church history Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/church-history/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:19:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png church history Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/church-history/ 32 32 The Story Of Martin Luther by Jared Kennedy https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45054 Martin Luther headlines a new series of Christian biographies for 4th-6th graders.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/feed/ 0 The Story Of Katie Luther by Gretchen Ronnevik https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-katie-luther-by-gretchen-ronnevik/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-katie-luther-by-gretchen-ronnevik/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:38:45 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45059 Katharina Luther receives her due as the industrious helpmeet of the world-changing reformer.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-katie-luther-by-gretchen-ronnevik/feed/ 0 The Church History ABCs by Steven J. Nichols https://redeemedreader.com/the-church-history-abcs-by-steven-j-nichols/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-church-history-abcs-by-steven-j-nichols/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:56:53 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44179 The Church History ABCs is a picture book that introduces twenty-six noteworthy individuals who had a significant impact on building the church.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-church-history-abcs-by-steven-j-nichols/feed/ 0 *Risen Hope: The Church Throughout History by Luke Davis https://redeemedreader.com/risen-hope-church-history/ https://redeemedreader.com/risen-hope-church-history/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:56:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41067 Risen Hope is an engagingly written church history resource from Christian Focus for middle grades and teens.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/risen-hope-church-history/feed/ 0 *Wang Mingdao by Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/wang-mingdao-by-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/wang-mingdao-by-simonetta-carr/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 10:07:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41010 The latest volume of the Christian Biographies series introduces Wang Mingdao, a father of the Chinese evangelical church, to young readers.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/wang-mingdao-by-simonetta-carr/feed/ 0 Saint Valentine the Kindhearted, Saint Patrick the Forgiver, Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver by Ned Bustard https://redeemedreader.com/saint-valentine-saint-patrick-saint-nicholas/ https://redeemedreader.com/saint-valentine-saint-patrick-saint-nicholas/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:44:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=40280 Three godly men from the church history are worthy of remembering for their character and service to Christ. Saint Valentine the Kindhearted retold and illustrated by Ned Bustard. IVP Kids, 2024. 32 pages. Saint Patrick the Forgiver retold and illustrated by Ned Bustard. IVP Kids, 2023. 32 pages. Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver retold and illustrated…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/saint-valentine-saint-patrick-saint-nicholas/feed/ 0 *African Heroes by Jerome Gay, Jr. https://redeemedreader.com/african-heroes/ https://redeemedreader.com/african-heroes/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:37:16 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=40241 African Heroes introduces children to heroes of the faith who are from Africa in this vibrantly illustrated picture book from New Growth Press.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/african-heroes/feed/ 0 Reformation Day Holiday Traditions https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day-holiday-traditions/ https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day-holiday-traditions/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:44:41 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23184 Inventing a Celebration I’ve never had much use for Halloween. We didn’t celebrate it when I was growing up, substituting other family fun that day, and now I am simply turned off by the ugliness of the decor. But give me a reason to celebrate, and I love inventing traditions! Most conveniently, Reformation Day also…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day-holiday-traditions/feed/ 12 *Church History by Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-by-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-by-simonetta-carr/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:29:30 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=36325 Simonetta Carr’s Church History is a must-have for Christian families, good for years of reference and encouragement.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-by-simonetta-carr/feed/ 0 Church History from Kingstone https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-from-kingstone/ https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-from-kingstone/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:04:47 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=32669 Three publications by Kingstone Media inform readers about Luther, Vladimir, and Martyrs of the 1st-3rd centuries.