An Introduction to Writing Well (ED321) shows students how to write effective introductions to essays and sermons and provides them with a tool to improve their reading comprehension and note-taking skills.

No matter your context, writing is crucial. When you have information that you need to get across to an audience, how much you can successfully transmit is directly proportional to how well you write. This series of courses by Richard Newton will help you improve as a writer. You will learn some of the basic skills you need to not only communicate your point effectively but also to hold the attention of others compellingly. You’ll learn how to write what you mean in a meaningful way that persuades others. You will develop graceful and impactful ways to conclude a writing piece and discover tools you can use to sharpen your work, and consider worthwhile ways to strategically revise your writing on your own and in community. Whether you are interested in becoming a better author, essayist, preacher, or public speaker these courses will help you hone your craft.

Classic Christian Stories and Sermons for Children and Youth is a unique collection of literature—ideal for the young Christian or those working with children. With over 4,000 pages of stories, sermons, and insights, this 15-volume collection offers a fascinating look into Christian thought and moral teaching for children. These titles from nineteenth- and twentieth-century preachers, educators, and social reformers provide a solid foundation in Christian teaching which remains relevant today. This collection also contains hundreds of enchanting illustrations in a variety of styles: sketches, woodcuts, steel engravings, and more. Read sermons from “The Children’s Evangelist,” Edward Payson Hammond. Or delve into the riches of the “Prince of Preachers for the Young,” Richard Newton, as he teaches children to praise God through nature. Other notable figures, such as George MacDonald, the writer and thinker who inspired C. S. Lewis, and Catherine F. Vos, the wife of Geerhardus Vos, ...

Teaching and Advancing an Argument (ED322) shows students how to write persuasive body paragraphs for essays and sermons and provides them with a strategy for reading more efficiently.

Refinishing Your Writing: Conclusions and Revisions (ED323) shows students how to write skillful conclusions to essays and sermons, as well as how to revise their writing to present a polished and persuasive finished product.

Richard Newton’s last work, Bible Animals and the Lessons Taught by Them, contains 16 sermons published posthumously on the subject of “Bible Natural History.” Newton looks closely at various beasts and birds mentioned in the Bible and examines their habits and character to draw parallels to biblical truth and illustrate duties that spring from those truths.

Pebbles from the Brook expands upon the example of David, gathering stones from a brook to defeat the giant Goliath. Richard Newton tells young readers that we all have giants to fight, in the form of our sin, and that the Word of God is where we find our pebbles. Newton offers 10 sermons that he hopes will be pebbles for young Christian soldiers.

Teach and train the next generation with this library of resources devoted to helping young people become better grounded in Scripture and the classics. Build on the foundation laid by those who came before using digital tools that enhance the great deposit of the past.

Richard Newton wrote The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young for Christian parents, ministers, and teachers, dedicating it to all who follow the Lord’s command to the apostle Peter, “Feed my lambs.” Volume 1 begins with the first gospel promise in Genesis 3:15 and leads us into the wilderness where Jesus is tempted by the devil. It also contains hundreds of exquisite illustrations of steel and wood engravings. Volume 2 begins with “The Apostles Chosen” and concludes with “The Ascension of Our Lor...

This selection of sermons by Richard Newton points to the love of Jesus Christ, examining his beauty and grace as one would admire a multi-faceted jewel. In these 10 sermons, both the work and person of Christ are presented to assist young people in knowing Jesus more, increasing their own capacity for usefulness and joy.

Richard Newton presents young readers with a series of sermons on how to look through nature to the God who created it. Sun, moon, stars, light, air, flowers, and other natural wonders are expounded upon with reference to the Psalms, Exodus, Isaiah, and Matthew. Each sermon is accompanied by beautiful illustrations.

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