April 2016
Slouching Toward Bedlam I Can’t Define Art, But I Know It When I See it: Or, See You in the Funny Papers Click on images to enlarge. Jan Kaarsvlam has recently discovered a new genre that he would like to call “graphic novels.” He [...] From My Window Hollyhocks, Books, and Comebacks One of my favourite flowers in the garden is the hollyhock. It splashes its colours all around, attracting birds, butterflies, and other [...] Article The Long and Short of CliffsNotes Most of us have been cornered by friends and family who insist on telling an old story that seems to go on [...] Review LGBTQ and You: It’s Time to Read Different Books Gender stereotyping and gender related bullying are growing concerns in our schools. Gender confusion and transgender identification are real challenges for children [...] Review Moblard DeYoung, Ruth. The Temple Curtain. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, 2014. What would it have been like to be a child who [...] Review The Good and Beautiful Community Smith, James Bryan. The Good and Beautiful Community: Following the Spirit, Extending Grace, Demonstrating Love. Downers Grover, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010. James [...] Review A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible Wall, Robert W. and David R. Nienhuis, eds. A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture’s Story. Grand Rapids: [...] Review Abeles, Vicki, with Grace Rubenstein. Beyond Measure: Rescuing An Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2015. The best things [...] Review Shortt, John. Bible-Shaped Teaching. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2014. Lately I have been contemplating the act of remembering. Not just as [...] Review Kinew, Wab. The Reason You Walk: A Memoir. Viking, 2015. Ningosha anishaa wenji-bimoseyan (I am the reason you walk). These Anishinaabe words [...] Review Bandstra, Alan. Beyond Control: Heart-Centered Classroom Climate and Discipline. Sioux Center, IA: Dordt College Press, 2014. “Finally, the spirit behind our actions [...] Review The Top Six Lists of the Best Books That You and Your Students Need to Read as Soon as Possible This year as I looked over the books that I have read in the past year and I tried to figure out [...] Editorial Reading Good Books and Learning About the World “A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village; [...]