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Year: 2011

Review: Lion of Babylon

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Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn About the Author: Davis Bunn is the author of numerous best sellers, with sales totaling more than six million copies. The winner of three Christy Awards for excellence in fiction, he is a lecturer in creative writing and Writer in Residence at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University. Davis and his wife, Isabella, divide their time between England and Florida. Brief Book Description: Marc Royce worked for the State Department on a variety of clandestine assignments until personal issues led to his dismissal. He’s once more called into action when a dear friend, and intelligence…

Foundations: Christian Apologetic Course

Posted in Christian Life, and Homeschooling

Project 365 – #242 I think I’ve mentioned a time or two (or ten) that we had the privilege of listening to Ken Ham at our state homeschool convention in July.  While we were there, we ordered the brand new Foundations curriculum from Answers in Genesis.  The idea was for us to go through this 12-week study as a family, and from there, we would develop it into a Christian Apologetic Course for Munchkin (for high school credit). Last week, the curriculum set arrived.  Foundations is actually set up in an adult, group study format.  The curriculum set comes with…

Review: Unveiling the Kings of Israel

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Unveiling the Kings of Israel by David Down About the Author: David Down has been a field archaeologist for over four decades, excavating regularly in Israel, and involved in numerous digs over the years. He is the co-author of Unwrapping the Pharaohs and editor of the magazine “Archaeological Diggings.” Book Description: Unearth the history of hte small nation of Israel – the troubled and devastating periods of loss and exile – once lost to time. Far from being a book of myths, the Bible is an amazing historical record, an each year, more archaeological discoveries continue to prove its validity…

Hopping Along

Posted in Family, Homeschooling, and Photography

Project 365 – #241 Isn’t that guy just too cute?  He (or maybe she?) was kind enough to hop out from the little cave to allow me to snap a few pictures before hopping back into the cooler shade that it afforded.  Since the other animals were not so inclined to help out, this critter was the only one that is being featured.  lol! Yesterday, I was once again reminded of how much I use the internet for research and preparation for our homeschool day.  After lunch, I went to get on the internet to try to do some prep…

An Afternoon Drive – Desert Style

Posted in Christian Life, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #240 When we head out into the desert, we always make sure we have plenty of water and some food.  In the hot summer months, we always make sure the air conditioning is working before we head out as the temps can be in the 110+ range.  It’s hard to imagine what the Israelites must have gone through while living in the desert for 40 years.  (Yes, it was a different desert landscape, but it makes me understand more of the hardships that they may have encountered living in a dry land.) They were disobedient/doubtful, yet, the Lord continued…