Encouragement for homeschool parents
Hear from our executive director Kirk as he shares reflections on faith, character, and discipling children at home
The Hope of Sanctification In the Homeschool Experience
A recent article in the liberal magazine Parenting covered the concerning statistic that more than one in five American adults now take at least one type of medication to treat a psychological or behavioral disorder, a 22 percent rise since 2001. Similarly, there was a 264% increase of medication for ADHD among women aged 20-44 in the last decade. The…
Fact or Feeling
But these men mock and curse at anything they do not understand, and like animals, they do whatever they feel like, thereby ruining their souls. –Jude 10 (TLB) Two of the priorities of Christian home education is to 1) help our children understand they are sinners in need of a Savior, who is Christ alone, and 2) prepare our children…
Worthless!
Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. –Proverbs 12:11 (ESV) Very seldom is sin one dimensional. Not only does the behavior itself negatively impact us directly, it also keeps us from doing things that would profit us in one way or another indirectly. Sometimes the cost of the latter is…
Don’t Be Naïve
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. –Proverbs 14:16 (ESV) The most profound lessons our children learn in homeschooling will not be found in textbooks but in doing life together. Solomon reminds us that wisdom is demonstrated in showing a certain degree of caution throughout life, especially in turning…
A Time of Refreshing
So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.–Luke 5:16 Earthly life was both glorious and active for Christ. Being fully God, yet fully man, He was busy training His disciples on a daily basis as well as pouring out Himself to the masses that had such tremendous need. Jesus left us so many examples in regards to sacrifice,…
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The Man in the Mirror
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. —2 Cor. 3:18 (NKJV) There is no secret formula to homeschooling success. It would be nice if there were. One reason for this is that…
Strength
In The Coddling of the American Mind, the authors quote folk wisdom: “Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.” In other words, we cannot always predict what events will come our children’s way; therefore, rather than try to prepare our children for specific circumstances that may never be realized, we should train them in character…
Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason
Ecclesiastes is the real deal. It addresses such difficult discussions like why bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people (8:14) or why some good people die young and sinners die at a ripe old age (Ecc. 7:15). So then, on what grounds can we motivate others, especially our own children, to keep doing the…
Eyes Wide Squinted
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. 21 Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. 22 Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others. – Ecc. 7:20-22 (ESV) Ben Franklin gave the sage advice, “Before marriage, have your…
What’s In a Name?
When Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” he was basically saying names are a social convention that do not carry any real meaning. The Bible, however, says something completely different. Throughout scripture we find numerous examples of names being tied directly to a person’s past or future work. One such person is Barnabas. Acts 4:36 defines Barnabas’ as “son of…