Tag Archives: Literature

Book recommendation: “The Giant Killer” by A.L.O.E.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

I recently finished reading an intriguing story by ALOE (A Lady Of England) to my children entitled, The Giant Killer (1856). This allegorical tale (told in a fashion similar to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress) is about a noble knight named Fides … Continue reading →

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Book recommendation: “The White Dove” by Christoph Von Schmid

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I recently read this wonderful story to my kids. The White Dove is another great book from Christoph Von Schmid, the author of The Basket of Flowers.  And although I believe Von Scmid’s The Basket of Flowers was better than … Continue reading →

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Book recommendation: “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom.

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

I recently finished Corrie Ten Boom’s The Hiding Place (the audiobook version) and was left shaken. From the depths of human depravity to the heights of human compassion, the love of God and the gospel of Christ permeates our fallen … Continue reading →

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Redeeming a vampire?

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Not satisfied with the drivel that is known as the majority of what passes as Christian literature today, (obviously a reflection of what’s oozing from most pulpits), the Christian publishing world has long abandoned classic Christian literature like that found … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Basket of Flowers” by Christoph von Schmid.

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

What can I say about this book other than I absolutely loved it. This was the very first book published in the Lamplighter series and was the Lamplighter series “book of the year” in 1996. This continues to be my … Continue reading →

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What are the two most influential books in the last 500 years?

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

I’d like to pose the following question: What are the two most influential books–one for good, one for evil–from the last 500 years? There is no right or wrong answer necessarily, but I wish to hear the opinions of DefCon … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Buried in the Snow” by Franz Hoffman.

Posted on February 13, 2009 by

I recently completed the book Buried in the Snow by Franz Hoffman; part of the Lamplighter series of Christian literature. This is the first one of these books that I’ve read and found it to be really good. Written in … Continue reading →

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