Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes’s time?…

During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between “high” and “low” art is an artificial one, that Beethoven’s Ninth and “Blue Suede Shoes” are equally valuable as cultural texts. In Who Needs Classical Music?, Julian Johnson challenges these assumptions about the relativism of cultural…

God is so effective at bringing good out of evil circumstances that it may look like He planned the entire event, evil and all. But a God who would have to plan everything would be much weaker than our God. Our God is so capable and wise that in events…

In the early days of America when men wore ruffles, rode horseback, and obeyed the King, there lived a man in Boston who cared for none of these things. No one expected Samuel Adams to wear ruffles or pledge allegiance to the King of England, but his friends did think…

Johnny Moore watched as the amazing airplane moved along the track. He wondered if the Flyer would make it off the ground and if the pilot would be able to stay in control. then suddenly it was up–soaring into the strong winds before plunging back to the ground. The flight…

When Christianity was young, the focus was on Jesus Christ and His kingdom, not theology. To be sure, there are foundational doctrines that Christians have always considered essential to the faith. But somehow the things considered essential have grown from a few sentences to a long list of theological tenets…

A preacher, William Carey, sailedin seventeen ninety-threefrom England’s shore to Indiawith great expectancy.He took a boat and traveled upa river, where he spiedamazing new and wondrous sightsalong the riverside.At a time when most Christians never considered the millions of people in other countries who didn’t know Jesus, William Carey dedicated…

Using her characteristically thorough and animated words and pictures and quotations from Shakespeare’s plays, Aliki has created a five-act masterpiece that is the definitive introduction to the playwright and his world.

Here are Pooh and Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and of course Christopher Robin, doing what they’ve done for generations–enchanting young readers in A. A. Milne’s tales from the Hundred Acre Wood.

A set of four Usborne Wipe-Clean activity books: Fractions, Telling the Time, Grammar and Punctuation, and Spelling.

An Usborne activity book for preschoolers learning the alphabet.

There are thirty wipe-clean cards and a wipe-clean pen in a pretty gift box with a clear plastic lid. The number cards show numbers 0 to 20, and 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 with pictures, numerals, and words. There are opportunities to write the numbers and…

Make Proverbs come alive for the children in your home, church, or school. Here is a character-building collection of stories by an Amish Mennonite author. Each chapter explains and illustrates a passage from the book of Proverbs with a story.

Biddy Mason never dreamed of becoming a pioneer. She was forced to by her master, to whom she had been given as a “wedding gift” at just eighteen years of age. Walking 1700 miles across the Great Plains, Biddy herded cattle, set up camp, fed a large family, and cared…

Now including brand-new study questions for each chapter, this bestseller has helped countless women with a clear and concise plan they can use every time they open their Bible. This book will equip readers to engage God’s Word in a way that trains their minds and transforms their hearts.

1. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go2. Exultate Justi3. Like a River Glorious4. Hosanna to the Son of David5. Wondrous Love6. My Song in the Night7. Going Home8. Selig Sind Die Toten9. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say10. Calling My Children Home11. Lift Thine Eyes12. Come Unto…

Our world is in the middle of a computer and robotics revolution! These amazing machines are all around us, helping humans do everything from sending a text message to flying a plane. Learn how hardware and software work, and discover how engineers are creating robots to help us out on…

Become an engineer with Kid Engineer! This fully illustrated series is a hands-on introduction to the world of engineering. Discover the engineering secrets behind different machines, structures, and systems, and then put your knowledge to the test with simple, step-by-step engineering projects.

Each student will need access to a world map and a USA map for geography study.We recommend these laminated 13×19 inch maps that fit inside most student desks. One side shows the USA with states labeled and the other shows the world with countries labeled.

Wounded Trust encourages embracing the situations and experiences of life in the view of eternity. The likeness of a wound to traumatic experiences makes a real-to-life understanding of our emotional wounds. Life brings wounds, bumps, and bruises that we must face honestly to be able to fully live.

Morning SongBy the Waters of BabylonBoundless MercyNight MedleyMay the Mind of Christ, My SaviorCome, O Thou Traveler UnknownThe SummonsMy God and KingI Heard the Voice of JesusWhen Jesus WeptWhen All My Labors and Trials Are O’erSicut CervusPeace in the ValleyInvitationWhen this World Comes to an EndGrace Before SleepJubilate DeoWill the…

Who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. We may not realize, however, the ways our hearts are taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us…

“Knowledge is indispensable to Christian life and service,” writes John Stott. “If we do not use the mind which God has given us, we condemn ourselves to spiritual superficiality.” While Christians have had a long heritage of rigorous scholarship and careful thinking, some circles still view the intellect with suspicion…