By: Catherine Amaris Munoz “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 Hi there, all home-schooling teens! My name is Catherine Munoz. I am a homeschooler from Monrovia, California, USA. I am in the 12th grade. This is my eighth column for the “Homeschooling Teen e-zine”, and I […]
Bookshelf of a (Maybe) Teen Author, by Emily Russell. Forget everything you know about Santa, because it is just not true! When eleven-year-old Jakob’s best friends said they didn’t believe in Santa, they never expected anything to happen. But when their neighbor, Tiff, tells them of a Christmas curse; Jakob dreams of a man who […]
Imagine what a day in the life of a missionary is like. What about a year? What would it be like to witness hundreds of lives being changed,and multiple hearts being healed? What would you do if you could travel to a different part of the world, every day for a year, for less then […]
Bookshelf of a (Maybe) Teen Author, by Emily Russell. “This formulaic, fairy-tale-based romance will be a favorite with girls.” – School Library Journal This book starts with Cindy’s letter to Castle Heights High’s newspaper editor. Of course, none of her letters are ever printed, so it doesn’t really matter that the whole thing is about […]
“This will be your best year ever- IF it is your best year spiritually.” ~Stovall Weems Have you ever wished there was some kind of caffeine for your spiritual life? You know, something to wake it up, and propel it forward? In this awesome, easy to read book, Pastor Stovall Weems shows the keys to […]
Full Metal Panic! follows Sergeant Sousuke Sagara, a military specialist working for Mithril, a secret anti-terrorist organization. He is tasked with guarding Kaname Chidori, an ordinary high school girl who may not actually be totally ordinary. Oh, and it has big mech fights. I like FMP! for the fact that it doesn’t take itself too […]
This review is about Minecraft. The name of the game basically states what the game is: you mine materials and craft materials. It’s an adventure building sandbox game in which everything is shaped like blocks. So if you like LEGOs you will like this game. Minecraft is currently in Beta 1.8 but the full release […]
Bookshelf of a (Maybe) Teen Author, by Emily Russell. Departures: Two Rediscovered Stories of Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen (The Christy Miller Collection), by Robin Jones Gunn This book is actually two short stories that go with her Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen series. Since they are two separate stories, I’m going to write a […]
By: Catherine Amaris Munoz “Those who trust in Him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with Him in love: Because grace and mercy are with His holy ones, and His care is with the elect.” ~Wisdom 3:9 Hi, fellow home-schooling teens!! My name is Catherine Munoz. I am a homeschooler from Monrovia, California, […]
Friends, Homeschoolers, and Teenagers; My name is Locksley Hooker, and I am exceedingly, excessively and extremely excited to be presenting the first of a monthly series in which I introduce a new classic film/comedian/show or something along those lines for a new generation (AKA, you guys). The time period I would like to deal with […]
Nonfiction Book Review by Libbi~ Culture Shift, by R. Alber Mohler Jr. America is losing her heart. She is becoming a dirtied, hopeless, and heartless criminal. With issues ranging from debt to the horrendous crime of abortion, America needs a shove in the right direction. And quick. Not only are Americans consumed by are technological […]
Nonfiction Book Review by Libbi Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door, by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler “Seven in ten Protestants ages 18 to 30-both evangelical and mainline-who went to church regularly in high school said they quit attending by age 23, according to the survey by LifeWay Research.” (USA Today) Do you ever […]
By: Catherine Amaris Munoz “Love righteousness, you who judge the earth; think of the Lord in goodness, and seek Him in integrity of heart.” ~Wisdom 1:1 Hi, fellow home-schooling teens!! My name is Catherine Munoz. I am a homeschooler from Monrovia, California, USA. I am in the 12th grade. This is my fourth column for […]
By: Catherine Amaris Munoz “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Cast all your anxieties on Him, for He cares about you. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His […]
Nonfiction Book Review by Libbi God’s Love Letters to You, by Dr. Larry Crabb In this forty day devotional, Dr. Larry went through (obviously) forty different books of the Bible, based off of his book “66 Love Letters”. In that book, he went through each of the books of the Bible, and rewrote it in […]
The Bookshelf, by Rebekah Hall. Whenever a story starts employing very obvious stereotypes or clichés, it’s usually not good news. It’s the first symptom of an author lacking in creativity, and for readers paying attention, it typically means that the creativity shortage is about to get a lot worse as the story progresses. Some might […]
Haibane Renmei came highly recommended from the same person as one of the two guys through which I found out about Sugar, all those years ago. (Does two and a half years entitle me to use that phrase?) And I do see similarities between the two. Neither one is a grand tale of heroes and […]
The Bookshelf, by Rebekah Hall. When asked about his book, Airborn, Kenneth Oppel replied: “I’ve long been fascinated by airships. To me, they seem almost miraculous. A luxurious passenger vessel bigger than the Titanic, yet lighter than air. They were the biggest objects ever to fly. What if airplanes hadn’t been invented? In the world […]
College Bound Reading List “It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it!” This memorable quote is said to have been spoken by Robert E. Lee as he watched the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. Actually, that statement has been true of combat throughout history, ever […]
College Bound Reading List Think about it… a dictionary is a tool that shapes one’s reasoning and knowledge as new words are learned. The worldview of a dictionary’s authors are reflected in their definitions. Does your dictionary reinforce and verify Biblical truths, or does it introduce conflicting values? Webster’s 1821 American Dictionary of the English […]
College Bound Reading List The Evolution Handbook, by Vance Ferrell On Saturday, August 21, we attended a Creation Seminar at Desert View Bible Church in Phoenix. The featured speaker was Russ Miller of Creation, Evolution and Science Ministries, http://www.creationministries.org. The seminar, geared towards equipping believers in their faith, was titled “What Your Teachers Can’t Tell […]
College Bound Reading List Learning for Life: Educational Words of Wisdom, by Teri Ann Berg Olsen There are many books of quotations, but Learning for Life is the only one written specifically with Christian homeschoolers in mind. Learning for Life includes almost 3,000 quotations by more than 1,000 people (including a collection of Bible verses) […]