Welcome to the 25th Edition of the Bookworms Carnival! The Carnival, started by the lateDewey @ The Hidden Side of a Leaf, is a semi-monthly blog carnival that collects book blog posts centered on a particular theme.

Normally a prolific carnival it seems my chosen topic of parenting has garnered only a few entries .

Callista of SMS Book Reviews submitted a great review of The No Cry Nap Solution by Elizabeth Pantley – I’m putting this on my list of titles to pick up.  My nearly three-year-old is extraordinarily nap-resistant, and my baby takes micro-naps only.

Rebecca of Rebecca Reads offers an insightful review of Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn.  Rebecca clearly outlines Kohn’s premise and the points she agrees and differs on.

My own contribution is not your traditional parenting book, Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter: Hope, Help & Encouragement for Hurting Parents by Janet Thompson deals with the longing of parents for their daughters to come to Christ; providing tools, resources and support for struggling parents.

If you are interested in submitting reviews for future editions here are the next two:

Edition 26 hosted by: 1MoreChapter
Deadline for submission: March 27, 2009
Theme: Book Awards
To submit a post, email: 3m.michelle at gmail dot com

Edition 27 hosted by: Julia at Book News and Reviews
Deadline for submission: April 10, 2009
Theme: Murder Mysteries
To submit a post, email: juliascottdouglas at gmail dot com

I hope you enjoy them!  May God bless you and shed His wisdom abroad in your life, wherever you find yourself in your parenting journey.

Today I’m able to share a guest post with you that focuses on a topic that many would deem heavy, and indeed even distressing.  Kimberly Cheryl is the author of Shattered Reality, a title that seeks to address the intense pain the mother of a sexually abused child feels in the wake of this abuse.

In Cheryl’s own words:

This is my story, a mother’s story, about the abuse of my daughter and my struggles to overcome. I thought I could trust my family members. I thought I knew and could trust the legal system. I was wrong. As a parent, I couldn’t find help for ME…what to expect on this journey with my daughter and her recovery. I didn’t know how much pain I would suffer as well. This is my story and my struggle toward recovery. Somehow, some way, I hope it gives you hope for your journey as well.

I must say that I haven’t received Cheryl’s book to read yet, so I can’t speak to it’s content (spiritual or otherwise), but I have asked her to share some advice with us today.  As parents we can never be too vigilant in protecting our children from abuse and seeking to prevent it.  As a mother who is speaking out about the effects of childhood sexual abuse, here is her advice.

Child sexual assault is one of the horrific silent epidemic that is hurting children all over the world.  It will affect one in 3 girls and one in 7 boys by the time they are 18 years old. Yet it is something that no one wants to talk about.  There seems to be a disconnect in believing humans capable of such behavior and insisting it exists. The concept is hard to grasp but is very much a reality. So, as parents how do we protect our children from such things occurring? Education and prevention are key and as adults we are the one responsible for prevention. To do this, we need to arm our children with as much information as possible and we also need to believe our children should they report abuse to us.  

• First I believe, one of the most important ways that we, as a society, can help prevent further abuse is in our attitudes about it.

• Second, we need to educate ourselves and our children. As a parent, you’re responsible for giving your children the tools they need to stay safe from sexual abuse.  Empower them.  Let them know it’s okay to say “NO” to an adult ~ even someone they know.  Teach your children that a sexual abuser can be anyone ~ even someone they know, like, love or live with.  Discuss with your child that telling about sexual abuse is a very difficult thing but the abuse won’t stop until he/she tells. Children, as young as four years old, can understand the basic concepts of good touch, bad touch and confusing touch.  Explain not only good touch/bad touch (because some bad touches can feel good) Talk about “OKAY” touch vs. “NOT OKAY” touch.  The discussion should include talking about okay touches to help children appreciate the positive aspects of touch. Include specific definitions of physical and sexual abuse, including using those words so that children understand what they mean. It helps to list a variety of touches to help children learn to identify okay versus not okay or confusing touches. Be sure to help children understand that not okay touching is always the bigger person’s fault or responsibility and that children who are sexually or physically abused have not done anything to cause the abuse to happen.