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-from-kingstone/feed/ 0 Teaching Kids Church History https://redeemedreader.com/teaching-kids-church-history/ https://redeemedreader.com/teaching-kids-church-history/#comments Mon, 24 May 2021 22:29:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16363 Today, we’re happy to welcome a friend of mine and fellow writer, Christina Fox, to RR. Christina is a real life friend of mine, as well as a writer, blogger, coffee lover, and homeschool mom. She is the author of A Heart Set Free: A Journey Through the Psalms of Lament (Christian Focus 2016) and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/teaching-kids-church-history/feed/ 10 5 Minutes in Church History and In the Year of Our Lord https://redeemedreader.com/5-minutes-in-church-history-and-in-the-year-of-our-lord/ https://redeemedreader.com/5-minutes-in-church-history-and-in-the-year-of-our-lord/#comments Mon, 10 May 2021 11:23:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31294 5 Minutes in Church History and In the Year of Our Lord each view church history through an engaging and refreshing lens. ***Giveaway Is Now Closed*** *5 Minutes in Church History: An Introduction to the Stories of God’s Faithfulness in the History of the Church by Stephen J. Nichols. Reformation Trust Publishing, 2019. 154 pages.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/5-minutes-in-church-history-and-in-the-year-of-our-lord/feed/ 50 Courageous World Changers by Shirley Rae Redmond https://redeemedreader.com/courageous-world-changers-by-shirley-rae-redmond/ https://redeemedreader.com/courageous-world-changers-by-shirley-rae-redmond/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:10:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=30031 Courageous World Changers briefly covers the lives of 50 women throughout the world and history who lived for Christ.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/courageous-world-changers-by-shirley-rae-redmond/feed/ 1 *Epic by Tim Challies https://redeemedreader.com/epic-by-tim-challies/ https://redeemedreader.com/epic-by-tim-challies/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:50:47 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27681 Epic takes readers around the globe tracking down fascinating artifacts of Church history.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/epic-by-tim-challies/feed/ 0 Martin Luther and the Reformation by Lou Hunley https://redeemedreader.com/martin-luther-and-the-reformation-by-lou-hunley/ https://redeemedreader.com/martin-luther-and-the-reformation-by-lou-hunley/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:59:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25446 A great middle grades-level look at both Martin Luther in particular and the Protestant Reformation in general.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/martin-luther-and-the-reformation-by-lou-hunley/feed/ 1 How to Really Celebrate Reformation Day https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-really-celebrate-reformation-day/ https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-really-celebrate-reformation-day/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:30:55 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25344 Reformation Day instead of Halloween? Great suggestions for making Reformation Day a festive family celebration of church history!

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-really-celebrate-reformation-day/feed/ 1 The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Short History https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-a-short-history/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-a-short-history/#comments Mon, 06 May 2019 12:12:20 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24890 A brief look at the history of Pilgrim's Progress and its author.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-a-short-history/feed/ 1 30+ Women in Church History: A Book List https://redeemedreader.com/30-women-in-church-history-a-book-list/ https://redeemedreader.com/30-women-in-church-history-a-book-list/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:32:19 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24685 A book list of biographies about 30+ women in church history for middle grades and teens just in time for Women's History Month.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/30-women-in-church-history-a-book-list/feed/ 4 *Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe https://redeemedreader.com/brother-hugo-and-the-bear-by-katy-beebe/ https://redeemedreader.com/brother-hugo-and-the-bear-by-katy-beebe/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:46:06 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23085 A cryptic aside in a medieval letter is the springboard for this charming story of a monk, a manuscript, and a bear. *Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe, illustrated by S. D. Schindler.  Eerdmans, 2014, 28 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 7-10 Recommended for: ages 5-up Brother Hugo is in the kind…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/brother-hugo-and-the-bear-by-katy-beebe/feed/ 2 A Colorful Past by William Boekestein https://redeemedreader.com/a-colorful-past-by-william-boekestein/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-colorful-past-by-william-boekestein/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:43:15 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23094 A coloring book for elementary through middle grades offers a sweeping view of church history, from the first century to the twentieth. A Colorful Past: a Coloring Book of Church History by William Boekestein, drawings by Naomi Kamphuis.  Reformation Heritage, 2018, 44 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: Ages 6-12 October is…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-colorful-past-by-william-boekestein/feed/ 0 *John Newton by Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/john-newton-by-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/john-newton-by-simonetta-carr/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:11:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23093 John Newton’s colorful life is a welcome addition to the Reformation Heritage series of Christian biographies. *John Newton by Simonetta Carr.  Reformation Heritage, 2018, 63 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-14 Most of our readers—I assume—know that John Newton participated in the odious slave trade before he was redeemed by Christ. …

