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As a homeschooling veteran, I review middle-grade stories to help parents, librarians, and teachers choose good books.
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Thoughts for the new year
What do I normally rely on? My bank account, my doctor, my car, and so on.
Thoughts for the new year
What do I normally rely on? My bank account, my doctor, my car, and so on.
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers, a review
This book traces the stories of two women, separated by 150 years or so. The pioneer, Mary Kathryn, is the ancestor of the modern woman, Sierra, who finds Mary Kathryn’s handmade quilt and diary.
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers, a review
This book traces the stories of two women, separated by 150 years or so. The pioneer, Mary Kathryn, is the ancestor of the modern woman, Sierra, who finds Mary Kathryn’s handmade quilt and diary.
Miracles seem more prevalent in 3rd world: why?
Why does it seem that miracles are more prevalent in the third world? I have seen and experienced some here in America, but they don’t happen anywhere near as often as I ask for them.
Jesus healing teens at Disney Land
Members of the youth group at Bethel Church in Redding, California (near the Oregon border) trekked downstate to Disney Land. Their purpose wasn’t fun, but to find other kids to pray for for healing.
Two blind men healed in Mozambique
It was the summer of 2006. A blind man, a Muslim, asked an American woman in Mozambique for money. She prayed for him, but he wasn’t healed. So she gave him some money and suggested he come to the church service on Sunday. He came and brought a friend, also blind, also Muslim.
Dead man raised
A man in Nigeria at a gathering fell to the floor, in cardiac arrest. Someone pulled out a video camera. Those around him performed CPR for some minutes, and then gave up. Then the preacher took over.
Piano student gets pain relief
My friend Cynthia Harris teaches piano. She also loves to pray for healing for people. Recently, a piano student asked for prayer for severe pain in the girl’s neck and spine.
Man crushed under tractor-trailer is healthy and well
This amazing video tells the true story of Bruce Van Natta, who was crushed beneath a tractor-trailer when it fell off its jack. Five arteries were severed; his spleen and other organs were crushed. Death seemed certain.
After 23 years in wheelchair, gospel singer walks
For 23 years, Delia Roman Knox was the gospel singer in a wheelchair. A drunk driver had put her there at the age of 25. She was paralyzed from the waist down. Many had prayed for her over the years, but two months ago the time was right. At a revival meeting, she walked! And has been walking since. Even the evening news took notice.
The Yada Yada Prayer Group, a review
This is the award-winning start of a seven-book series about a multi-cultural prayer group in Chicago that started at a women’s prayer conference.