Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Sunday, July 21, 2013

"Polycarp of Smyrna" for Children

And hat tip to Andy Underhile for the recommendation.

I've been thinking of this recently. After reading Jeremiah this week, a simple question emerged. E.g., how would one tell a simple story to children of Jeremiah? 

Not academic research, themes, historical context, archaeology, Hebrew words, etc., and all the stuff for the scholars (all of which is essential). But, how does one tell the simple story to children? 

How, for example, would I tell the stories of Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel? Or others? I'm not an educator. Not elementary, middle or high school. Did college teaching for 4-5 years, but not children. But how can simple stories be told to children? I am totally in "left field" on the issue. This little volume may help remedy that. Just ordered it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1848710925/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

There are lots of 'idols' these days. But who are the heroes? What's the difference? Idols are people we say we 'adore' because they are famous, or rich, or good looking, or because they have amazing talents, or special abilities perhaps we wish we could have. Heroes are people who are willing to live and die for what they believe.

POLYCARP OF SMYRNA: THE MAN WHOSE FAITH LASTED tells the story of a hero. He was a follower of Jesus Christ. He loved and served his Lord for over eighty years. And from the beginning to the end - his faith lasted. This large hardback book for children, from the pen of Sinclair Ferguson, is beautifully illustrated by Allison Brown.


A wonderful start to a wonderful series that currently includes this, and two other titles:

-- Ignatius of Antioch: The Man Who Faced Lions
-- Irenaeus of Lyons: The Man Who Wrote Books

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