GOOD ONE!
The North Carolina Synod has created several resources to commemorate and observe the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, including a curriculum with corresponding coloring pages, called Ever-Reforming: A Reformation 500
Cross-Generational Study. To download, go to
nclutheran.org/events/reformation500.
BOOK REVIEW
Indian Boyhood: The True Story of a Sioux Upbringing
Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) was the first great Native American spokesperson, publishing 11 books from 1902 to 1918. He was born in a buffalo hide tepee in western Minnesota and lived until age 15 in the traditional Dakota Sioux way. Then he was transplanted into the white world where he became a doctor, caring for his own people after the Battle of Wounded Knee. He also was co- founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Told in first person, Indian Boyhood includes wonderful details about Ohiyesa’s childhood and his preparation for life as a warrior and hunter. First published in 1902, the book is a classic in literature about Native Americans. It has now been edited for children by Michael Oren Fitzgerald. lllustrations by Heidi M. Rasch capture the colors and the atmosphere of Indian life on the plains.
This book introduces children of all backgrounds to a great Native American leader through the lens of childhood. It will appeal to any child who wonders what it would be like to grow up in a different culture. (Wisdom Tales,
wisdomtalespress.com).
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat The Brussats publish the website
SpiritualityandPractice.com.
See
LivingLutheran.org for additional reviews.
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LIGHT SIDE Oh, those grandkids!
Our 2 1/2-year-old grandson must have been paying attention when, during the many times we’ve taken him to the Lord’s Table, he heard the words: “Body of Christ given for you.” One Sunday, when it was time to go to communion, he impatiently pulled on our daughter’s arm and said: “Come on, Mom, let’s go and get some Christ.” Diana Schramm, Clearwater, Fla.
I had left the Sunday bulletin on the kitchen table. When our granddaughter, 5, came into the kitchen and saw it, she said, “Grandma, there’s the menu from church!” Eileen Patrick, Lindsborg, Kan.
When our daughter was tucking our 4-year-old grandson into bed, he said, “Did you know that God made the whole world and everything in it? That must have been so much work. I sure wouldn’t want to do all that work.” Having said that, he promptly fell asleep. Joyce Pestal, Harvey, N.D.
Bob Vojtko
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