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 …
Pastor’s Bible Review
I received The Pastor's Bible from Crossway in order to review it. I thrust it upon The Pastor after I had a chance to use it a bit and asked his opinion, as well. So this is our review, not just my review. I received the cloth over board cover. Though it also comes in …
The Apologetics Study Bible Review
I've had this Bible for several months. I've been using it in my personal devotion time to get a feel for it and see what I think about it. Now, I'm ready to give you my full review. I have the hardcover version, but it also comes in a hardcover thumb-indexed version, an eBook version, …
ESV Family Devotional Bible Review
The last few months, I have been using this Family Devotional Bible from Crossway. I wanted to use it for a little while before I gave my review of it. So, I've been pulling it out during family devotion time. I have the hardcover edition, but it is also available in blue or brown imitation …
The Complete Jewish Study Bible Review
I have been very into various Bibles lately. There are just so many different study Bibles that capture my attention. Some capture my attention in a negative way. "Why would anyone make that study Bible?!" But most capture my attention in a positive way. So, I've been picking up a few here and there to …
Advice to Large Family Parents
Being a large family can be very lonely. People stop inviting you over. You try to understand. You are an entire party in and of yourself now. It feels like you’re only invited to a party last minute when someone realizes they don’t have great guest numbers. Or maybe you have stopped accepting invitations. You …
Lent 2018
If you're looking for my annual Lent family devotions, they are in book form this year! I was coming up with a way to make the family devotional more user-friendly. Scrolling through an entire week of blog posts is a bit messy. It is free, but it is messy. Then, I had this idea to …
ESV Illuminated Bible Review
I might be a little bit of a Bible fanatic. I am always looking at the new Bibles coming out soon and admiring them. When I saw that Crossway was releasing the ESV Illuminated Journaling Bible, I was immediately obsessed. All the pictures just looked so beautiful! I couldn't wait to get my hands on …
Word Before World
I'm scrolling through Instagram when I wake up this morning and come across a hashtag that gets my mind rolling. #wordbeforeworld . Now, this isn't the first time I had seen the hashtag. I have seen @wellwateredwomen posting it for several days now. But it was the first time I stopped and took note. What …
Choosing A Bible Translation
We have a huge blessing available to us in modern Bible translations. Not only do we have the Bible translated into our language, but we have multiple translations that are great for various walks of life and situations. We are abundantly blessed. So, don’t get yourself worked into a tizzy over which translation is the …
Notes From the Parsonage 