When we released both our manuscript and cursive handwriting workbooks two weeks ago, we were unprepared for the enormous response: more than 4,600 people have downloaded it in the last two weeks! What is Write Through the Bible? It is a year's worth of handwriting worksheets for elementary-age children that also help to reinforce Bible memory. These handwriting worksheets combine all your handwriting practice, dictation practice, and vocabulary development into one downloadable workbook—all while helping your child to internalize God's Word. We've had a number of questions about Write Through the Bible so we wanted ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 9 of 13)
Blood of the Martyrs: The Court of Vanity Fair In our look at the "bad guys" of Pilgrim's Progress, no scene is filled with more enemies than the court of Vanity Fair. It is surmised by scholars that John Bunyan based Vanity Fair off of the famous Stourbridge Fair, a yearly festivity in Cambridge that at its peak was the largest festival in Europe. In the story, Christian and Faithful have to walk through Vanity Fair on their way to the Celestial City. Both men encounter great opposition. Getting Started: Read all of the sixth stage of Pilgrim's Progress. 1. Vanity Fair a. Vanity Fair is set up in the town of ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 8 of 13)
All Talk, No Power: Talkative Sometimes the greatest enemies of the gospel are those who look the most Christian. We continue our study of the "bad guys" of The Pilgrim's Progress. In this portion of the story, Christian and Faithful are approached by the character Talkative. He desires companionship and conversation on the road to the Celestial City, but Faithful soon learns Talkative is not what he appears to be. Getting Started: Read the last portion of the fifth stage of Pilgrim's Progress. 1. Talkative's character a. He is the son of Say-well from Prating (i.e. foolish chatter) Row in the City of ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 7 of 13)
Slander of the World: Shame As Christians continues to converse with Faithful, he hears about the characters Faithful encountered on the road. In our continued study of "the bad guys" of The Pilgrim's Progress, we now come to the character Shame. This is one of Faithful's most formidable foes and deserves careful attention from the reader. Getting Started: Again, read through the latter part of the Fifth Stage of Christian's journey. especially his conversation with Faithful about Shame. ...Read More
What’s in the Bible? Volume 10 (Review and Giveaway)
For the last 3 years, creator of VeggieTales, Phil Vischer, has been writing and producing the highly acclaimed Buck Denver Asks...What's in the Bible? series. This DVD series aims at walking children and families through the entire Bible book by book, explaining the major characters, themes, and stories in each one. They have finally come to the New Testament, and this volume, like the others before it, is just as ambitious. What I Loved About Volume 10 All the characters treat the occasion of coming to the life of Jesus with great importance. ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 6 of 13)
Death Reigned: Adam and Moses We continue our look at the "bad guys" of Pilgrim's Progress. Today we shift our focus from Christian's journey to Faithful's. After they meet on the road, Faithful tells Christian about episodes in his own adventure. During his story he tells Christian about his run-in with Adam and Moses. Getting Started: Read all of the fifth stage of Pilgrim's Progress. 1. Faithful recounts the phases of his journey: a. City of Destruction: This is also Faithful's hometown. After Christian left town, there was great discussion about his conversion. Faithful soon set out on the same journey. ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 5 of 13)
Arrows of the Wicked One: Apollyon We continue our look at the "bad guys" of Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. For today's villain we have to jump forward into the story from where we've been reading. When we last saw Christian he had learned some hard lessons at Mt. Sinai. We are skipping over Christian's conversion and the friends he has met along the way to get to Christian's next great foe: Apollyon. Here we will learn Bunyan's take on spiritual warfare. Getting Started: Read all of the fourth stage of Christian's journey. 1. The Map of Christian's journey so far ...Read More
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Week 4 of 13)
The Yoke of Slavery: The Worldly Wiseman We continue with our look at the “bad guys” of The Pilgrim’s Progress by investigating the character of Worldly Wiseman, Christian's greatest foe before coming to the cross. After his brief fall into the Slough of Despond, Christian is met by Mr. Worldly Wiseman who encourages him to venture to the Eternal City by another way. This takes him to Mount Sinai where he encounters great terrors. He flees and is rescued by Evangelist who helps him to understand the error of Wiseman's advice. Getting Started: Finish reading the first stage of Christian’s journey, specifically his ...Read More
