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2014 Summer Reading Challenge…For the Whole Family

Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional.  Week Three: off Week ...
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Sci-fi Contest Winner and Podcast: From Ender’s Game to Hunger Games

To listen to our a read along with real teens or find discussion questions about Ender's Game, please see our Ender's Game Read Along.  Also, ...
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Teen Sci-Fi Writing Contest & Discussion: From Ender’s Game to Hunger Games

***NOTE: AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS JUST UPPED THE 2nd AND 3rd PLACE PRIZES IN THIS CONTEST TO A $30 AMAZON GIFT CARD!*** Introduction It's been ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 4: Conclusions

Like sci-fi or dystopian stories?  Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens.  You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 3: The Science of the Story

Like sci-fi or dystopian stories?  Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens.  You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 2: Ender vs. Peter

Like sci-fi or dystopian stories?  Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens.  You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 1: Considering Sci-fi and Orson Scott Card

Like sci-fi or dystopian stories?  Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens.  You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along: A Galactic Giveaway and Contest!

***THE GIVEAWAY PART OF THIS POST IS OVER. *** ENDER’S GAME POSTS: Introduction, Week 1: Sci-fi and Orson Scott Card, Week 2: Ender vs Peter, ...
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Summer Reading Challenge Finale: Readers, Writers and…Winners

THANK YOU It's been a fun couple of months during our Summer Reading Challenge, and my family has enjoyed reading along with you all.  We're ...
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Lemonade and Lit, Week 4: Debate on Sexuality in Booked

Other Lemonade and Lit posts:  Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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Lemonade and Lit Read Along, Week 1: Booked by Karen Swallow Prior

Other Lemonade and Lit posts:  Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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Adult-Teen Summer Reading, Introduction: Conversation and a Contest!

Other Lemonade and Lit posts:  Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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100 Great Adventure Books for Kids: Summer Read Along Book Lists are Here!

***To read the next post in this series, see our Summer Reading Challenge, Week 1: Around the World by Matt Phelan.*** Summer Reading Challenge June ...
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Around the World in 60 Days: Summer Reading Challenge for Kids

***The Book Giveaway below is over (click here to see who won), but the reading adventure is just beginning!  Feel free to enter your name ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 49 (THE END!)

THE CHURCH: On to Glory! This is our last part of the yearly study!  For those of you who make it this far, congratulations, and ...
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Audiobooks and Caricatures (Hobbit Read Along Finale, pt. 2)

Today is the release date of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit!  But you probably already know that if you've been on our Hobbit journey.  It's been ...
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Hobbit Radio Theater Finalists

The entries are in!  As you probably know, we're running a contest in which kids were invited to record themselves reading a few pages of ...
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Hobbit Read Along, Week 4: How to Make Hobbit Feet and More!

Now that the turkey feathers have settled, it's time to get back to The Hobbit!  In case you're running behind, here's a recap: 1) Introduction, ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 45

THE CHURCH: To the uttermost ends of the earth Again, the gospel finds fertile ground as it spread through all the earth! Study Guides: pdf. ...
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Hobbit Read Along, Week 2: Finding God in Tolkien’s Villains

Welcome to Week 2 of our Hobbit Read Along!  (If you missed it, here's Week One.) How's the reading going at your house (or school ...
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Hobbit Read Along, Week 1: How to Read For an Audience

Are you interested in joining our Hobbit Read Along?  Sign up to receive weekly emails during the event either below or in the comments of ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 42

THE CHURCH: Resurrection and Pentecost Study Guides: pdf. download, Sorry guys...this will return next week! pdf. download, Ages 9-13, Week 42 Make-Your-Own-Story-Bible Resources: .pdf download: ...
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Hobbits, Hot Chocolate, & The Bookshelf Giveaway

The Hobbit Read Along Two weeks from today on Monday, November 5th, our Great Hobbit Read Along Adventure begins!  We'll cover two or three chapters ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 37

MESSIAH:  The Kingdom of Heaven ?What is the kingdom of heaven?  And what did Christ teach us about it during His earthly ministry?  We'll learn ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 36

THE PROPHETS:  Messiah–Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation ?Why was Jesus baptized if he didn't need to be born again?  And why did the Devil bother tempting ...
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Hobbit Read Along!

Sign up and find out more HERE. This is just a quick note to say, we're doing lots of behind the scenes work these days ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 33

THE PROPHETS:  Daniel Daniel is the prophet among kings.  Rather than speaking to God's people primarily, God sends Daniel to witness to the pagan kings ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 31

Once again, this week Janie and I have the honor of hosting Evan Hughes as our artist-in-residence.  We’ve been covering the scope of the entire ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 28

THE PROPHETS:  Jonah, Amos, Hosea Anybody for minor prophets?  When naming the books of the Old Testament, that's the category where we often stall out, ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 24

THE KINGS:  Solomon and the Temple This week we come to the apex of Israel's earthly glory: Solomon's reign as symbolized by the construction of ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 23

THE KINGS:  David's Fall David sees something he wants.  Something he really, really wants.  And now we see writ large why, though he is called ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 22

THE KINGS:  David We've already seen King Saul and what happens when he follows his own heart instead of God.  This week we'll see how ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 21

THE NATION:  Failure Thanks to Janie for covering for me this week!  I've been on a very blessed reprieve this week, but Janie and Carl ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 20

THE NATION:  Saul The people wanted a king, so God let them have their way.  Saul is crowned, and everything is coming up roses for ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 16

  WEEK 16: THE NATION--HOME AT LAST Joshua is installed as leader of the Israelites, and it's time for them all to enter the Promised ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 15

  WEEK 15: BLESSINGS AND CURSES This week we're reading through Deuteronomy, in which the Israelites are almost ready to enter the Promised Land.  Moses ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 14

THE NATION: Sacrifice How can an unholy people approach a holy God?  Leviticus helped God's people answer that question many years ago, and even though ...
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Bible Reading Challenge: Happy Easter!

No new material this week.  We're celebrating the risen Lord--in my case by worshiping and then taking a Sunday nap!  If you don't want to ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 13

    THE NATION: TABERNACLE It's clear God's people can't keep the law.  They aren't worthy to be His people.  So, is God going to ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 10

THE PEOPLE: Deliverance This week we go deeper into Moses' story, and how God used him to bring His people out of slavery and on ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 9

    THE PEOPLE: Moses Today we look at how God grew Israel's family into a new "people", and how God worked deliverance for them ...
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Dangerous Journey, Part 4

This post is part of our Pilgrim's Progress read along during our Reformation Month celebration.  You can find an introduction and sign up for an ...
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Dangerous Journey, Part 1

Welcome to our Pilgrim's Progress Read Along, part Redeemedreader.com's Reformation Month celebration!  We'll be pursuing two tracks over the month of October, 2011--this one for ...
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