Grief, Grace, and Growing

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://reformedreader.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/grief-grace-and-growing/

A friend from church recently told me about this book that has to do with grief: Jerry Sittser’s A Grace Disguised (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995, 2004) . This book is the outcome of Sittser’s deep, dark, emotional, and faith-filled fight with grief after he lost his mother, young

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Tristan the Spy – a childrens book by Tristan Griffith

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.goodkindles.net/2013/05/tristan-spy-childrens-book-by-tristan.html

http://www.amazon.com/Tristan-The-Spy-ebook/dp/B00CHRG4T0 http://www.amazon.com/Tristan-The-Spy-Griffith/dp/1481908219 Tristan the Spy is a children’s book written by five year old Tristan Griffith. Who better to write a book for the…

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Book Learning

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://dornochdingle.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-learning.html

There’s nothing wrong with having obsessions. One of the good things about devoting every spare moment to thinking about bicycles, is that it makes you easy to buy presents for. Last Christmas I got two cycling books, along with a collection of shirts and bells and neat repair …

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A 4th grade quiz on dinosaurs that the teacher would have given me an “F” on

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://geochristian.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-4th-grade-quiz/

Here is a quiz on “Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel” given to fourth graders at a South Carolina Christian school: The quiz was based on material from Answers in Genesis. Atheists and skeptics, of course…

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Postmodern American Poets and Poetry

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://lewisturco.typepad.com/poetics/2013/05/this-is-the-first-part-of-the-foreword-to-dialects-of-the-tribe-postmodern-american-poets-and-poetry-foreword-i.html

This is the first part of the Foreword to Dialects of the Tribe: Postmodern American Poets and Poetry: FOREWORD I. In the history of literature there have always been two major types of poetry, religious and social. In pre-scientific cultures, the “words of power” associated…

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Islam vs. Christianity

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://buycustom-essayonline.blogspot.com/2013/05/islam-vs-christianity.html

In this paper we will probe round relevant equivalentities and differences in the midst of deuce wide kn give and practiced righteousnesss: Islam and Christianity. Although, these deuce righteousnesss brace easily identifiable similarities and differences, they argon slightly(prenominal) large playe …

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Tilson Shumate The Visionary Prophet

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://shekinahfellowship.blogspot.com/2013/05/tilson-shumate-visionary-prophet.html

VISITATION ON GOOD FRIDAY Sometime in the early 90’s a friend of mine talked me into a five-day fast. I was reluctant at first, but wound up agreeing. It was a five-day fast which would end at noon on Good Friday…

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More of the story: The Little Preacher is a 7-year-old spiritual sensation

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://hipms.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-of-story-little-preacher-is-7-year.html

Link to original Clarion-Ledger story. Link to USA Today story with more reader comments. At age 5, he stood in the pulpit at Birmingham’s Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church wearing a pinstriped vest and tie while…

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2013-2014 School Curriculum Plan

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://proverbsfamily.blogspot.com/2013/05/thinking-of-our-homeplanning-mode.html

Our 2013-2014 School Curriculum Plan I am in the process of planning for the 2013-2014 school year. Since we start in July, now is as good of a time as any to get going on this. Our goals are as follows: 1. Make all …

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Heading the Whisper – Epilogue

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://mrhalbert.blogspot.com/2013/05/heading-whisper-epilogue.html

This post comes about five months late. Part of this is because working on a D&D campaign has left me rather apathetic about writing in other arenas. A significant part of this, however, is that I was also reading Frank’s dissertation, …

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First homeschooling convention experience!

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://homeschoolingwithmonster.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-homeschooling-convention.html

I am so ready for summer. And not just because that means school will be officially over for us. I am excited about this summer because we will finally have time to spend together again. We won’t have to wake up…

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Take a Creation Guide with You on Summer Vacation!

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2013/05/13/take-a-creation-guide-with-you-on-summer-vacation/

Now, we don’t have enough AiG staff for each of you to have your own personal creationist tour guide as you visit national parks, zoos, and museums this summer. But you can do what this family below did. They took some …

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The Parenting Media and You

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.mommadata.com/2013/05/the-parenting-media-and-you.html

Today’s post is part of the Carnival of Evidence-Based Parenting. The theme, transition to parenthood, makes me sentimental even though I’ve been a parent for 12 years. This month Jessica Smock …

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Self-Published Genius #22: The Postman

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/self-published-genius-22-the-postman/

This may be the thundering climax of our series about Self-Published Geniuses. Heretofore, we’ve brought you news of authors with a vanity press book in which the author claims to have made paradigm-shattering discoveries, and who announces his

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Ellis Washington: Driven Mad by Darwin

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/ellis-washington-driven-mad-by-darwin/

We heard the blaring sirens and saw the flashing lights of our Retard-o-tron™ — but suddenly the device exploded. Catastrophic overload! We rushed to the computer and found it linked …

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An Interview With "Take A Chance On Me" Author Susan May Warren

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://word-up-studies.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-interview-with-take-chance-on-me.html

Where do you get your inspiration? Great question! I get inspiration everywhere – the news, facebook posts, sermons, radio talk shows, conversations. It’s always about a question,

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for a year now…

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://thestorytellsitself.blogspot.com/2013/05/for-year-now.html

