Many faithful Canon customers discovered us through the classical Christian education movement. Although we didn’t publish Doug Wilson’s Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, we have worked hard to continue the vision laid out in that book. Between curriculum (like our popular Logic and Latin textbooks) and practical how-to guides for Christian educators (Repairing the Ruins and Classical Education and the Homeschool), we’ve sought to give parents and teachers sound advice as they compile curriculum and work to raise Godly children. (more…)

When an email goes out to our church community, to help provide meals to a family, I’ve often wondered what kind of food is being prepared and delivered. I’ve provided meals, but I’ve never needed meals delivered to my home. I’m quite fascinated by the whole concept of using food to bring comfort to others.

For me, the most difficult part is determining what’s best for the family. Do they have small children? Any dietary restrictions? How do I prepare a meal for only four people? How do I prepare it so that it will keep for a few days and still taste good? Should I put it in something that they can throw away rather than wash?

I happen to believe there are many women, and men, who would love to help out, but their fear of cooking keeps them from participating in the whole meal-delivery-thing, or even inviting people over to their homes for meals.

For those reasons - and many more - and because food is such an important part of hospitality and caring for others, I’ve started adding a few cookbooks to our website: to inspire you, provide you with options, and to broaden your cooking horizons.

On our website, you’ll find cookbooks, food-related books, and hospitality books under the category Family then under the sub-category of Hospitality and Cooking. I’ve added three new books: Bake Until Bubbly: The Ultimate Casserole Book, by Clifford A. Wright, Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker: Recipes for Entertaining, by Beth Hensperger & Julie Kaufmann, and The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, by Pam Anderson.

On each of the product pages, I share some information about the book AND provide one of the recipes. Take a look at my new selections and, as always, I welcome your feedback.

J.T. Grauke (our intern who is oh-so-much-more than an intern) has been busy the last few weeks, trying to help Canon become a little more tech savvy. Below is the first fruit of his efforts: a book trailer for the upcoming new edition of The Book Tree.

Yes, you read me right. A book trailer. Take a peek, share with your friends, and keep your eyes peeled. There will be more.

You may remember that last year, Doug Wilson participated in an online debate with Christopher Hitchens (hosted by Christianity Today). At the time the debate generated a fair amount of buzz in the blog world, and also garnered media attention (from American Spectator and others).

We’re excited to announce that we are publishing the debate in book format this fall, along with brand new prefaces from both authors. The book, titled Is Christianity Good for the World?, will drop on September 2nd, and it’s now available for pre-order on our website. This book is an important contribution to the New Atheism discussion, partly because of its unique debate format, and partly because it features two keen minds going head-to-head on a brutally pertinent topic.