• When choosing a daycare setting for your child there are many important suggestions to follow:
  1. Don’t select a daycare center just because it is close to your home.  If you have to wake up 30 minutes earlier to drive your children to a daycare provider that’s farther away, then do so.  The time can make a difference in your child’s life.
  2. Screen daycare providers.  Do a background check for prior criminal histories.   
  3. Get Have a list of all personnel working in the home or center, and research these individuals as well.
  4. Get references from trusted family members and friends.
  5. Conduct an interview with the daycare provider personally; try to gain an impression of their attitude and temperament.
  6. Do a thorough check on the facilities:  cleanliness, food being served, basic necessities and toys.
  7. Do random and unannounced visits.

• It is important to respect a child’s choice about sharing their body for a hug or a kiss, even with Grandma who lives across country and they won’t see again for a whole year.  CHILDREN MUST BE RESPECTED WHEN THEY SAY “NO”!

• Teaching children the proper names for their body parts, including private parts, can start when they are infants and toddlers. Be sure to use and teach the words breasts, vagina, penis, testicles and buttocks just like you are eyes, ears and nose.

• Communicating effectively with your children involves all three of these. Don’t wait for children to bring a subject up to you. Parents often believe that if their children aren’t talking about something it means they aren’t thinking about it or don’t have any questions. It would be great if children told us everything, but we know they don’t. Ask your children questions. Start conversations, don’t wait for them to start.

• As part of daily conversations ask your children about their experiences, their feelings and various types of touches using questions or statements such as:
  1. Tell me something you feel proud of yourself for today.
  2. Was there anything you felt embarrassed or sad about today?
  3. Was there anything you felt scared or angry about today?
  4. What was the best part of your day?
  5. What was the worst thing that happened today?
  6. Did you get any okay touches today?
  7. Did you get any not okay touches today?

When children are telling you about their experiences, be sure to ask them how they felt. The more we talk with our children about everyday experiences, both positive and negative, the more likely they will be able to tell us about a problem.  When we combine a good communication pattern between parents and children with good education about okay/not okay touches and personal safety skills we are minimizing our children’s risk of abuse.
(Unfortunately, as a family, we talked daily about all of these questions – EXCEPT the touching ones, in hind site, I could have done more but like most people, I just didn’t think this “sort of thing” could happen to our perfect, middle class, loving family.  Sadly, I was WRONG.)

• Repetition is an important part of learning. So, don’t hesitate to take advantage of natural opportunities to discuss these issues. For example, if something comes on the news about child sexual abuse, take the opportunity to talk about it. Use resources to help you talk with children about these issues.

• Talk about secrets in order to help children know the difference between surprise secrets that are fun and okay to keep for a little while and secrets that are important to tell. Talk about who might hurt children. It is important to emphasize that most people do not hurt children, but anyone could. It is important for you to know that those people who do abuse children are generally not strangers. They are most often people who children know quite well including family members, neighbors, coaches, babysitters, etc. It is important to communicate that to children.

Although these concepts seem to send chills up the spines of an adult, children understand   The more information we provide children, the better able they are to live happy, healthy and safe lives.  

Kimberly Cheryl – Author:  Shattered Reality (a mother’s story of child sexual assault for secondary survivors).  You can find Kimberly Cheryl online at her website.

Kimberly Cheryl is on tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotions this month.  You can see her tour stops here for additional reviews/interviews and guest posts.  Pump Up Your Book Promotion is also giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors’ blog stops. 

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If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it…well, several times.  I’m not naturally an arts and crafts mommy.  When I think about whipping out the art supplies my first thought is – mess.  My second thought – what will we make? My poor hands-on-learner longs for art, passionately and we don’t do enough.  I think that’s about to change! 

Our family recently received a copy of Brenda Ellis’ Artistic Pursuits, Grades K-3 Book One, An Introduction to the Visual Arts and I’m in love!  Into the sky, fly over the moon, in love with this curriculum that makes a complete art education within grasp for every homeschooling family.  This plastic-bound, 88 page, full-colour, all-in-one text is penned, and illustrated by Brenda Ellis; a talented artist and long-time homeschooling mother.  Her homeschooling experience shines through each and every page. 

