Did Slaves Have Birthdays?
I didn’t really celebrate my birthday this year because I had the flu. But at least I knew I had a birthday. My parents told me some of the details
Underground Railroad Nuggets
What Was It Like to Be a Slave?
Do kids really understand what it meant to be a slave in America? Probably not. Yes, they learn about slavery and the Civil War in history class, but they are
Holding Out for a Hero
We all need a hero.
Yes, Jesus is our ultimate and irreplaceable champion, but where are the flesh and blood people who can serve as our examples? In my last post,
Meet Moses: a Twelve-year-old Slave
My novel for middle grade and junior high kids, Dark Enough to See the Stars, tells the story of twelve-year-old Moses as he escapes from slavery on the Underground Railroad. Meet
My Time Travel Adventure
Last weekend I got to enter a time machine. Yes, that’s right, a time machine. Well, maybe not the kind of time machine that H. G. Wells wrote about, but