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Holman Bible Atlas

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People, places, times from Genesis through Revelation.  Very colorful and easy to follow. Essential for homeschooling and family devotions Holman Bible Atlas By Thomas Brisco / Broadman / Holman Explore the world of the Bible through this visual feast and increase your knowledge of God’s Word! This atlas features hundreds of color photos and maps that show you the land,… Read more »

Home Educating with Confidence – Book Review

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Most of us have said at one time "Why doesn't someone write a book about _______ ?" I've said that about homeschooling and parenting. Having read dozens of books on parenting and homeschooling and experiencing fatherhood first hand for 14+ years, I felt there was still a need for a book that better combined the principles of parenting with practical… Read more »

Physics The Easy Way – Review

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Physics seems formidable to many, but this book does truly make it much easier to understand. “Easy” is relative, but this is the best book I’ve found for high school homeschoolers. It has plenty of real math problems so it’s not a dumbed down “story” of physics. Rather, it takes you slowly from easy concepts to more advanced. Anyone who… Read more »

Vocabulary from Classical Roots

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Comprised of several levels, each level’s book has 16 lessons.  Each lesson features several Greek or Latin roots and the English words formed with the root.  Each lesson has 3 sections and a review, so you can do one lesson in a week.  The lessons are grouped in couplets so we prefer to study various sections of 2 lessons over… Read more »

The Bible Made Impossible – Book Review

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I’ve previously encountered Christian Smith in several recorded interviews with Ken Myers and in his book Souls in Transition. These were a delight to hear and read. I was intrigued when I learned in a recent interview that Dr. Smith was writing a book about how the Bible could be made ‘impossible’ and that the culprit was biblicism. For a… Read more »

By Grace Alone – Book Review

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Having heard, and loved, several messages by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, I was eager to review his latest book By Grace Alone, published by Reformation Trust. The publisher emailed me an e-book version of the book and offered to send me a free copy of the physical book in exchange for a published review, which I am only too happy to… Read more »

Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe, Review pt.4

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Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for anyone interested in history of the future direction of modern democratic societies. Here’s part 4 (of several) of my summary and review of the book. Others: Part 1-Montesquieu Part 2-Personal Reflections Part 3-Rousseau In the third main section of Soft Despotism, Paul Rahe examines the works and… Read more »

Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe, Review pt.3

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Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »

Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe, Review pt.2

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Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »

Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe, Review pt.1

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Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift by Paul Rahe is an important new book for students of history and anyone interested in the direction of modern democratic societies. It would make a fine political theory text for any homeschooler or autodidact. Certainly reading the book along with the original works it surveys would be far more beneficial than any political science class… Read more »