Encouragement for homeschool parents
Hear from our executive director Kirk as he shares reflections on faith, character, and discipling children at home
Twins!
Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.”—Luke 7:35 It has been said that wisdom has many children. Two of those children walk hand in hand, and if our own children possess them both, it will go well with them. Wisdom’s twin children are discernment and discretion. Discernment is knowing what to do. Solomon wrote, “He who keeps his command…
I Miss Barry, Lou, and Nolan
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. –Proverbs 30:32 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. –Proverbs 27:2 One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. –Proverbs 13:7 Even…
Ponce de Leon and Proverbs 13
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. –Proverbs 13:14 Ponce de Leon sought for the mythical Fountain of Youth, hoping for reward and revived vitality; instead, he died from a wound to the hip, courtesy of a Floridian native. If he wanted to find the true fountain…
Above All Get Wisdom
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. —Proverbs 4:7 He lay in that semi-conscious state where dreams and thoughts often flood the mind. This night, however, would be different for God Himself would visit Solomon, offering him one prayer request. Even though he was asleep, his faculties seemed to be fully functional as…
Wisdom Is Looking For You
One of the most humbling realities of the Christian life is that God searches us out and calls us to Himself by the power of His Spirit. When a young Asa sought the Lord against the overwhelming odds of the invading Ethiopians, God gave him an enormous victory. This prompted a revival in Judah as Asa implemented one godly reform…
A Perspective of Self
The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. –Proverbs 20:27 (ESV) One of the most wonderful gifts from our Creator is man’s ability to observe, consider, and change. It is what separates us from brute beasts which live merely by instinct. Foundational to this reality is our capacity to have a proper perspective…
The Power of Paradigms
Perspectives and paradigms have always intrigued me, from the way they develop to the influence they have on our lives. Regardless of how hard we try, our actions can only be severed from our perspectives for so long until we revert back to the way we truly see life. Therefore, it is important that we understand something about them. The…
Healthy Eyes
We have fasted and prayed every month—except December which is a time of feasting and thanksgiving—for over eight years. We have prayed over several hundred requests together. Of all the things we’ve prayed for, however, only God’s grace alone can answer the following requests. Why? “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your…
The ICHE Convention: The Weekend God Turned Our World Upside Down
(A.K.A. How to Leave the ICHE Convention With Hope and Glory) I remember vividly walking out of the front door of Calvary Church in Naperville after our first ICHE Convention back at the turn of the millennium. We didn’t simply drink from a fire hose that weekend, for that would have been a thrilling memory to share with our children…
In Response to HB 2789
There has been much concern expressed over HB 2789, but in communicating with HSLDA and our lobbyist in Springfield, they have informed us that this bill is not aimed at homeschooling, due to the verbiage employed. Therefore, the ICHE Legislative Task Force is NOT encouraging calls at this time. If you want to call on behalf of brick and mortar…