For a year now I have sat on the book Crazy Sexy Diet I have applied its principals for the most part but never did the 21 day detox.. so I am going to start it.. tomorrow. I already cut out all coffee products which …

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Reflections of a first year homeschooling mama

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.livingouthislove.com/2013/05/reflections-of-first-year-homeschooling.html

As the school year (I use that term loosely because we are continuing a few subjects through the summer) comes to a close, I wanted to get my thoughts out about my first year as a homeschooling mama. There were soooooo many things I did wrong, but I …

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This has apparently been confirmed, and it NEEDS to be shared

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://syolen.livejournal.com/105385.html

The following picture is a fourth-grade science quiz from a private school in South Carolina. A real one. This is what our kids are being taught, this is what they’re told is…

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JUDGE: High School Cheerleaders Can Wave Banners With Bible Verses

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://www.businessinsider.com/texas-cheerleaders-bible-verses-football-2013-5

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of

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“You’re Gonna Pray for Leroy, Right?”

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://rynomi.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/youre-gonna-pray-for-leroy-right/

The following comes out of an experience I had yesterday. I try to be very careful in deciding if/how to share about stuff that I encounter in my daily work. There are issues of privacy, of course, in addition to the …

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Weekly Wrap Up: A Canal, Heat and Upside Down Painting

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://seethefam.blogspot.com/2013/05/weekly-wrap-up-canal-heat-and-upside.html

yes… it’s all learning;) And I’m trying, trying , trying to get back into Wrapping Up:) No good excuses not to, except that these days are precious:) Bible…

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The Etiquette Factory: A Mosaics Review

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://moldingmindshomeschool.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-etiquette-factory-mosaics-review.html

Elbows off the table! Look people in the eye when you speak to them! Say hello when you answer the phone please! If your kids are anything like mine then you have probably heard yourself say …

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Bible: Joseph's Coat activities for kids – Adventures in Mommydom

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://adventuresinmommydom.org/bible-josephs-coat-activities-for-kids/

The story of Joseph’s coat is very important for understanding later events in the Bible , and how people are affected. We really enjoyed the games in this lesson .

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Inside Wisconsin: Oil and gas boom doesn’t end need for new energy solutions – 77Square.com

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://stockinvestinghelp.com/stock/trading/help/videos/inside-wisconsin-oil-and-gas-boom-doesnt-end-need-for-new-energy-solutions-77square-com

ABC News Inside Wisconsin: Oil and gas boom doesn’t end need for new energy solutions 77Square.com By now, or so the experts predicted, we were all supposed to be driving electric cars…

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Here Is One For "The Book"

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://thinkersagora.blogspot.com/2013/05/here-is-one-for-book.html

This is a news story that seems specially designed to cause apoplectic fits among the the Christian religious zealots (or the Republican Party if you prefer). An openly gay black man in New York with AIDS and anemia…

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Learning Styles, Methods, etc!

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://homeschoolmom82.blogspot.com/2013/05/learning-styles-methods-etc.html

Starting out, many parents thinking about or who have already started homeschooling, are faced with that all to important question: What type of Learning style do we have? Experts have identified three basic learning styles: Auditory learners: They remember

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Momentous week

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://juthwara.livejournal.com/369224.html

It was a big week last week. First, there was James’s birthday (30.5 inches, 19 pounds, 10 ounces at his appointment Monday. Finally managed to surpass his 9 month weight by two ounces!). Since his sister had…

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Book Review: The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://inverarity.livejournal.com/200203.html

A finely-crafted traditional ghost story best read alone in a big dark house. Vintage, 1983, 164 pages The classic ghost story by Susan Hill: a chilling tale about a menacing spectre haunting a small English town. Arthur Kipps is an up-and-coming…

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I’m a Guitarist! Who Are You? An Ode…

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://hearlbjournal.blogspot.com/2013/05/0-false-18-pt-18-pt-0-0-false-false.html

Did you know that over 80% of self-identified musicians are guitarists? Don’t believe me? Good! I just made that statistic up. But, I don’t think we’d be wrong to say that my people, …

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The Fair and Some Related Murder

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://abitofdash.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-fair-and-some-related-murder.html

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed Americaby Erik Larson Summary: Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book’s categorization to be sure tha …

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Another Creationist Bathroom Voyeur

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/another-creationist-bathroom-voyeur/

This is becoming very predictable. It began, as you recall, with the case of David McConaghie, the creationist who had been a high-ranking party official of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (the DUP) — see Creationist Suspected of Bathroom Voyeurism. Then we reported Another Creationist

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You Lost Me – Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church … and Rethinking Faith – David Kinnaman.

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://thetentmakerblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/you-lost-me-why-young-christians-are-leaving-the-church-and-rethinking-faith-david-kinnaman/

‘You Lost Me’(2011), a report by David Kinnaman into why so many young adults are leaving the American Church, identifies vocation as one of the related issues. Many young people are leaving church,

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The following scheme is another way to understand a few basic options in the different religions be

FROM Kids Bible Source- http://brycecourcenay.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-following-scheme-is-another-way-to.html

How does the world’s religions? | Reply Home Who are we? Staff Staff Statement pennac of Faith What we do? Vision, Mission & Values Our ministry manner Answer: The story behind pennac the name Articles The Importance of…

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