In compiling a library for a K-12 school one of the most disturbing things I found was the ridiculous selection of children’s biographies available.

On Amazon right now there are 47 children’s biographies of Michael Jackson! I found this image to be the most disturbing. Even if the mountains of accusations about him abusing children are not true, this is the best you can do? This is your canon of great people you want your children to emulate?

Jesus, a pedophile, two movie producers, two serial adulterers, and only 4/10 men worth studying.

There are even books on Jackson populating a category of Christian Biography.  What!?

If we want to improve our families our churches and our country, we need to start aiming higher.  We need to remember and emulate the great Christians in the past who fought and won great victories for the Gospel.

This is a wonderful book list for children, pry them away from the trash on those screens and help them to appreciate God’s wonderful work on this earth:

And this is a crucial work for us adults to remember the sacrifice of so many: