Encouragement for homeschool parents
Hear from our executive director Kirk as he shares reflections on faith, character, and discipling children at home
The Oldest Institutions Must Be Protected
Man is always trying to correct God. It is as old as creation itself. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve allowed the serpent to redefine what God said and what God meant, regarding the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The result was the entrance of sin, the fall of man, and the terrible effect on…
Are We Human Paper Towels?
And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. –Matthew 16:3 You have probably seen the ad with the tagline, “Bounty is the quicker picker upper.” The spilled drink starts to roll down the…
Great Expectations
Almost a year ago I shared about the famous novel, Great Expectations. If you recall the article or have read the book, Charles Dickens compares and contrasts values based on external priorities and positions verses internal character. Those who had so much of the world on the outside had so little of heaven on the inside. Many of them lived…
What’s Coming Down the Pike?
While we have had hardly any bad legislative bills since COVID, I have been sharing that I believe we will have some negative homeschooling legislation attempts in the not too distant future. In an article I read earlier this year, office staff in Seattle school districts received possible termination notices due to a projected $130 million deficit. They are looking…
A Surprise Beginning
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. –Romans 1:21 Romans 1 is one of the most disconcerting passages in the Bible as it traces a process that ends in the depraved lifestyle of homosexuality and sodomy. Yes,…
Culture Gone Wild
To say that we are in a post-Christian culture would be a massive understatement. It seems like our culture has taken a nosedive into the abyss of sensuality and secularism, almost daring God to judge us. Still, this is the culture that our children will be adulting in. We must always remember that there is “nothing new under the sun,”…
Raising Out-of-the-Box Thinkers
But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. –Numbers 14:24 (NKJV) Most of us know the story how Joshua and Caleb saw the potential in Canaan Land while the others saw only the obstacles. Having a…
ICHE Responds
ICHE Responds Thank you for submitting your evaluations after this year’s conference. We’ve read every one. Thank you for your encouragement and thoughts, and please know we value your input! There were some comments and questions that we wish we could chat about personally, but because they were anonymous, we are unable to do so. However, we would like to…
What is Manhood Chowder
I live in Edwards County. If you look it up on the internet, we are known as the Chowder Capital of the World. What is chowder? It is a combination of all sorts of meats and vegetables mixed in a soup or stew-like concoction. Of course, “meat” is a pretty broad category. Sometimes in life it is simply best not…
The Why
I shared in the closing keynote of the ICHE Homeschooling Conference that it is important for parents to share why they do what they do, especially as their children age. Not only do their children begin to understand that Dad and Mom have a reason for what they do, it also teaches their children to start to think like they…