So often it’s not the content that counts, but the organization and ease of use for busy mothers.  Ellis has it all – beautiful content, a text that is self-teaching (you read it to your little ones- all instructions included from tool use to project choices), organized material lists, and short lesson lengths. 

Lessons break down into approximately five to ten minutes of parental presentation, 30 to 60 minutes of art project time that the student completes independently, and optional exercises that will take longer and require some parental planning and participation.  Although your child can complete the art projects independently – the instructions are clear and simple while producing real art – you might find yourself joining in, the program is just so fun and user-friendly.

Thirty-two lessons are included that could be used weekly.  As an introduction to the visual arts three major sections are taught: “What Artists Do”, What Artists See and Where We Find Art. Each lesson is either three pages or one page in length.  The longer lessons include an introduction to the concept being taught – for example “Artists Look: Observe things in the world”, an illustrative painting by Ellis, an optional exercise (these are more in depth and can take additional time), an art appreciation or art history page that includes a master artwork with highlights and observation questions for discussion, and the art project for your child to complete with an example of finished art from a real K-3 student.  The one-page lessons include the concept introduction, project, and master artwork without the in-depth analysis.

In the first section “What Artists Do”, Ellis introduces children to the activities artists participate in, and the subjects they work from.  Composing, imagining, landscapes, portraits and many others are discussed in six 3 page lessons and four 1 page lessons.  In “What Artists See” Ellis focuses upon how ‘seeing’ is a vital skill to an artists – lines, countour drawing, form, colour and more are explored in four 3 page lessons and three 1 page lessons. 

The third section “Where We Find Art” was my absolute favourite, and my five-year-old daughter’s as well.  Today we were flipping through the book, reading about art history, discussing cultural implications and remarking in awe.  Tonight she asked me to read some of the art book following our bedtime story because it was, “So very interesting.”  A chronological art history for children is begin in this first book for K-3 and continued in the second and third series titles.  We find cave art through to Greek sculpture and book illumination in the Middle Ages with everything in between.  The projects in this section are all inspired by the historical artwork examined.  Oh, I can’t express how easy it is to incorporate art history with actual art instruction with this resource – be still my heart!

As a Christian Ellis avoids “millions of years ago” references, and rather relies upon statements claiming that the cave art found in France is some of the world’s oldest discovered art.  Periods of art history with significant relevance to Christians are included and their impact upon people of faith briefly explored.  While not primarily a “Christian art program” this warm, natural inclusion is so reassuring and supportive of the beliefs of Christian homeschoolers.

As the program requires no advance teacher planning, the most complicated part is assembly your art supplies.  The Artistic Pursuits website offers helpful advice on choosing quality supplies (when quality counts and when it isn’t vitally important), as well as pre-assembled packages of supplies, and links to discount art dealers with recommended item numbers and preset packages available online for US customers.  The prices given will help you to budget accordingly for supplies.  The full supply list is included in the front of the manual, and is broken down into groupings: Group 1 – Drawing, Group 2 – Painting, Group 3 – Paper Art and Group 4 – Clay.  With each lesson Ellis notes which group to grab, how beautiful!  Just grab your group 1 bin when indicated, possibly some supplementary household items and you’re doing art!

Now what about the art projects themselves?  This isn’t a How to Draw Animals style title, it actually delves into forming the mind and skills an artist requires to create from their experiences.  Tools are introduced, general project suggestions and instruction are given, but the subject matter and topic are chosen by the student, allowing his/her creative talent to bloom and grow.  The main concept here is avoiding a focus upon end results, our children are young and the only way they will learn artist through doing art – using quality materials, picking engaging subjects and getting down to it.  Keep art fun, focus on the process and praise the art your child creates.

I’m looking forwarding to including Artistic Pursuits in our homeschooling plan for years to come.  Based upon the excitement the program has created in our home, we may need more than one book a year!  Thankfully you can find the entire range of non-consumable Artistic Pursuits titles (K-12) at the official Artistic Pursuits website for $42.95/title– don’t miss the full-colour sample pages and table of contents available there, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Store, and various retailers internationally.  One of my favourite Canadian homeschooling suppliers (CHER) carries the line for $47.95/book CAD, hallelujah!  Who knew art could be so exciting?  Hands-down the best art curriculum I’ve seen to date.

