Encouragement for homeschool parents
Hear from our executive director Kirk as he shares reflections on faith, character, and discipling children at home
Covid, Masks, and the ICHE Conference
“Things have changed!” may be the most overused tagline in journalism, media, and daily conversations. While I obviously appreciate the sentiment, I also want to retort, “While circumstances may have changed, people’s needs have not. We still need God, and we still need fellowship with one another.” By now, most know that we will have some mask expectations indoors at…
True Spirituality
I find it humorous that Christians often label parts of God’s word as spiritual and other parts as practical. I ask, “How is that possible if all the writers in the Bible were moved upon by the same Holy Spirit?” I will readily admit that some portions of scripture are definitely more about orthodoxy (doctrine) while others are more about…
The Most Important Ingredient After Grace
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was himself homeschooled. Perhaps this is one reason he is looked upon as one of the greatest leaders in our country’s history. Not that homeschooling in and of itself automatically…
Are Leaders Born or Made?
This question is one that is addressed quite often in leadership literature. More often than not, writers come down on the latter rather than the former; after all, they are trying to sell books for people to become a leader, so that makes sense. While we are all challenged to grow in all endeavors of life (2 Peter 3:18), we…
A Father’s Plan and a Son’s Submission
Lying on his back, the sky looked wonderfully blue that day. The lightness of the clouds seemed to mock the heaviness of the moment. He was bound, by the will of his own father, ready to become a living sacrifice. It was all so surreal insofar as he had always tried to please and honor his father … in everything.…
Premature Inheritance
An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end. ~ Proverbs 20:21 (ESV) God’s ways are really intriguing. Time and again, man attempts to short circuit God’s methods but finds himself broken upon the shoals of life. Others may attain worldly success, but at what cost? As the adage goes, men are so busy climbing…
Steady Plodding in the Field of Homeschooling
Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty. –Proverbs 21:5 (TLB) God’s ways work. It is the biblical normative that parents raise their children and not the “villages” of man’s construction. This is why homeschooling has done so well in the last forty years. It is not in the system itself nor is it the result of the giftings and…
Are We Too Late to Start Plodding?
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. –Proverbs 21:5 (ESV) Over the past several years I have been blessed by the number of young parents who were attending our homeschool conference for the first time. When I asked them how old their oldest child was, some replied with an…
Education is the Key
In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with these Levites, the priests Elishama and Jehoram. And they taught in Judah, having the Book of the Law of…
Jigsaw Puzzle of Life
The largest homeschool survey ever undertaken, the Gen2 Survey, found that 87% of young people kept the faith if they shared the following criteria: They had a good relationship with their parents, especially their fathers. They were homeschooled. They were involved in a local church. They had some training in worldviews, How significant is that 87%? Depending upon which Christian…