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Family BookshelfEpisode 11Nick shares about some interesting General Fiction reads including Small As An Elephant, Scorched Earth, and Forrest Gump. Enjoy!
2022-05-1715 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9Today Nick shares some high and low points about three junior high fiction books including And They Found Dragons, How To Train Your Dad, and Harry v. the First 100 Days of School. Enjoy!
2022-05-1016 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode Nick discuss some of his struggles with some fiction novels he's tried to read. Includes: Glory, Perfect Little Children, and Confederacy of Dunces. Enjoy!
2022-05-0315 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5In this episode, Nick encourages everyone to learn a little more about what makes a good sermon. Includes: Biblical Preaching, Power in the Pulpit, and Preaching for God's Glory. Enjoy!
2022-04-2615 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 3In today's episode, Nick shares about Samson, Happiest Man On Earth, and Tortured For Christ. Enjoy the discussion!
2022-04-1915 minFamily BookshelfSeason 6 Episode 2In today's episode, Nick shares about We Could Be Heroes, Rabbits, and Dead Space. Enjoy the discussion!
2022-04-1415 minFamily BookshelfSeason 5 Episode 18Today Nick shares about The Book of M, Man In The High Castle, and Annihilation. Enjoy!
2022-03-3115 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 16In this episode, Nick talks about the closest thing to a romance novel he'll read; including: Winter in Paradise, The Wangs vs The World, and Where the Crawdad's Sing. Enjoy!
2022-03-2418 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 14In this episode, Nick talks about three non-fiction books that might teach someone a life lesson; including: What If?, S*** Doesn't Just Happen, and Humble Pie. Enjoy!
2022-03-1715 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 13In this episode, Nick discusses three true crime novels; including The Devil in the White City, The Book of Matt, and Michal: from the Case Files of S.P.O.O.K.S. Enjoy!
2022-03-1515 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9In this episode Nick continues sharing his love of comics with some DC; including: Dark Knights: Metal, Heroes in Crisis, and The Batman Chronicles. Enjoy!
2022-03-0115 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode Nick dives back into his love of comics, this time discussing some recent Marvel Comics he's read; including, Moon Knight: Reincarnations, X-Men: Age of X, and Marvel Zombies. Enjoy!
2022-02-2215 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 6In this episode Nick talks about three junior high horror novels; including This is Not a Werewolf Story, Ash House, and Eight Will Fall. Enjoy!
2022-02-1714 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5In this episode Amber walks us through three more of the kid's favorite books; including: Faraway Things, Little Tug, and Tickly Octopus. Enjoy!
2022-02-1514 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 4In this episode Nick discusses three fantasy novels; including The Unfinished Land, The Mercy Thompson Series, and Cursed. Enjoy!
2022-02-1015 minFamily BookshelfSeason 5 Episode 3In today's episode, Amber and Nick have a conversation about Teach Them Diligently, Education, and Honey For a Child's Heart. Enjoy!
2022-02-0815 minFamily BookshelfSeason 5 Episode 2In this episode Amber leads us through a tour of the Chronicles of Narnia. We discuss what we remember and what we enjoyed. Includes: The Magician's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle. Enjoy!
2022-02-0320 minFamily BookshelfSeason 5 Episode 1In this episode Nick leads us through a set of action/adventure books, two he liked, and one worth skipping. Including The Book of the Dead, Hostage, and Final Girls. Enjoy!
2022-02-0116 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 20In our season 4 finale, and a special long episode, Amber takes us on a trip through memory lane and discusses some of her favorite radio dramas. Enjoy!
2022-01-2738 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 19In this episode Nick talks about three pseudo-religious books that are worth a look to better understand our beliefs. Including, Ishmael, The Archer, and The Cat Who Saved Books. Enjoy!
2022-01-2516 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 18In this episode, Amber walks through some Christian Children's resources. Including: The Rhyme and Reason Series, Paw Paw Chucks Big Ideas in the Bible, and Bible Infographics. Enjoy!
2022-01-2014 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 17In this episode Nick takes us through some dystopian fiction he enjoys read, including: The Heap, The Warehouse, and Master Class. Enjoy!