You can find reviews of the entire Artistic Pursuits series of K-12 art curricula at The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew blog.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are rapidly approaching and iCoke.ca is having a contest to determine who will participate in the Torch Relay.  People from all walks of life can nominate themselves for a position bearing the Olympic torch – you don’t need to be a world class athlete!  After nominating yourself, you can enter each day to increase your chances of selection as one of the 6,760 finalists who will be randomly selected in May.  These finalists will then be asked to write a brief story (200 – 220 words) detailing how they live actively, or care for the environment. 

If this is something you or your children are interested in, there are some minimal requirements – you need to be physically able to bear the torch, and must be 13 years of age or older.  The complete rules and regulations can be found through the above link.  676 torchbearers will be chosen from the 6,760 finalists based upon the merit of their written entries.  Each torchbearer will even receive an official uniform – very snazzy.

No doubt those chosen to participate in the bearing of this iconic symbol will be blessed with memories of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games that will last a lifetime.  For those who aren’t this is still an opportunity to focus upon the benefits of an active lifestyle.

Thanks to all who entered our contest for a copy of Amy Deardon’s  A Lever Long Enough.  Our winner is Becca from Complete and Utter Poppycock who said:

This book sounds very interesting and I would love a chance to read it. I personally do believe in the resurrection but I’m still interested in hearing the evidence for it. I found it interesting that on Amy’s website the answer to both are Christians intolerant and are Christians hypocrites was yes (that isn’t something most people would want to say)and liked the way she explained the answers.

Thank you all for your entries, and don’t forget to visit again for more contests!

Hunter Brown is an average grade nine student. He plays practical tricks, evades bullies, makes amateur videos and chums around with the geeky Stretch and affluent Stubbs. When he encounters a mysterious book, his life changes irrevocably. Suddenly he is acutely aware of the forces of darkness surrounding him. Not only can he see these beings, they’re after him. Plunging through the pages of the book into an alternate dimension he enters the world of Solandria where the Shadow holds the land captive under the leadership of the boy-sorcerer Venator.

Recruited by the Codebearers – the forces of light who stand for the Author, creator of all worlds – Hunter begins his study of the Code of Life only to be swept into the fray far too early in his training. Called apart by the Author’s son, Aviad, Hunter soon learns that his destiny is deeply entwined with the fate of this world.

Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow is the first installment of The Codebearer Series published by Warner Press. This inventive new series for tweens is co-written by a pair of brothers – Christopher and Allan Miller – who combine their writing talents and considerable illustrative skills. Raised in a home where their parents operated a CBA bookstore while homeschooling them, they now put their passion for inspiring faith-based books and products into their company Lumination Studios.

Drawing from modern sci-fi symbolism the authors integrate devices reminiscent of The Matrix and Star Wars, while mining the deep allegorical thread that The Pilgrim’s Progressis based upon. While the imagery is sci-fi in flavour, the story itself plants itself firmly within the realm of fantasy. While seemingly cobbled together from disparate elements – some fairly common, others unique – this presentation of scriptural truth in a vibrant adventure is surprisingly captivating. The quest that Hunter finds himself on is parallel to the story of mankind’s fall into sin and redemption through sacrifice.

The Millers offer a straightforward writing style that never plunges deeply into descriptive prose, akin to the majority of widely read, modern novels for young adults. Modern vernacular and tween-speak are heavily utilized, resulting in a culturally accessible work. The brisk pace and ground covered wouldn’t lend itself to deep literary prose in any case; measuring in at 366 pages, Hunter Brown remains a manageable read for its audience. The quick-moving plot captures the attention with twists, turns, and surprising outcomes. While the writing itself is somewhat superficial, the message is thought-provoking.

Having two talented CGI men as co-authors and illustrators certainly comes in handy. From book trailers to the official Codebearers website, and the book itself, all of the images relating to the novel are drawn from the minds of the Miller Brothers themselves. Codebearers.com keeps young readers engaged in the adventure by providing mind-tingling challenges, forums, videos, and more. You can read the entire book for free online, or pick up an autographed hardcopy. The Millers even offer a unique “Good Read” guarantee – if you (or your child) don’t love the book they’ll buy it back.

