While I have read the book Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, I must admit I hardly knew much about his life. In her book, John Bunyan, Simonetta Carr brings a wonderful narrative of this preacher and author. John Bunyan – a rebellious youth, am author, a...
The Reformation Heritage series of Christian biographies offers a collection of books to introduce young readers to important people in our Christian history. John Newton, by Simonetta Carr, is a wonderful addition to the series. We all may be familiar with the fact...
History was not my most enjoyable subject in school, and perhaps the reason I grab books written by Simonetta Carr. Each of her books presents history in a most engaging manner, particularly church history, of the brave believers who have forged the way for us to...
We are told our stories matter. Yet so often, it is the current day stories we share, forgetting to delve back into our history. Our church history is particularly important to share for it is the way by which our our children learn about heroes of the faith and hold...
One would never imagine having their life remembered hundreds of years later. Yet Marie Durand is such a life. I must admit, I had not heard of Marie Durand so it was quite an introduction. Marie Durand was born in the beautiful area of Southern France. She chose to...