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/john-newton-by-simonetta-carr/feed/ 0 *God’s Timeline by Linda Finlayson https://redeemedreader.com/gods-timeline/ https://redeemedreader.com/gods-timeline/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:11:05 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22592 God’s Timeline is a valuable resource that pulls together the entire sweep of church history from the Resurrection to the early twenty-first century. *God’s Timeline: the Big Book of Church History by Linda Finlayson.  Christian Focus, 2018, 79 pages plus foldout chart. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-up How many times…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/gods-timeline/feed/ 2 *Irenaeus by Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/irenaeus-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/irenaeus-simonetta-carr/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:36:28 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22382 Simonetta Carr continues her outstanding series of Christian-History biographies with Irenaeus of Lyon, a hero of the early church.  Ages 8-12 Irenaeus (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr.  Reformation Heritage, 2017, 62 pages including appendix Reading level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-up  Irenaeus’s story actually begins with the twelve apostles commissioned…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/irenaeus-simonetta-carr/feed/ 0 Reformation ABCs https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-abcs/ https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-abcs/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:24:30 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22216 Reformation ABCs introduces readers quickly to the people, places, and things of the Reformation in engaging picture book format. Reformation ABCs: The People, Places, and Things of the Reformation–from A to Z by Stephen J Nichols and Ned Bustard. Crossway, 2017. Reading Level: Picture books Recommended For: Families with kids of all ages There were…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-abcs/feed/ 0 Luther in Love by Douglas Bond https://redeemedreader.com/luther-love-douglas-bond/ https://redeemedreader.com/luther-love-douglas-bond/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:07:28 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22205 Luther in Love takes us through the life of the great Reformer through imagined vignettes and actual dialogues. Luther in Love by Douglas Bond.  P&R, 2017, 328 pages Reading level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-up Our story opens on a cozy domestic scene: a rainy night, a warm hearth, a long-married couple supremely…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/luther-love-douglas-bond/feed/ 0 Reformation Day! https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day/ https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:38:17 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22209 I know, we’re not there yet.  It was on All Hallow’s Eve (nicknamed Halloween) that the fiery preacher of Wittenberg marched down the cobbled streets with a parchment in one hand and a hammer in the other.  How many nails did it take?  What kind of attention did he attract while he was standing there? …

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-day/feed/ 0 The Sweet Taste of Providence by Christine Farenhorst https://redeemedreader.com/sweet-taste-providence-christine-farenhorst/ https://redeemedreader.com/sweet-taste-providence-christine-farenhorst/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:42:58 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22203 This unique devotional book uses Christian history as a springboard for relevant perspectives on the Christian life. The Sweet Taste of Providence: 74 Devotional Episodes from History by Christine Farenhorst.  Joshua Press (Canada), 2016, 296 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-18 “God acts in history.”  Evangelicals may have heard this in…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/sweet-taste-providence-christine-farenhorst/feed/ 0 Reformation Church History Book List https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-church-history-book-list/ https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-church-history-book-list/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:03:08 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22161 Happy 500th birthday to the Protestant Reformation! 500 years ago this month, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door in Wittenburg. Of course, the Reformation encompasses more than just Luther’s bold act. The Lord used men and women before and after Luther to bravely proclaim the importance of God’s Word, God’s grace, Christ’s sufficiency,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reformation-church-history-book-list/feed/ 3 Reformers, Puritans, and Covenanters: Biography Anthologies by Hannula https://redeemedreader.com/reformers-puritans-and-covenanters-biography-anthologies-by-hannula/ https://redeemedreader.com/reformers-puritans-and-covenanters-biography-anthologies-by-hannula/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:20:06 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22158 *For Christ’s Crown: Sketches of Puritans and Covenanters By Richard Hannula. Canon Press, 2014. 