 God. What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear that name? For some people, it's the word "anger." For others, they think of "love." Some people may think of "miracles" and "joy." And for others, it's only a curse word. I don't think it's humanly possible to have the perfect view of who God is with all of His personal characteristics. We can try, but we still tend to think of God in just a few facets of His personality. One of my friends, Jill, prays regularly using some of the uncommon names of God that we don't typically use much here in the United States. It always sends shivers down my spine, to hear the other less-common names of God being spoken. I guess it's because the other lesser-known names of God bring more awe to my heart and soul. We received the new "The Names of God" Bible from Baker Publishing a few weeks ago. I barely had a change to look at it, when . . . SNATCH! Out of my hands it flew. Into my 13-year-old's hands it disappeared! Kelsi saw that this Bible was in the God's Word translation, and that instead of just saying "God" or "Lord" or "Jesus" throughout the pages, the original Greek and Hebrew words for God were used instead.  Of course, Kelsi was hooked. This is her kind of Bible! Later on, I was able to "borrow" The Names of God Bible to look more closely inside. Here are the things I noticed about this new Bible:  1. Every time God's name is used, the authentic Hebrew or Greek text is used in place of His name. This occurs over 10,000 times in this Bible. Lovely!  2. To learn more about the specific names of God used throughout the Bible, background information associated with the most important names and titles of God is provided (see above).  3. Prayers, promises, and devotional readings having to do with the character and names of God are shared throughout this text. Other characteristics we've enjoyed with The Names of God Bible:
Ann Spangler, the editor of The Names of God Bible, is the author or co-author of several bestselling books, including Praying the Names of God, Praying the Names of Jesus, Women of the Bible, and Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus. Kelsi and I both thought that this Bible provides a greater depth of spiritual worship and understanding of God's Word, because it is so unique. Reading through the additional 68 names of God was very meaningful to both of us, and we'll be using this Bible for years to come! Or at least, Kelsi will. I doubt my hands will touch it ever again. Oh, well! Here are two short videos that help explain the purpose behind |
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Disclaimer: I received one hardbound copy of The Names of God Bible in exchange for my honest review of this book. No other compensation was provided.
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Over the years, our family has learned a fair amount about ancient and medieval war machines. After all, war machines are mentioned in the Bible at times, and are definitely a huge part of "conquest and conquer" events in our history books.
We even bought at least one book that demonstrates how to make your own siege machines.
Oops - we have never got around to making any of the siege machines, though.
We even bought at least one book that demonstrates how to make your own siege machines.
Oops - we have never got around to making any of the siege machines, though.
When the Medieval Machines Pack was sent from Pitsco Education for us to use and review in our home, we were excited! It includes a Trebuchet Kit, a Catapult Kit, weights, and a Seige Machines book.
Since the Medieval Machines kit is placed at the Intermediate-Middle School range of ability, we thought this would be perfect for our girls. Especially Kelsi - she is a hunter and loves weapons and learning more about war and history, in general.
I asked my hubby if he'd mind working with the girls to help them make the trebuchet and the catapult. Since he loves war machines, he said, "Of course!" (Thanks, Elmer!)
We had about five to six weeks to make the two siege machines. Then, we had two separate deaths on my side of the family which involved two separate, long trips down to California for memorial services. That took up two weeks. During Thanksgiving week, we all came down with a horrible stomach flu. That took up a full week. And on two of the weekends when my husband was free, Elmer was putting up Christmas lights outside, something he always tries to finish before Thanksgiving Day.
We ended up being very cramped for time to work on these kits. And then the photos I took, of the girls and Elmer assembling the trebuchet, were accidentally deleted from the camera by one of the girls. Is this a jinxed review, or what? Ha! Sometimes, things just don't go our way!
We had about five to six weeks to make the two siege machines. Then, we had two separate deaths on my side of the family which involved two separate, long trips down to California for memorial services. That took up two weeks. During Thanksgiving week, we all came down with a horrible stomach flu. That took up a full week. And on two of the weekends when my husband was free, Elmer was putting up Christmas lights outside, something he always tries to finish before Thanksgiving Day.
We ended up being very cramped for time to work on these kits. And then the photos I took, of the girls and Elmer assembling the trebuchet, were accidentally deleted from the camera by one of the girls. Is this a jinxed review, or what? Ha! Sometimes, things just don't go our way!