2022-01-1817 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 16In this episode, Amber walks through some of the kids favorite board books; including, Hush Little Baby, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Biggest Story ABCs, and Room on the Broom. Enjoy!
2022-01-1315 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 15In this episode Nick takes us through the latest chapter books we've read with our kids, Including: The Giant Killer, Gladys Aylward, and In the Book of Light. Enjoy!
2022-01-1114 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 14In this episode Amber stretches herself to talk about evangelism, including: One Thing You Can't Do in Heaven, Gospel Reset, and Cultivate. Enjoy!
2022-01-0617 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 13In this episode, Nick goes for a throwback and gives two Christian Non-fiction he enjoyed and one he didn't. Including Church of Cowards, In His Steps, and Tattooed Jesus. Enjoy!
2022-01-0417 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 12In this episode Nick discusses some of his favorite dystopian science fiction including Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and Brave New World. Enjoy!
2021-12-3016 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 11In this episode Amber discusses some of her favorite picture book illustrators. Enjoy!
2021-12-2817 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 10In this episode we discuss some common problems found in children's Christmas books. Enjoy!
2021-12-1626 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9In this episode Nick talks about three books that helped bring him closer to God through apologetics and theology including: Knowing God, I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, and Is Atheism Dead? Enjoy!
2021-12-1418 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 8In this episode Amber shares some of her favorite Christian biographies, including: The Cross and the Switch Blade, Bonhoeffer, and Luther. Enjoy!
2021-12-0916 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode Nick talks about a few more fantasy novels including: War of the Worlds, Dragonwatch, and The Door on Half-Bald HIll. Enjoy!
2021-12-0714 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 6In this episode Amber discusses some of her favorite Middle School fiction including: A Visit with Mrs. G, Mandie, and The Sugar Creek Gang. Enjoy!
2021-12-0215 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5In this episode Nick talks about some Middle School fiction including: Redwall, Indiana Jones Choose Your Own Adventure, and Fablehaven. Enjoy!
2021-11-3015 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 4Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode Amber discusses five of her favorite Thanksgiving picture books; ranging from funny to sweet and sentimental there is something here for everybody: Thanksgiving is Here, Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving at the Toppletons, Thanksgiving in the Woods, and Cranberry Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
2021-11-2513 minFamily BookshelfSeason 4 Episode 3In a strange attempt to meet three great Christian minds we discuss Erwin Lutzer, Voddie Bachum, and Albert Mohler's newest books tackling the current culture wars; We Will Not Be Silenced, Faultlines, and The Gathering Storm. Enjoy!
2021-11-2318 minFamily BookshelfSeason 4 Episode 2In this episode we discuss some good homeschool reads. Including The Well-Adjusted Child, For The Children's Sake, and Homeschool Bravely. Enjoy!
2021-11-1816 minFamily BookshelfSeason 4 Episode 1In our season four premier we discuss three fantasy series; including The Wheel of Time, Family of Spies, and Legends of the First Empire. Enjoy!
2021-11-1615 minFamily BookshelfSeason 3 Episode 20In the season three finale we host a very special episode where we discuss our love for hymns. We compare contemporary music to classic hymns, and hope to get you interested in listening to the old hymns. Enjoy!
2021-11-1147 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 19In this episode we discuss some cookbooks we've used to start our kids cooking. Including Kid Chef: My First Kid's Cookbook, Little Helper's Toddler Cookbook, The Little House Cookbook, and Betty Crocker's Cookbook. Enjoy!
2021-11-0916 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 18In this episode we discuss some fun non-fiction picture books including the works of Gail Gibbons, Ben and Now, and Jefferson Measures a Moose. Enjoy!
2021-11-0412 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 17In this episode we discuss Christian auto-biographies including Christy, God's Smuggler, and The Hiding Place. Enjoy!
2021-11-0217 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 16In this episode we go through some of Amber's favorite Morning Basket books, including Character Trails, Write the Word on My Heart, and Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Enjoy!
2021-10-2818 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 15In this episode we take you through some of our favorite Colorado authors including Hal Borland, Clive Cussler, and Stu Campbell. Enjoy!