223 pages.  Just as the title implies, this volume is all about Christians in England and the Americas during the 16th and 17th century. The Puritans were those who came to the New World in search of freedom of religion; the…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reformers-puritans-and-covenanters-biography-anthologies-by-hannula/feed/ 1 Pastor, Blogger, Author, Editor: More Church History Recommendations for the Whole Family! https://redeemedreader.com/pastor-blogger-author-editor-more-church-history-recommendations-for-the-whole-family/ https://redeemedreader.com/pastor-blogger-author-editor-more-church-history-recommendations-for-the-whole-family/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:18:22 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=21026 We’ve spent all month reading and learning about church history. It’s been such a rich study with interviews and book reviews, but we are not the only ones who care about reading church history! We’ve asked some folks to contribute to our study with their top 5 church history recommendations for all ages. Check out these…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pastor-blogger-author-editor-more-church-history-recommendations-for-the-whole-family/feed/ 4 Church History with Tim Challies https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-with-tim-challies/ https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-with-tim-challies/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:39:57 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=21138 Today we are happy to bring you a virtual interview with pastor, author, and blogger extraordinaire —Tim Challies.  Tim serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario.  He is the author of 5 books, and he is a book reviewer for World Magazine.  He blogs about books, faith, theology, and culture at…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-with-tim-challies/feed/ 1 Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages by George Hodges https://redeemedreader.com/saints-and-heroes-to-the-end-of-the-middle-ages-by-george-hodges/ https://redeemedreader.com/saints-and-heroes-to-the-end-of-the-middle-ages-by-george-hodges/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:53:56 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=21132 An engaging account of notable figures from the ancient church to the end of the Middle Ages. Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages by George Hodges. Yesterday’s Classics, 2006 (Originally published 1911), 188 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 12-14 Recommended For: Read aloud for ages 10 and up: independant reading…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/saints-and-heroes-to-the-end-of-the-middle-ages-by-george-hodges/feed/ 1 Trial and Triumph/ *Radiant by Richard M. Hannula https://redeemedreader.com/trial-and-triumph-radiant-by-richard-m-hannula/ https://redeemedreader.com/trial-and-triumph-radiant-by-richard-m-hannula/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 03:10:44 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=21083 Church history anthologies of men and women from all over the world in story format for middle grades and up! Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard Hannula. Canon Press, 1999. 294 pages. *Radiant: Fifty Remarkable Women in Church History by Richard Hannula. Canon Press, 2015. 330 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/trial-and-triumph-radiant-by-richard-m-hannula/feed/ 0 Learning from John Wycliffe: an Interview with Douglas Bond https://redeemedreader.com/learning-from-john-wycliffe-an-interview-with-douglas-bond/ https://redeemedreader.com/learning-from-john-wycliffe-an-interview-with-douglas-bond/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:17:43 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=21017 Yesterday we reviewed The Revolt: a Novel in Wycliffe’s England.  Today we’re happy to have the author of that book answer a few questions for us: RR (Janie): Tell us a little about your research.  I know you make frequent trips overseas: did you visit Lutterworth or track down Wycliffe papers at Oxford? DB: This…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/learning-from-john-wycliffe-an-interview-with-douglas-bond/feed/ 0 The Accidental Voyage by Douglas Bond https://redeemedreader.com/the-accidental-voyage-by-douglas-bond/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-accidental-voyage-by-douglas-bond/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:18:48 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20962 Mr. Pipes is back with Annie and Drew on a wild adventure in Italy as they simultaneously learn about the ancient church and its music. The Accidental Voyage: Discovering Hymns of the Early Centuries (Mr. Pipes Series #4) by Douglas Bond. P&R Publishing, 2005. 258 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Middle grades,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-accidental-voyage-by-douglas-bond/feed/ 0 The Revolt by Douglas Bond https://redeemedreader.com/the-revolt-by-douglas-bond/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-revolt-by-douglas-bond/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:02:52 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20999 The England of John Wycliffe is vividly portrayed as a crucible of revolution in this new historical novel The Revolt: a Novel in Wycliffe’s England by Douglas Bond.  