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Books to "glow, grow, go on"

1. God's Health Plan - The Audacious Journey to a Better Life                                                                                              Pepin, Ricki, 2007. Who holds the key to your health? In the ageless question of a frustrated Pilate asking Jesus "What is truth?" I needed a way to find the answers to my personal health challenges.  The Principle Approach® to education provided the anwer for me and is the key for anyone willing to seriously use this method to search out their solutions. In the Principle Approach® the Bible is a resource book, indeed the foundation for every subject studied.To order and learn more, visit Ricki's website www.rickipepin.com

2. The Christian, the Arts, and Truth: Regaining the vision of Greatness
Frank Gaebelein:Frank E. Gaebelein (1899-1983) was a pioneering Christian educator, 41 years the headmaster of the Stony Brook School.  He exhorts the educator to see that "artistic growth is, more than anything else, a refining sense of truthfulness," and to acquire an "aesthetic stewardship" because "art is power; it can weaken or destroy the civilization that created it.  It can enlarge or trivialize the imagination.”   Multnomah, 1985, Portland, Oregon 97266 

3. Rock-Solid Familes: Transforming an Ordinary Home into a Fortress of Faith
Janell Rardon, a former Principle Approach® school teacher uses Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language to define key principles that build rock-solid families.  This challenging book is for parents trying desperately to raise godly children in a confused culture where spirituality is dressed in gray. Order this book to inspire and equip today at www.janellrardon.com. Also available on amazon.com

4. Public Education Against America
Marlon, Maddux, 2005.  Over several decades, Marlon Maddux interviewed Christians and conservatives on his daily talk radio program.  By personal observation as he observed developing issues in education, Marlon came to the conclusion that a shift in philosophy is the source of the crisis we face today in America.  In his book, he carefully documents both the issues and their development in the 20th century and offers solutions for today.
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5. To Have and to Hold  Johnston, Mary, 1907.  In this quincentenniel celebration of Jamestown -- the 400th anniversary of the first permanent colony in North America -- what a delight to have this historical novel to bring the era alive!  Want to live for a few moments the adventure and intrigue of the Jamestown founding with the noble characters who stood for righteousness against the ruthless and savage?  Want to marvel at God's providence as that band of the brave persevered?  The story of the coming of the "maids" bringing family life and finally establishing the colony is a classic that delights and thoroughly entertains.  The Vision Forum, Inc., San Antonio, TX