Here are the supplies required for this kit:
- Hobby knife
- needle-nose pliers
- ruler
- scissors
- sandpaper
- white glue such as HD Bond II (we used Aleene's Tacky Glue)
- tape measure
- digital scale or balance
- 15'-20' of white roll paper such as the plain side of wrapping paper or Pitsco’s Range Paper Tape
- cool-melt glue gun and glue
- straw
- extra rubber bands: 4 – 3-1/2" x 1/16" (#19), 1 – 3-1/2" x 1/4" (#64) (not including the one on the catapult), and 4 – 3" x 1/16"
- target – either an 8.5" x 11" piece of color paper or one pack of Target Pieces
- 2" x 12" sheet of balsa wood or basswood
- 2 – 2.5-inch-long axles
- 4 nylon axle bushings
- small washers
- model car wheels (such as those for CO2 cars)
Elmer and the girls started out with making the trebuchet kit. Elmer had to be fully involved in this project. He thought that the directions and photos weren't quite as clear as he had hoped, and he knew that our girls would have had difficulty making the trebuchet on their own. It took them all several hours of work spread out over several days to make the kit, but they enjoyed it and were able to get it to work well.
So sorry that I don't have photos of them building the kit together! I tried!
However, if the directions are followed - and an adult reads between the lines a little bit, the trebuchet is fairly sturdy and works well. It isn't so huge that it takes up a huge amount of space in our home, and yet it isn't so small that it is quite insignificant!
This Medieval Machines kit is reasonably priced at $21.95. For the well-cut pieces of balsa wood and many of the supplies included, we think this is a fair price for a great product!
I would recommend, though, that this not be used outside in all forms of weather, or that it is used roughly. It's not a real war machine, right? :)
But for an introduction to war machines, without having to completely develop your own kit from scratch, this is a great option. Once children and teens get hooked on making these kinds of war machines, they can investigate making their own larger, sturdier machines for themselves! Oh, fun!
Educational methods learning from working on this kit include:
So sorry that I don't have photos of them building the kit together! I tried!
However, if the directions are followed - and an adult reads between the lines a little bit, the trebuchet is fairly sturdy and works well. It isn't so huge that it takes up a huge amount of space in our home, and yet it isn't so small that it is quite insignificant!
This Medieval Machines kit is reasonably priced at $21.95. For the well-cut pieces of balsa wood and many of the supplies included, we think this is a fair price for a great product!
I would recommend, though, that this not be used outside in all forms of weather, or that it is used roughly. It's not a real war machine, right? :)
But for an introduction to war machines, without having to completely develop your own kit from scratch, this is a great option. Once children and teens get hooked on making these kinds of war machines, they can investigate making their own larger, sturdier machines for themselves! Oh, fun!
Educational methods learning from working on this kit include:
- Science: Tension versus torsion, elasticity, gravity and levers, and force and motion
- Math: Metric conversion, calculating averages, and prediction
- Experiments: Mass versus distance, testing rubber bands, targeting, and more
Our overall thoughts? We think this is priced well for the quality, and with a little bit of parental help, many junior highers and high schoolers would enjoy putting these two war machines together. Talk about a great way to please your kinesthetic learners when studying ancient and medieval history! We hope we are able to use other Pitsco Education kits in the future.
Read what other TOS Crew families had to say about the Pitsco Education kits they received!
Read what other TOS Crew families had to say about the Pitsco Education kits they received!
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Disclosure: I received one Medieval Machines kit valued at $21.95 in exchange for my honest review of this product. No other compensation was provided.
Would you like to take a family vacation to a famous national park or geological feature this year?
Are you tired of all of the evolutionary/millions-of-years explanations you get from the official tour guides?
Would you like a great witnessing tool that makes people think?
Then take a look at the new Wonders of Geology—White Cliffs brochure, which explains this awesome formation from a biblical viewpoint. Beautifully illustrated and clearly written, this eye-opening brochure clearly shows that real science confirms the biblical account of creation and a global Flood.
Use it to educate yourself and your family and as a tool to show others that the Bible can be trusted, even when it comes to geology!
This brochure is a free download from Answers in Genesis for the next week only. Please download by December 8 or 9, 2011 for your own use. Click on the photo, below, to go to the download page:
Are you tired of all of the evolutionary/millions-of-years explanations you get from the official tour guides?
Would you like a great witnessing tool that makes people think?
Then take a look at the new Wonders of Geology—White Cliffs brochure, which explains this awesome formation from a biblical viewpoint. Beautifully illustrated and clearly written, this eye-opening brochure clearly shows that real science confirms the biblical account of creation and a global Flood.
Use it to educate yourself and your family and as a tool to show others that the Bible can be trusted, even when it comes to geology!
This brochure is a free download from Answers in Genesis for the next week only. Please download by December 8 or 9, 2011 for your own use. Click on the photo, below, to go to the download page:
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