P&R, 2016, 267 pages Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-up At the battle of Crecy, August 26, 1345, two young men cross paths.  One…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-revolt-by-douglas-bond/feed/ 1 *Lily: The Girl Who Could See by Sally Oxley and Tim Ladwig. https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/ https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:55:49 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20994 A beautifully illustrated picture book biography about a brave woman artist-turned-missionary to the Arab world. *Lily: The Girl Who Could See by Sally Oxley and Tim Ladwig. Oxvision Media, 2015. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture books, ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 4-10 Lilias Trotter was a talented artist in Victorian England who studied under John Ruskin and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/feed/ 0 *Brother Andrew: Behind Enemy Lines by Nancy Drummond https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-behind-enemy-lines-by-nancy-drummond/ https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-behind-enemy-lines-by-nancy-drummond/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:42:51 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20895 Read the remarkable story of a man who helped smuggle millions of Bibles into restricted countries in this middle grades biography. Brother Andrew: Behind Enemy Lines (Trailblazers Series) by Nancy Drummond. CF4Kids, 2014. 192 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended For: Independent reading or as a read aloud for ages 7 and up…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-behind-enemy-lines-by-nancy-drummond/feed/ 2 Brother Andrew: Taking Bibles to the World by Renee Taft Meloche https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-taking-bibles-to-the-world-by-renee-taft-meloche/ https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-taking-bibles-to-the-world-by-renee-taft-meloche/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:30:51 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20892 Brother Andrew’s life comes alive for young readers through the rhyming text in this picture book. Brother Andrew: Taking Bibles to the World (Heroes for Young Readers Series) by Renee Taft Meloche and illustrated by Bryan Pollard. YWAM Publishing, 2009. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 4-8 As a boy…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-taking-bibles-to-the-world-by-renee-taft-meloche/feed/ 0 Brother Andrew: God’s Secret Agent by Geoff and Janet Benge https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-gods-secret-agent-by-geoff-and-janet-benge/ https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-gods-secret-agent-by-geoff-and-janet-benge/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:21:51 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20888 Andrew never expected that God would fulfill his desire for adventure by using him to smuggle Bibles to believers in communist countries.   Brother Andrew: God’s Secret Agent (Christian Heroes Then and Now Series) YWAM Publishing, 2006. 220 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, Ages 10-12 Recommended For: Upper middle grades and young teens, ages 10-15 As a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/brother-andrew-gods-secret-agent-by-geoff-and-janet-benge/feed/ 0 5 Questions for Brian Cosby, author of God’s Story https://redeemedreader.com/5-questions-for-brian-cosby-author-of-gods-story/ https://redeemedreader.com/5-questions-for-brian-cosby-author-of-gods-story/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:24:08 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20899 We are delighted to bring you a virtual interview with Brian Cosby, author of one of our featured church history resources for teens: God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History, published by Christian Focus. A native of Signal Mountain, Brian was called to Wayside Church (PCA) in April 2012. He is Visiting Professor of Church History at Reformed…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/5-questions-for-brian-cosby-author-of-gods-story/feed/ 2 God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History by Brian Cosby https://redeemedreader.com/gods-story-a-students-guide-to-church-history-by-brian-cosby/ https://redeemedreader.com/gods-story-a-students-guide-to-church-history-by-brian-cosby/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:05:09 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20971 An engaging flyover of church history for young teens.    God’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History by Brian Cosby.  Christian Focus Publications, 2014.  138 pages. Reading Level:  Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for:  ages 12-15 Where did TULIP come from and why do we remember Augustine?  All of these, and many more questions are…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/gods-story-a-students-guide-to-church-history-by-brian-cosby/feed/ 0 Monks and Mystics by Mindy and Brandon Withrow https://redeemedreader.com/monks-and-mystics-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/ https://redeemedreader.com/monks-and-mystics-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:30:54 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20955 Book 2 of the History Lives series offers an exciting look at the Medieval Church: its movers and shakers and controversies. Part of our Church History Series. Monks and Mystics: Chronicles of the Medieval Church (History Lives Series, vol. 2) by Mindy and Brandon Withrow. CF4Kids, 2005. 