Listening to the Giants

Well, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. This blog, Listening to the Giants , was a joy and a great first blog to "cut my teeth on", but it is time to shut it down and move forward. Now a couple housekeeping items. First, the concept and focus of examining the Giants  will continue on in my new blog,  http://pastpresentblog.com/  . I am presently beginning John Knox and I am excited about the weeks ahead. Second, the added content will focus around "thoughtful engagement of today's culture" (hence, the present  part of the blog title). I found myself wanted to comment on the issues of the day, but felt locked in to sticking to the focus of this blog, which was the "men of old". Finally, I want those who read and followed my blog to stay with me. I am committed to continuing to write at a higher literary level and maybe encourage us on our journey towards the Celestial City. So again, this blog, Listening to the Giants ,...

This reviewer has been a dad for 12 years now and yet I have consistently struggled in finding the right time, place and devotional content for my daughters (ages: 12, 9). This is the primary reason why I took the opportunity to review, The One Year Father –Daughter Devotions . The Good Each day begins with a title and 2-3 paragraphs of interesting facts and/or appealing anecdotes, which relates to the verse of the day. The author’s uses of entertaining and original facts are vital to grabbing the daily interest of the female progeny. Surprisingly, the authors never reveal the intended ages of their audience, but I would assert daughters from the ages of 6-12 would find it relevant. Another element is the use of creative, hands-on ideas in the section called Daddy-Daughter Time . This part of the devotional is normally used for applicational questions, but frequently the authors used it to conduct science experiments (April 29 th ), culinary moments (Feb. 27 th ) or...