2021-10-2614 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 14Join us as we talk about The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew and The Babysitters Club series. Enjoy!
2021-10-2116 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 13Join us as we talk about The Goosebumps series, 39 Clues, and Diadem. Enjoy!
2021-10-1915 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 12In this episode we discuss More Than a Carpenter, Women of the Word, and Is God a Moral Monster? Enjoy!
2021-10-0818 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 11In this episode we discuss Bible Studies including True Spirituality, Be Patient, and Transformed. Enjoy!
2021-10-0618 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 10In this special episode we discuss the work God has given us throughout our lives that made us who we are and brought us to where we are today. Enjoy!
2021-10-0442 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9In this episode we discuss Are You a Horse?, Wiener Wolf, and Let's Go to the Hardware Store. Enjoy!
2021-10-0110 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 8In this episode we discuss For Young Women Only, Lies Young Women Believe, and Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild. Enjoy!
2021-09-2914 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode we discuss Discipling, Path to Being a Pastor, and Power in the Pulpit. Enjoy!
2021-09-2715 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 6In this episode we discuss Ted Decker, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King. Enjoy!
2021-09-2415 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5In this episode we discuss 8 Great Smarts, Becoming Mom Strong, and Raising Godly Kids in an Ungodly World. Enjoy!
2021-09-2216 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 4In this episode we discuss Of Mice and Men, Pilgrim's Progress, and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Enjoy!
2021-09-2015 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 3In this episode we discuss Flags of Our Fathers, Blackout, and The 5,000 Year Leap. Enjoy!
2021-09-1716 minFamily BookshelfSeason 3 Episode 2In this episode we discuss Fanny Crosby's Autobiography, 50 People Every Christians Should Know, and George Washington. Enjoy!
2021-09-1521 minFamily BookshelfSeason 3 Episode 1In our Season 3 premier we discuss You Were the First, Love You Forever, and The Three Trees. Enjoy!
2021-09-1310 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 20In our Season 2 Finale we discuss our favorite Bibles for kids and teens. For more information, or to see the Bibles we discuss, check out Amber's blog here: https://www.ambitionsforchrist.com/bibles-for-kids-teens/Enjoy!
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Family BookshelfEpisode 18In this episode we discuss The Secret Garden, Gone With the Wind, Scarlett, and Anne of Green Gables. Enjoy!
2021-09-0313 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 17In this episode we discuss the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. We briefly mention The Lost Adventures, The Promise, and The Search. Enjoy!
2021-09-0114 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 16In this episode we discuss Dare to Share, Understanding the Times, and The Complete Book of Hymns. Enjoy!
2021-08-3018 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 15In this episode we discuss Canon of Scripture, In The Beginning, and How to Read the Bible for All it's Worth. Enjoy!
2021-08-2717 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 14In this episode we discuss Don't Wake Tiger, High Five, Press Here, This Book is Red, and the Book With No Pictures. Enjoy!
2021-08-2511 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 13In this episode we discuss Coddling the American Mind, Small Animals, and Canyon Dreams. Enjoy!
2021-08-2317 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 12In this episode we discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death, Weapons of Mass Instruction, and Love Your God With All Your Mind. Enjoy!
2021-08-2018 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 11In this short episode we discuss This is a Moose, Be Quiet, and Lion Lessons. Enjoy!
2021-08-1809 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 10In our Season 2 Episode 10 spectacular we discuss board games we love to play as a family and with our kids. Enjoy!
2021-08-1637 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9In this episode we discuss Anyone Can Homeschool, Teaching from Rest, and 101 Top Picks of Homeschool Curriculum. Enjoy!
2021-08-1314 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 8In this episode we discuss K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, Boys from Joes, and Paper Lion. Enjoy!
2021-08-1115 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode we discuss Let Me Be a Woman, For Woman Only, and Life Management for Busy Women. Enjoy!
2021-08-0918 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 6In this episode we discuss Bernard Cornwell's King Arthur Series, Ender's Game, and Soon I Will Be Invincible. Enjoy!
