"Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me."

~Psalm 119:132-133

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) was a major writer and thinker in Germany between the wars. His books of theology are still read and as influential among contemporary evangelical believers as the work of C.S. Lewis and Billy Graham. In 1939 he refused to take the loyalty oath to Adolf Hitler. Shortly after that he was invited to participate in a plot to assassinate Hitler. He was eventually caught, imprisoned, and executed. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Prison Poems

"When I was in prison, no writings encouraged me more than Bonhoeffer's" - Chuck Colson

Further reading - Dietrich Bonhoeffer A Biography - Eberhard Bethge

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Ask Mr. Bear

Danny gets a special gift idea for his mother's birthday from Mr. Bear. Copyright 1932.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Mindy Gledhill

"Indie singer songwriter that will leave you floating like a scoop of vanilla cream in a strawberry soda."

mindygledhill.com

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Twenty-Six Heroes

The Church History ABCs is a fun way for kids to learn about great figures in Christian history. Twenty-six heroes of the faith march through the alphabet, boldly telling their stories in language children can understand.

- Stephen J. Nichols

Monday, January 3, 2011

Little Years

I didn't write this book because mothering is easy for me, I wrote it because it isn't. I know this is a hard job, because I am right here in the middle of it. I know you need encouragement because I do too. This is not a tender reminiscence. At the time of writing this, I have three children in diapers, and I can recognize the sound of hundreds of toothpicks being dumped out in the hall. Excuse me for a moment, won't you...

- Rachel Jankovic (Nancy Wilson's daughter)