224 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/monks-and-mystics-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/feed/ 0 Peril and Peace by Mindy and Brandon Withrow https://redeemedreader.com/peril-and-peace-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/ https://redeemedreader.com/peril-and-peace-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:01:46 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20959 Book 1 of the History Lives series is full of brave martyrs, famous figures, and early church activity. Peril and Peace: Chronicles of the Ancient Church (History Lives Series, book 1) by Mindy and Brandon Withrow. CF4Kids, 2005.  Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Independent reading for ages 8-10, family read aloud for…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/peril-and-peace-by-mindy-and-brandon-withrow/feed/ 0 *The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross by Carl Laferton and Catalina Echeverri https://redeemedreader.com/the-garden-the-curtain-and-the-cross-by-carl-laferton-and-catalina-echeverri/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-garden-the-curtain-and-the-cross-by-carl-laferton-and-catalina-echeverri/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:36:23 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20940 This picture book beautifully brings the creation-fall-redemption story to life!  *The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross: the True Story of Why Jesus Died and Rose Again by Carl Laferton and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri. The Good Book Company, 2016. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture books, ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 0-8 (families, Sunday School classrooms, and more!)…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-garden-the-curtain-and-the-cross-by-carl-laferton-and-catalina-echeverri/feed/ 3 Church History October https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-october/ https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-october/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:04:12 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20932 See below for our list of church history resources! Next year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s well known act of defiance against the church of his day: the nailing of the 95 Theses on the door in Wittenberg. But what about what happened before Martin Luther?  Church History October Join us this October for an exploration…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-october/feed/ 4 Hammer of the Huguenots by Douglas Bond https://redeemedreader.com/hammer-of-the-huguenots-by-douglas-bond/ https://redeemedreader.com/hammer-of-the-huguenots-by-douglas-bond/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:00:52 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15867 Hammer of the Huguenots by Douglas Bond. P&R, 2015. 215 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades,ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10 and up Bottom Line: Douglas Bond’s latest fictional excursion into church history focuses on the struggles of the French Protestants during the mid-seventeenth century. Philippe had no idea when he apprenticed to the shipbuilder, Monsieur…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hammer-of-the-huguenots-by-douglas-bond/feed/ 0 Pilipinto’s Happiness by Valerie Elliot Shepard https://redeemedreader.com/pilipintoshappiness/ https://redeemedreader.com/pilipintoshappiness/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:00:08 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=8830 *This post is revisited from the archives in honor of Elisabeth Elliot’s passing into glory. Pilipinto’s Happiness: The Jungle Childhood of Valerie Elliot, by Valerie Shepard, illustrated by Jim Howard. Vision Forum, 2012. 57 pages. Reading a book about growing up among the wild animals of the Amazon jungle put my recent concerns about a few…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pilipintoshappiness/feed/ 19 Jonathan Edwards by Simonetta Carr and Matt Abraxas https://redeemedreader.com/jonathan-edwards-by-simonetta-carr-illustrated-by-matt-abraxas/ https://redeemedreader.com/jonathan-edwards-by-simonetta-carr-illustrated-by-matt-abraxas/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:45:08 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14060 Jonathan Edwards by Simonetta Carr, illustrated by Matt Abraxas. Reformation Heritage, 2014. 64 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, Ages 8-10 Recommended For: Ages 8-10 Simonetta Carr continues her series on great men and women in church history with a biography on Jonathan Edwards. This fascinating story is full of illustrations that provide both historical context…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/jonathan-edwards-by-simonetta-carr-illustrated-by-matt-abraxas/feed/ 0 Anselm: An Interview with Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/anselm-an-interview-with-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/anselm-an-interview-with-simonetta-carr/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:06:26 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=10041 Anselm of Canterbury (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr.  Reformation Heritage Books, 2013.  64 pgs.  Ages 8-up. Simonetta Carr recently published Anselm of Canterbury, the sixth in her Christian Biographies for Young Readers with Reformation Heritage books.  The books fill an important niche in Christian publishing–picture books about church history.  