need to read it in a particular way, which is, out… Read More »Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Every Bob Jones Seminary student takes a class called “Issues in Christian Ministry” during their first year. The class, directed by Dr. Gary Reimers, discusses,… Read More »New study guide for Worship in Song prepared by Dr. Gary Reimers
Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, by Bryan Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. 307 pp. $24.99. “Structures tell stories.” So opens Bryan… Read More »Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
Fiction is good for the soul. Good fictional literature grips the imagination and shapes the affections, both important for the life of faith. For that… Read More »Two Modern Novel Recommendations
Besides the issue of music, there is perhaps no more controversial topic for Christians today than whether believers should partake of alcoholic beverages. Two potential… Read More »Excellent Book on Christians and Alcohol
I am very excited about the upcoming release of my new book, Worship in Song: A Biblical Philosophy of Music and Worship. Published by BMH… Read More »Pre-Order Now! Worship in Song by Scott Aniol