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My One Temptation to Protestantism
My one temptation to Protestantism is their...
In Addition to Itching, Broadleaf Plantain Balm Also Helps Relieve My Uselessness as a Wife and Mother
I put the book down that I had been reading...
Book Review: A Lion to Guard Us
by Clyde Robert Bulla Amanda, about 10 I think, and her two younger siblings (8 and 6) were living in the house of their mother’s...
Book Review: The Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson I was hoping for a lovely little story for our...
Book Review: The True Meaning of Christmas
by Michael Barber I’m not an expert at Christmas, but it’s a holiday that...
Book Review: Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know
by: Michael Barber There are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to be saved. Michael Barber takes the reader through 10 chapters of...
Book Review: The Common Man
by GK Chesterton This book is a collection of about 44 essays on subjects ranging from the common man to necromancy to Elizabeth Barrett Browning to...
Perhaps Sliced Bread Isn’t the Best Thing
“It’s the best thing since sliced bread.” I’ve heard this phrase...
Book Review: The Vikings
by: Elizabeth Janeway This was a pretty good book. I read it aloud to my 4th grader for his history and I think we both considered it...
Book Review: Confessions (F.J. Sheed translation)
by Saint Augustine of Hippo I’ve tried a couple of translations of this book over the years and I’m not sure if I’m just in a place...
Book Review: Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Dr. John Bergsma I got this for Christmas. It was as great as I hoped it would be.Doctor Bergsma is an Old Testament and Dead Sea Scrolls...