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Book Review: The Silent and Soft Communion
In The Silent and Soft Communion: The Spiritual Narratives of Sarah Pierpont Edwards and Sarah Prince Gill, Sue Lane McCulley and Dorothy Z. Baker provide an insightful introduction to two generations of Calvinist women in eighteenth century America via the spiritual autobiographies of Sarah Pierpont Edwards and Sarah Prince Gill. The book begins with detailed…
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From Manger to Cross
John Donne, The Book of Uncommon Prayers The whole of Christ’s life was a continual passion; others die martyrs, but Christ was born a martyr. He found a Golgotha, where he was crucified, even in Bethlehem, where he was born; for to his tenderness then the straws were almost as sharp as the thorns after,…
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Some Notes
The Tale of DespereauxOur family is so excited that The Tale of Despereaux opens tomorrow! It’s one of our favorite books. Hannah received it as a gift last Christmas. We all wanted to read it, so I used it as a family read-aloud earlier this year. Hannah is a voracious reader. She’s like me in…
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Win Girls ‘n’ Grace Book and Doll
Do you remember when I reviewed Mesi: A Girl ‘n’ Grace? Well, Pam Davis, creator of Girls ’n Grace, and Authentic Books are sponsoring a contest that all moms will want to know about, just in time for Christmas. What can you win? Up for grabs are two character dolls from the Girls ’n Grace…
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5, 56 Book meme
Kim tagged me for a new book meme that is going around. It’s called the 5, 56 book meme, I think. Here are the instructions: Take ten books, and transcribe the fifth sentence from page fifty six. In keeping with the 5, 56 thing, Make sure that at least five books are fiction, provide five…
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