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Jesus + Nothing = Everything

January 16, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 2 Comments

I had originally scheduled this book review for Thanksgiving! That’s how long I have lingered over Jesus + Nothing = Everything? Tullian Tchividjian’s book is meaty. It is one of those books that you can read on one level, thinking there’s nothing new. But if you read it more slowly, savoring it, and sucking out the […]

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Cookbook Review: Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 a Day

November 22, 2011 By Jimmie Quick

I don’t think I’ve ever shared it before, but my very first teaching job included one class of high school French 1. Admittedly, my French was extremely poor, but I would study hard each night for my lessons so that I always stayed one step ahead of the students. It was tremendously rewarding to take them […]

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Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners Book Review and Giveaway

November 3, 2011 By Jimmie Quick

My blogging friend Cindy West has published a book at Prufrock Press. It’s called Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners. It’s fantastic! And I have two copies to giveaway. (I’ll tell you a secret. Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners is $6 cheaper at Amazon. Get it there!) The standard characteristics of gifted children were outlined in a 1971 report to Congress. […]

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Book Review: Lit! by Tony Reinke

October 12, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 5 Comments

Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books by Tony Reinke is my first Crossway book review. What a perfect fit for the Christian, Charlotte Mason homeschooler. One of the foundations of a CM education is living books — great literature. Reinke’s book articulates how Christians can and why they should read non-Christian books. If you’ve ever […]

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Book Review: Your 100 Day Prayer by John Snyde

September 22, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 2 Comments

I have learned to lean on prayer as an anchor in seasons distress and as a soothing habit in times of calm. And although prayer and prayer journaling are a normal part of my life, I am always on the lookout for ways to enhance that experience and go deeper with God. John Snyder’s book Your […]

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