A formidable young man stayed with our family on a summer break from the Ivy League. He had never, to anyone’s knowledge, lost an argument. Until he met my brother Duane, that is – my brother, who had never learned to speak...

The life story of Chris Farlekas, a veteran remembered not only for his goofy glasses and his hot red car, but also for the pies he baked for families low on money and the red suit he donned at Christmas to deliver presents he’d collected.

An illustrated Bible can be a wonderful way to introduce scripture to a child, but it can be challenging to find one that portrays the glorious drama of God’s history with reverence and realism. Here are some classics.