While I read one part of me remained skeptical, the other was absorbed. The unusual blend of faith-powered light sabers, a chivalrous knight-like resistance, menacing forces of evil unique to the series and biblical truth work together to draw eager young minds into the tale. While the scriptural nods are strikingly clear to Christian readers, connections to the faith are not as blatantly drawn as to frighten away other readers. The series has great potential as a crossover novel, and a good clean read across markets. In all honesty, I’m looking forward to future installments.

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Publisher Info:

Title: Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow (The Codebearer Series #1)
Author: The Miller Brothers
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Warner Press; 1 edition (September 2008)
ISBN-10: 1593173288
ISBN-13: 978-1593173289

The true story of how a father and his teen daughter connected through
an ice axe and well-worn running shoes.

           One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, David Pierce’s fifteen-year-old daughter Chera announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. What David heard behind that wish was a bold declaration: “I’m growing up, Dad—what are you going to do about it?” A few weeks later they bought matching backpacks.

Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. Together they suffered sore muscles, bitter cold, sprung knees, shin splints, and broken spirits. But they also reveled in blazing sunsets, glissaded on a glacier, and celebrated numerous victories great and small. And in the process, they built an unshakable father-daughter bond that will stand the tests of time.

In Don’t Let Me Go, David Pierce—the husband of popular Christian comedienne Chonda Pierce—offers a down-to-earth, funny-yet-serious book for parents with the same universal appeal as Bob Carlisle’s heart-tugging song, “Butterfly Kisses,” only with well-worn running shoes and an ice axe.

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Amy Pak has ruined me.  Her New Testament Activity-Pak is the first lapbook our family has ever completed, the standard of excellence has been set, and no other lapbook will ever measure up –I’m sure of it.  I’ve never seen a lapbook so elegant in execution, so beautifully illustrated, and such creative, integrated use of lapbooking elements.  No doubt about it, I’m done for.

Using a printer, file folder, some white and coloured cardstock, coloured paper, glue stick, pencil crayons, scissors, paper-fasteners (brads) and double-sided tape your children will be on their way into a learning experience that will provide a treasured memento to share with family members and serve as a review tool.  Some of the constructed hands-on activities are fun enough to pull double duty as paper toys as well! 

Available as an instant download or on CD, the New Testament Activity-Pak includes clear written instructions, printable masters and photographs of both the completed elements as well as the final assembly.  Fifteen engaging lapbook elements are included along with two bonus projects: The New Testament Times and The Armor of God.  The elements range from removable fruit of the spirit in a basket, removable letters from Paul in a mailbox, pop up diorama’s, a parables of Jesus mini-book for your child to illustrate and many more.  I’ll admit that I’m not the most crafty or creative person, so I greatly appreciate the time and effort Pak has sown into this work.  I often falter when trying to formulate hands-on activities for my tactile child; this is a wonderful solution. 

A complete listing of the lapbook activities follows:

* The Lineage from David to Jesus

* The Birth of Jesus Christ

* Miracles of Jesus

* The Beatitudes

* Fruit of the Spirit

* The Parables of Jesus

* The Last Supper

* The Crucifixion

* The Resurrection

* The Ascension

* Pentecost

* Prophesies Fulfilled

* The Twelve Disciples

* Paul’s Missionary Journeys

* Postcards from Paul

* And the two bonus activities mentioned above

Generally the directions were simple to follow, but we did need to call in my spatially gifted husband for help with the pie-book.  It was the one challenge we experienced, and I’m still not confident if we got it right.  A quick read through of the directions is in order prior to starting (unless you live near a supply store).  While the supplies necessary are fairly common in a lapbooking equipped home, we needed to run for supplies.  A master supply list at the beginning of the directions would have simplified this process.

The New Testament Activity-Pak is recommended for children in grades 3 – 8, but our oldest child, Kaelynn (5) completed the lapbook with assistance from me.  She was able to do nearly all of the colouring and cutting (I handled the exacto knife) and some of the assembly and mounting.  She worked on the project nearly full-time for a week, absolutely entranced.  She had me colour some of the tinier images with fine details and I read her the instructions and text portions of each activity.  While the project requires more parental involvement with younger children, if your little ones are intensely kinesthetic, they’ll learn this hands-on approach to learning.  Of course younger children won’t come near the skill level exhibited in the completed sample photographs included, but the process itself is valuable, and the finished product still impressive when shared with Grandma.  

