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Elinor and Mo - Two Types of Bibliophile

Book lover, or lover of books?  What's the difference?  
Appeared 2006-09-02 in The Sword Review

The Dragon Within

What exactly is the appeal of stories where the dragon is directly tied to the protagonist's inner struggle?  
Appeared 2006-06-25 in The Sword Review

Black and White in Black and White - The Friendly Morality of the Classics

What are we teaching our children through the books we encourage them to read?  
Appeared 2005-12-31 in The Sword Review

Esther - A book of the Bible that never mentions God?

Can a story be Christian if it never mentions God?  
Appeared 2005-09-14 in The Sword Review

Bookbinding - How important is it?  

Appeared 2005-08-27 in The Sword Review

Making a Memory

Books allow us to pass on some of our favorite moments to the little ones we care for.  
Appeared 2005-08-10 in The Sword Review

Power in the Pen

Can a book affect us as much as real life?  
Appeared 2005-07-23 in The Sword Review

On Re-Reading

Why don't we re-read books more often?  
Appeared 2005-07-09 in The Sword Review

And It Wasn't the Same

'Older and wiser' isn't always better...
Appeared 2005-06-30 in The Sword Review

Aslan Messiah - The Christ-Figure in Fantastic Literature

Inserting the Christ-figure into a story is an easy way for fantasy writers to make their fantasy a Christian fantasy.  But it also serves a much deeper purpose....
Appeared 2005-06-17 in The Sword Review