2021-08-0614 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 00In our Season 2 Episode 00 we celebrate our 9th Wedding Anniversary. We share our testimonies, and tell the story of how we met and fell in love. Enjoy!
2021-08-0437 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5In this episode we discuss Elbow Grease, I'm Tough, and Time for Kenny. Enjoy!
2021-08-0212 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 4In this episode we discuss Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Franny K. Stein, and the Classic Starts series. Enjoy!
2021-07-3014 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 3In this episode we discuss Princesses Wear Pants, Pinkalicious, and Sisters First. Enjoy!
2021-07-2815 minFamily BookshelfSeason 2 Episode 2In this episode we discuss Sarah Plain and Tall, Addy: An American Girl Story, and Tuck Everlasting. Enjoy!
2021-07-2614 minFamily BookshelfSeason 2 Episode 1In this episode we look at The Overcoming Life, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, and Apostates. Enjoy!
2021-07-2316 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 20In our twentieth episode spectacular, a mercifully short episode, our five year-old daughter joins us to share her five favorite books. Enjoy the unedited beauty of talking to a kindergartner with her father's mouth!
2021-07-2106 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 19In this episode we discuss the Magic Tree House books, the Geronimo Stilton books, and the Christian Heroes Then and Now series. Enjoy!
2021-07-1914 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 18In this episode we discuss When God Writes Your Love Story, Passion and Purity, and I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Enjoy!
2021-07-1615 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 17In this episode we discuss Breaking The News, Monster, and The Tuttle Twins. Enjoy!
2021-07-1413 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 16In this episode we discuss The Grapes of Wrath, The Call of the Wild, and As I Lay Dying. Enjoy!
2021-07-1216 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 15In this episode we discuss prayer with the books Wrestling Prayer, The Power of a Praying Wife, and Operation World. Enjoy!
2021-07-0916 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 14In this episode we discuss Project Hail Mary, Goblin, and the Archer. Enjoy!
2021-07-0714 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 13In this episode we discuss Little House Picture Books, Little Blue Truck, and the Foot Book. Enjoy!
2021-07-0210 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 12In today's episode we discuss the Wings of Fire series, Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians, and The City Of Villains. Enjoy!
2021-06-3015 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 11In this episode we discuss Reading For Pleasure In An Age Of Distraction, Read Aloud Family, and How To Raise A Reader. Enjoy!
2021-06-2815 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 10Our first Tenth Episode Spectacular! Here, we look at classic author and the original Romance Novelist, Jane Austin. Amber is a big fan; Nick, not so much. We discuss Victorian Literature, themes that permeate all of Jane Austin's work, and compare her to some American Contemporaries. Enjoy!
2021-06-2519 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 00In this episode we tell you more about us. Who we are, our purpose for this program, and what you can expect from the Family bookshelf. Enjoy!
2021-06-2321 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 9In this episode we discuss The Book of the King, All the Soul that Remains, and the Walt Longmire Series. Enjoy!
2021-06-2214 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 8In this episode we discuss Apocalypse Never, Devolution, and Blood and Treasure. Enjoy!
2021-06-1910 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 7In this episode we discuss Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Wizard of Oz, and the BFG. Enjoy!
2021-06-1711 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 6In this episode we we discuss Dude Crafts, Edible Experiments, and Star Wars Galactic Baking. Enjoy!
2021-06-1508 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 5Today's reviews include: Do Hard Things, Love Riot, and Guys Like Girls Who . . . Enjoy!
2021-06-1113 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 4Today's episode focuses on picture books: Llama Llama Red Pajama, Mother Bruce, and Dreams for Daughter. Enjoy!
2021-06-1111 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 3Our review today includes: Live Not By Lies, DCeased, and Monday's Not Coming. Enjoy!
2021-06-1112 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 2Our review today includes: Momma Bear Apologetics, Gentle and Lowly, and Of Mess and Moxie. Enjoy!
2021-06-1110 minFamily BookshelfEpisode 1Welcome to the Family Bookshelf. We kick off our reviews with: There Will be Bears, Princess in Black, and We Hear Voices. Enjoy!
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