Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels DenJanet Benge, Geoff Benge Suddenly, Corrie's ordered life was lost in the insanity of war. With bravery and compassion, her family and countless other Dutch citizens risked everything to extend God's hand to those innocents marked for certain execution in a world gone mad. Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching HeartsJanet Benge, Geoff Benge Ida stamped her foot. Her friends were wrong. "I will not be a missionary to India like my parents!" she retorted. "Don't any of you say I will be, because I won't - never, ever, ever." Ida had never forgotten the faces of starving Indian children. She hated India - it was full of horrible situations she could do nothing about. Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for ChinaJanet Benge, Geoff Benge Ten-year old Lottie Moon had seen too much bitterness and gossip among churchgoers to want anything to do with religion or God. In fact, if there was a single way to waste a life, Lottie told herself, being a missionary was it. The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral StoriesWilliam J. Bennett Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and wrong. And the best places to find them are in great works of literature and exemplary stories from history. Ancient History a Literature ApproachRea and Rebecca Berg Ancient history a literature approach. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home EducationLaura M. Berquist "Hahn and Hasson provide strong arguments backed with solid documentation to reassure the timid and convince even doubters that the best place to educate their children in a Catholic culture today is at home". Donna Steichen, Author, Ungodly Rage. |