When will Amy Pak be designing further Activity-Pak’s?  I’ll be waiting with baited breath, and so will my children.  She’s hooked us on lapbooking, and I haven’t found a comparable product yet.  In the meantime you’ll find her Old Testament, New Testament and Artists project-paks for sale at Homeschool in the Woods.  Each is $18.95 for an instant download or $19.95 on CD; both are reproducible within your family.  Additional reviews of this engaging product can be found at The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew blog.

Picture this. God asks you to sacrifice the child you’ve been struggling to conceive for decades and you do it – no questions asked. Handily God steps in and saves your child, providing a goat in his place. Whew. The only thing is you didn’t know in advance how this would all play out. You were sold out, following God, no matter the cost. How would your spouse feel; your church family; how quickly would you be committed to a mental institution?

Yet this very scenario is one of the foundational events found in the book of Genesis. Abraham’s obedience to the command of God resulted in his standing in God’s books as a man of great faith. God was impressed, but was anyone else? In Fixing Abraham Chris Tiegreen examines 17 examples from the Bible in which His people behaved in odd, puzzling and ways that would indeed be interpreted as ungodly by the casual observer. Now we have the full span of scripture to tell us how things turned out, how God views these people, and how in turn we should see them. But what did it look like up close? What would it look like now if these events took place in modern congregations? Might there be implications here for our own individual faith-walks with Christ?

In an attempt to answer these questions Tiegreen deconstructs the shiny, happy, sanitized facades modern church has built around the lives of our spiritual ancestors. Stripping away warm fuzzy explanations, Tiegreen reveals how inappropriate the behaviour of these spirit-led individuals was not only in our own culture, but in theirs as well. In their pursuit of God, behaviour is exhibited which often seems contrary to the scriptural principles we hold dear. All of our best assertions as to what God would never do, who He would never use, or what He would never ask of us are swept downriver in a flood of contrary evidence.

Each example is initially presented in the modern context, often taking the form of bizarrely humourous dialogue and settings. The current-day version of Hosea telling his small-group buddies he’s about to marry a prostitute is priceless. Many of the modern-evangelical reactions to the situations examined throughout are humorous or heartbreaking. Commentary follows dealing with the original incidents and how they were likely perceived at the time, and how God worked through these unusual happenings. Some of the examined scenarios seem to be a stretched a wee bit far, and by book’s end Tiegreen had already made his point thoroughly, leaving me longing for his conclusion.

While Tiegreen’s illustrations seem to run on, his Introduction is striking, fresh, and worth every penny of the purchase price. I was challenged deeply on my own positions and stretched to consider God’s wild ways in new light. I slapped my thigh and exclaimed in delight and wonder on numerous occasions throughout the introductory section. Indeed the introduction is the best Christian non-fiction I’ve read this year! The author’s premise is clearly laid out in his opening statements with all other chapters serving as illustrative examples. Get a copy and read the first portion if nothing else.

Tiegreen in no way is seeking to undermine the word of God or its authority, and references it extensively (wonderful footnotes). Instead, he encourages us to see the ways in which scripture itself points out the unconventional, unexpected ways He has called His people to walk. In looking at scripture without the lens of familiarity, the odd and even bizarre behaviours of our heroes of the faith cements the old maxim firmly in place: “God works in mysterious ways.”

Fixing Abraham encourages believers to look beyond their carefully assembled systematic theologies and spiritual guidelines to the One who’s really in charge. He doesn’t always play safe, predictable, or easy, but if you’re willing to follow Him hang on! You’ll be drawn into His purposes, and chances are they won’t be what you expected going in.

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Publisher Info:

Title: Fixing Abraham: How Taming Our Bible Heroes Blinds Us to the Wild Ways of God
Author: Chris Tiegreen
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: SaltRiver (February 5, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1414321724
ISBN-13: 978-1414321721

Is over at Abi’s today – it looks great!  Thanks for hosting Abi!  Don’t forget to check out this week’s reviews there!