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Ask a group of people to define “Christian art,” and you’ll likely get an assortment of different answers. It seems the phrase Christian art has as many definitions as there are colors in the universe. So, what is the definition of Christian art? And does – as they say — “anything go”? That’s the subject of this week’s edition of ...

In his classic study of the Victorian mentality, The Victorian Frame of Mind, Walter E. Houghton declares: “If we hope to discover the inwards thoughts of a generation, it is to literature that we must look.”  This is why, for historians, the works of G.A. Henty, the acknowledged king of boys’ writers in the late-Victorian period, are so fascinating and ...

Plentiful in our yards are the yellow-flowered dandelions.  Usually thought of as a weed, these bright-colored flowers have a lot of health benefits and did you know can be eaten?  This summer, instead of trying to rid your home of dandelions, put them to good use! One of the ways you can use dandelions in your backyard is to make ...

A few of my deeply faithful friends are struggling with their children. My friends feel like failures. They wonder what they’ve done wrong. How could children who started off well become so rebellious? These parents are praying for their sons and daughters. Exhorting them. Holding them accountable. Teaching them the Bible. Trying to get to their hearts. But nothing seems to ...

Approximately 1 in 10 American couples struggle with infertility during their lifetime and approximately 1 in 5 American pregnancies will end in miscarriage. Despite the staggering statistics, infertility is rarely discussed and many families struggle internally on a daily basis with these heartbreaking, unaddressed wounds. That’s why Chelsea Sobolik decided to share her own journey with childlessness in her new ...

“Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang ...

When it came to understanding the mind of young boys, G.A. Henty seemed to have a finger on their pulse. This prolific writer spent a lifetime creating books that would lure in the imagination of boys — and then leave them wanting a lot more. He understood what it meant to draw in the reader from the first page and ...

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the ...

I want to remind homeschooling parents that our freedom allows us benefits the classroom doesn’t. We should not feel bound to operate like a classroom, which can be very stifling to many children, suffocating their natural curiosity and love of learning. If your child thrives in a structured, classroom setting, by all means give it to him. But if he doesn’t, the world ...

Egyptian foods are healthy, delicious, and nutritious! Almonds and pistachios, cinnamon and mint…there’s also feta cheese, cucumbers, pomegranates, dates, and grapes…just to name a few of the foods Egyptians enjoy regularly. Egypt, which makes its home along the Nile River and its fertile basin, is able to grow much of its own food. Fresh fruit is abundant and readily available. ...