Summer is here, and we are all about encouraging kids to read over the summer. Marty Machowski’s The Redemption Tales offers a creative presentation of the gospel message by inviting middle-grade readers (ages 8–12) to join the fictional animals who could have been present at the biggest events of the Bible. The fourth book in the series, The Death and the Victory, invites readers to join the...
Kids know the value of a promise. A parent’s commitment to go out for ice cream inspires hope, but disappointment reigns when the shop closes early. Broken promises can bring tears. Yet unlike human parents, our good and all-powerful God always keeps his word. His fulfillment is better than anyone could have imagined! The Beginner’s Gospel Story Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers...
Being a dad can be an incredibly intimidating job. My sons are now grown up, but not so long ago, I was reading books to them as little boys, all nestled up next to me before bedtime. I sometimes find myself wishing I could go back and do it all over again. You may be wondering why I would want to relive such an exhausting phase of parenting! Because I want to put a little extra fuel of...
Technology has always drawn us in—offering to make life easier, faster, and more efficient. But in recent years, artificial intelligence has entered a new territory: the promise of intimacy. AI “companions” and “romantic chatbots” are marketed as substitutes for human relationships. They promise companionship without rejection, affection without conflict, and intimacy without risk. At first...
The Lightglider Origins series written for middle grade readers continues with the story of a strong-willed teenager who wants to save her tribe from violence and restore peace but instead finds herself in the land of Glideon. Tambika and the Shield of Wisdom, the second book in the series, begins in Tanganyika, Africa, in 1896. As long as she’s been alive, Tambika’s tribe, the Hehe, has lived in...
