April 2016
Slouching Toward Bedlam
I Can’t Define Art, But I Know It When I See it: Or, See You in the Funny Papers
Click on images to enlarge. Jan Kaarsvlam has recently discovered a new genre that he would like to call “graphic novels.” He [...]
From My Window
Hollyhocks, Books, and Comebacks
One of my favourite flowers in the garden is the hollyhock. It splashes its colours all around, attracting birds, butterflies, and other [...]
Article
The Long and Short of CliffsNotes
Most of us have been cornered by friends and family who insist on telling an old story that seems to go on [...]
Review
LGBTQ and You: It’s Time to Read Different Books
Gender stereotyping and gender related bullying are growing concerns in our schools. Gender confusion and transgender identification are real challenges for children [...]
Review
Moblard DeYoung, Ruth. The Temple Curtain. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2014. What would it have been like to be a child who [...]
Review
The Good and Beautiful Community
Smith, James Bryan. The Good and Beautiful Community: Following the Spirit, Extending Grace, Demonstrating Love. Downers Grover, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010. James [...]
Review
A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible
Wall, Robert W. and David R. Nienhuis, eds. A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture’s Story. Grand Rapids: [...]
Review
Abeles, Vicki, with Grace Rubenstein. Beyond Measure: Rescuing An Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2015. The best things [...]
Review
Shortt, John. Bible-Shaped Teaching. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014. Lately I have been contemplating the act of remembering. Not just as [...]
Review
Kinew, Wab. The Reason You Walk: A Memoir. Viking, 2015. Ningosha anishaa wenji-bimoseyan (I am the reason you walk). These Anishinaabe words [...]
Review
Bandstra, Alan. Beyond Control: Heart-Centered Classroom Climate and Discipline. Sioux Center, IA: Dordt College Press, 2014. “Finally, the spirit behind our actions [...]
Review
The Top Six Lists of the Best Books That You and Your Students Need to Read as Soon as Possible
This year as I looked over the books that I have read in the past year and I tried to figure out [...]
Editorial
Reading Good Books and Learning About the World
“A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village; [...]