They are not…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/church-history-for-everybody/feed/ 3 The History of Faith: Wiliam Boekestein’s and Simonetta Carr’s New Books for Kids https://redeemedreader.com/theology-that-matters-wiliam-boekesteins-and-simonetta-carrs-new-books-for-kids/ https://redeemedreader.com/theology-that-matters-wiliam-boekesteins-and-simonetta-carrs-new-books-for-kids/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:34:52 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=6777 This week in our library month theme, Janie took us back to the 8th century in a review of  Hand of Vengeance by Douglas Bond.  I also interviewed both Douglas Bond and William Boekestein on their new works as well as how and why they try to bring redemptive history alive for kids.   The Glory…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/theology-that-matters-wiliam-boekesteins-and-simonetta-carrs-new-books-for-kids/feed/ 0 RR Podcast 21: Douglas Bond and William Boekestein https://redeemedreader.com/rr-podcast-21-douglas-bond-and-william-boekestein/ https://redeemedreader.com/rr-podcast-21-douglas-bond-and-william-boekestein/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:31:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=6770 My readers are broken people…children are sinners in need of grace….If I take some other posture to my writing, I’m not going to be authentically leading other sinners to the cross and the gospel. –Douglas Bond Our Guests My guests today are two authors keenly interested in bringing history alive for kids.  But not just…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/rr-podcast-21-douglas-bond-and-william-boekestein/feed/ 5 The Story Behind the Confessions https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-behind-the-confessions/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-behind-the-confessions/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:03:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=2435 Faithfulness Under Fire: The Story of Guido de Bres (2010) and The Quest for Comfort: The Story of the Heidelberg Catechism (2011), by William Boekestein.  Reformation Heritage Books, 28 pp.  Age/interest level: 10-14. Ten years ago, I was not very clear on what Reformed churches call the “Three Forms of Unity.”  I may have read…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-behind-the-confessions/feed/ 5 Hall of Heroes https://redeemedreader.com/hall-of-heroes/ https://redeemedreader.com/hall-of-heroes/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:43:09 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=2346 Reformation Heroes, by Diana Kleyn with Joel R. Beeke.  Reformation Heritage Books, 2009, 250 pages.  Age/interest level: 11-up. October 31, 2017 (only six years from now) will be the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Wittenberg church door, sparking the Protestant Reformation.  It’s impossible to over-emphasize the importance…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hall-of-heroes/feed/ 0 The Pilgrim’s Progress: Introduction https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-introduction/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-introduction/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:33:50 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=2197 John Bunyan was a dissenting pastor of the mid-17th century: “dissenting” meaning that some of his biblical interpretations differed from those of the established (state-supported) Church of England.  His views were not so different that they were something other than Christianity; he was most definitely a Christian.  Where he differed from the established church was…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilgrims-progress-introduction/feed/ 6 Covenanters: Then and Now https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/ https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:32:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=1298 Duncan’s War, by Douglas Bond (Crown and Covenant #1).  P&R Publishing, 2002. 270 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-12 and up Bottom Line: Duncan’s War, first in the Crown and Covenant Series, introduces middle-graders to a little-known chapter of Scottish and Reformation history. Duncan M’Kethe, age 14, shepherds his family’s flock…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/feed/ 4 The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird https://redeemedreader.com/the-betrayal-of-maggie-blair-by-elizabeth-laird/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-betrayal-of-maggie-blair-by-elizabeth-laird/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:47:31 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14436 The Betrayal of Maggie Blair, by Elizabeth Laird.  Houghton Mifflin, 2011, 420 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, Ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 14 and up Bottom Line: Faith and doubt receive honest examination in this story of a teenage Scottish girl accused of witchcraft during the time of the Covenanters. We meet 17-year-old Maggie Blair…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-betrayal-of-maggie-blair-by-elizabeth-laird/feed/ 0 Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Heroes of the Faith https://redeemedreader.com/author-interview-simonetta-carr-on-heroes-of-the-faith/ https://redeemedreader.com/author-interview-simonetta-carr-on-heroes-of-the-faith/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:06:28 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=368 Emily interviews Simonetta Carr, author of Christian Biographies for Young Readers. In today’s author interview, I talk with Simonetta Carr, author of several picture book biographies for kids on church fathers including John Calvin, John Owen, and Augustine of Hippo in her Christian Biographies for Young Readers series. Her newest book on Athanasius will be…

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