The On The Bookshelf Podcast

interview--popular Children's author Matthew PaulTurner presents a lovely Christmas book for kids

We discuss children's literature, his illustrators, his inspiration for his books, and how his latest sends several  messages we need to hear as humans and as Christians. 

interview-Devotions based on Carols

David and Barbara Leeman have created a beautiful devotional book based on the incredible stories behind the most popular Christmas carols. There are enough of them to cover the entire Christmas season, including the Tweve days of Christmas up to Epiphany, Jan. 6. My favorite is the incredible story of "O Holy Night". 

interview-composer-author Michael Card

The acclaimed songwriter, Bible scholar, and prolific author shares his latest book, "The Nazarene", which uses 40 of his song lyrics to illustrate the lyrical life of Jesus. 

interview from 2015--Ace Collins on the stories of Christmas songs

My friend of long-standing has lots of wonderful stories about the songs and traditions of Christmas.

interview--historian Mike Bunn on Florida in the Revolution

Alabama historian Mike Dunn tells the incredible true story of "The Fourteenth Colony" (West Florida, including south Alabama, south Mississippi, and south Louisiana). As a Florida native, I never knew that there was a major raid by Americans down the Mississippi River and a subsequent raid across the colony from New Orleans to Pensacola led by the leader of the former Spanish colony! Fascinating story of the British colony in North America about which few have ever heard!