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Review: Four Myths of Science and Religion

April 13, 2017

If you would like a short introduction to a few of the key apparent conflicts between science and Christianity, here is a free opportunity...

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Earth Science & Astronomy Series Review

June 28, 2016

Developed for homeschooling parents with little experience teaching science, Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage and Earth Science & Astronomy for the...

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Textbook Review: Novare’s “Earth Science”

May 17, 2016

Kevin Nelstead’s Earth Science: God’s World, Our Home (Novare, 2016) addresses earth science from a refreshingly old-earth, Christian perspective.

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Curriculum Review: Jay Wile’s “Science in the…” Series

October 22, 2015

Dr. Jay Wile, who has a PhD in nuclear chemistry from the University of Rochester, is well known for writing science textbooks for Christian...

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Curriculum Review: Jay Wile’s “Science in the…” Series

October 22, 2015

It seems that all too frequently we read another exciting announcement that an extrasolar planet has been detected, one that is in the “habitable...

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Curriculum Review: The Crossroads of Science and Faith: Astronomy Through a Christian Worldview

July 24, 2015

The search for old-earth friendly curriculum just got a little easier. A new high school astronomy text – The Crossroads of Science and Faith:...

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Curriculum Review: Science in the Beginning

December 1, 2013

Nuclear chemist Dr. Jay Wile, founder and former owner of the popular creation-based Apologia curriculum, has released a new science curriculum, Science in the...

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by Krista Bontrager Read

Saving Faith

September 1, 2013

Parents frequently approach me about what resource they might pass along to their young adult child who is struggling with doubts about their faith....

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by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

The World Needs All Kinds of Minds

June 1, 2013

I was recently fascinated while watching the biopic about innovator and activist, Temple Grandin. This groundbreaking animal behaviorist exemplifies high-functioning autism (also called Asperger’s...

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by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Quick Guide to Evaluating a Science Textbook

March 1, 2013

It’s almost that time of year again when parents stroll the aisles at their local homeschool show or search the internet looking for a...

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by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Curriculum Review: Middle School Geology: Real Science-4-Kids (Grades 5–8)

December 15, 2012

Texts Reviewed: Middle School Geology – Student Text, Teacher's Manual, Laboratory Workbook, Rebecca W. Keller, Albuquerque, NM: Gravitas Publications, 2012. In the...

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by Krista Bontrager Read

Dinosaurs for Kids

November 1, 2012

My daughter’s dinosaur phase lasted about 10 years. At age 4, she dressed up as a paleontologist for Halloween. Imagine a 4-year-old in a...

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by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read