Because everyone loves a good story
Posted on April 28, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Harry Potter is rife with action and adventure, but it has its fair share of drama and romance too. Are the relationships believable, or do they leave much to be desired? Read on to see my humble opinion.
Category: Harry Potter, Uncategorized Tags: Drama, Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling, Relationships, Romance, Stories
Posted on April 6, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Here’s a brief poem to help you meditate on Christ, the suffering Servant. May you have a blessed Easter, friend!
Category: Jesus, Masterful Poems, Uncategorized Tags: Easter, Good friday, Jesus, poem, Salvation
Posted on March 17, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Did you know there are over 700 characters in the Harry Potter series? There are as many as 772 if you count the ones mentioned only briefly.
Some of these are friends, and some are enemies. See a few of each, including my 3 favorite characters. (Hint: it’s not Harry!)
Category: Harry Potter, Uncategorized Tags: Enemies, Friends, Harry Potter, Relationships, Voldemort
Posted on February 24, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
What makes people read and re-read the Harry Potter books again and again? The storyline, of course! Check out today’s post for a look at why the stories are perennial and phenomenal. (No spoilers, I promise!)
Category: Awesome Children's Books, Harry Potter, Uncategorized Tags: Books, Characters, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, plot, Story
Posted on February 4, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Harry Potter has been around for over 25 years. Surely concerns about the series are old news, right?
For many people, I’m sure that’s true. For those of us with young children, however, it’s still worth analyzing what we believe about the books and their impact before letting our kids read them.
In this post, I give you my opinion about four common concerns and end with a takeaway that applies to all of life.
Category: Awesome Children's Books, Harry Potter, Jesus, Uncategorized Tags: Bible, Concerns, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Magic, Witch, Wizard
Posted on January 13, 2023 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Harry Potter has been around for over a quarter of a century, so why am I just now writing about him? And what could I possibly add to the volumes of Potter obsession already clogging the internet?
…Well, you’ll just have to read this (seriously short) intro post to find out, won’t you? Unless you’re better than Snape at legilimency.
Category: Awesome Children's Books, FYI, Harry Potter, Uncategorized Tags: Harry Potter, Kid Lit, Magic, Novels, Opinion
Posted on December 23, 2022 by Emily Zaiser Wade
Today I want to nominate three popular Christmas movies as Thanksgiving movies instead. They seem to have nothing in common at first glance, but upon further inspection I think you’ll agree that they’re the same story in different settings.
Join me for a quick look at how we can celebrate Thanksgiving at Christmas!
Category: Family, Jesus, Uncategorized Tags: Birth, Christmas, Jesus, Mary, movies, Thankful, Thanksgiving
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