Becoming Peculiar — Adventures in a Backwards Kingdom

14 Montessori-Inspired Activities for a 2-Year-Old

March 26, 2014 by Kathleen Quiring 7 Comments

Colour Wheel Matching Game : 15 Montessori-Inspired Activities for Toddlers

About six months ago, I wrote a series about Raising a Low-Media Toddler. In one of my posts, I offered ideas for Montessori-inspired toddler activities. My daughter had just turned two, and so I shared what she was doing at that time. It’s amazing how much she has grown and developed in the six months […]

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Learning Numeracy with Number Rods: Montessori-Inspired Math for Toddlers

March 24, 2014 by Kathleen Quiring 6 Comments

Using number rods to learn quantity - math for toddlers

(Total change of subject from my evangelism series, I know. All the blogging gurus tell you to focus on one central idea, but I just have too many interests. Sorry! Maybe a few of you will find this interesting? For the record, I’m planning to return to that series yet with a few more posts. […]

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The Number One Realization That Changed the Way I Do Evangelism

March 19, 2014 by Kathleen Quiring 10 Comments

Sorry: The Number One Thing That Changed the Way I Do Evangelism

Image by Jim Linwood. Note: this is a part of my series on evangelism, which started here. There are a lot of reasons I’ve changed my approach to evangelism. A huge factor, of course, were my disastrous past attempts to convert people. There are other reasons as well: a changing definition of salvation; a new […]

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Conversations About God: How I Ditched Formal Evangelism and Started Just Being A Friend

March 17, 2014 by Kathleen Quiring 10 Comments

Eighteen-year-old Me. I dunno. Note: I’ve been talking about evangelism around here, sharing my personal stories. You can find my introduction to the subject here. In my last post, I shared my humiliating and disastrous attempt to convert my sweet friend Marie, which resulted in a shattered friendship. Today I’m continuing with another story. I […]

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Converting Marie: An Epic Evangelism Disaster (And What It Taught Me)

March 12, 2014 by Kathleen Quiring 9 Comments

(Kathleen, the 19-year-old Evangelist) Note: I’m continuing my series on evangelism, which started here. I shared my thoughts and experiences on door-to-door evangelists, and now I’m sharing some of my own stories. My career as an unofficial evangelist began in my first year of university. I had been a Christian all my life and had […]

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