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I received this beautiful Bible to review from Crossway. This one only comes in black goatskin leather. Since it is the Heirloom line, it is quite a bit more expensive than other Bibles, but has some super nice touches that make it well worth the price. This particular Heirloom Bible is a smaller size than …
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The nice people over at Crossway sent me the tiniest little Bible to review. It is tiny! It is 3.5" wide and 5.5" tall and an inch thick! Tiny! I have the deep brown buffalo leather cover (more about that later), but it also comes in several TruTone covers (chestnut, black, and turquoise). This Bible …
Crossway sent me this beautiful Bible to review. I'm usually not a "women's Bible" kind of gal (with the exception of the She Reads Truth Bible), so I was pretty surprised to love this study Bible. The ESV Women's Study Bible comes in a slipcase box. Can we start with this beautiful cover? It is …
I don't have time to shop in stores. Even if I did have time, I really just don't like it. Online boutiques are the easiest way for me to shop and avoid the mall. So I can look like I have it together a little bit, even when I won't leave my house to do …
I've been tabbing Bibles left and right around the parsonage. And now that I've tried quite a few, I figured I'd review them for you and tell you which ones were best. These are in order of how much I personally liked them. I did not purchase every tab available. That'd be a lot. But …
Crossway sent me the ESV Personal Size Study Bible to review. I'm not obligated to give it a favorable review. So when I say this is my favorite Bible of all time, it has nothing to do with it being sent to me. It is just a fantastic Bible. (Even the Pastor is jealous.) I …
When my children were young, I found myself in a homeschooling predicament. The problem was that we are Wesleyan-Arminian Christians, and most Christian homeschooling curriculum is not Wesleyan-Arminian. We haven't been very good in our tradition with publishing, and we're especially anemic when it comes to homeschooling resources. I tried a few Reformed resources, but …
The Rhetoric Stage is roughly high school. These students should be completely independent. Though, I do still include mine in Morning Basket, and choose at least one subject each year to do with them-- not because they cannot do it on their own, but just to connect. For Bible, all my kids who can read …
The logic stage is about fifth to eighth grade. These students are largely independent, though I do try to pick a subject each year to do with them just to connect with them a little more. For Bible, all my kids who can read use the SOAP method of Bible study to do their own …
The grammar stage is roughly first through fourth grade. I group my kids together by stage because it allows me to work with them more easily. I still do phonics and math one-on-one during this stage. By the end of grammar stage, I expect my kids to be self-sufficient learners. So that is something I …
Notes From the Parsonage 