Rose Publishing REVIEW: The Super-Sized Book of Bible Puzzles

After perusing the contents of the Super-Sized Book of Bible Puzzles, I have to conclude that this is one of the most useful products that Rose Publishing has put out.  If you are one of those Sunday School teachers who has in hand an excellent curriculum, but one lacking in follow-up activities that do not just review the lesson, but that stimulate thought about it, then this is the book for you!   The activities are not only useful, but varied, including puzzles of different types, hidden pictures, and so, so many of the well-known stories of both Old and New Testaments are included, in some cases, with several episodes, each with its separate treatment.   This book could also be very useful in the home: many parents love to read Bible stories to their children -- here is the part where listeners get to reflect further on what they have heard, at a child level. Applications of the truths taught are discussed. Rose Publishing gave me an advance copy in return for a frank review.

Rose Publishing Review: Care that is Unique for You and For Me: "PSALM 23"

The role of a shepherd, as seen in all passages of the Bible, is outlined here, and, by studying these roles, we can see that we are in dire need of each of them as we muddle through the passages of life like the meandering sheep that we often are.  "Sometimes I'm up; sometimes I'm down," the African-American spiritual intones, and that is so often the case. And, whether we need comfort from enemies, even before their presence, or chastening with a rod, or assuagement of grief, or protection from dire danger, the Psalm speaks to it all.  A grandchild of a recently-deceased friend of mine told how her grandmother would select little gift items, lay them by, to give at some point to each grandchild.  No item was the same: each would be unique to the child's nature and interests.  Care, in this Psalm, is not only "just right," but "just right for me," in any given instance. And, best of all, in the end, our dwelling-place is His. I received a free advance copy in return for a frank review