‘Tis the Season to Pause
Much has been written about the seasons of life. Childhood is often compared to spring, young adulthood to summer, middle age to fall, and old age to winter. Marriage and parenthood also have their seasons. In her book Seasons of a Mother’s Heart, Sally Clarkson refers to spring, summer, fall, and winter as the seasons [...]
Your Family’s Christmas Schedule—Flustered or Flexible?
By Davis Carman There are plenty of good reasons to educate your children at home, and I’ve put together a top ten list that’s intended for fun but is true nonetheless. Counting down from number ten: 10. Your kids will never miss the bus. 9. Praying and reading the Bible are allowed. 8. You don’t [...]
How Do We Know Jesus Was Born of a Virgin?
The virgin birth is one of the most attacked miracles regarding Jesus. These attacks generally fall into two categories: they either attack the idea of the virgin birth or the translation of the word “virgin.” To many people these days, being born of a virgin sounds a little too much like the origin of a [...]
6 Tips for Making the Holidays Christ-Centered and Educational
In spite of our disbelief, protestations, and general lack of preparation, we are officially entering the holiday season. With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas just a month away, today is a good time to stop and plan how we will use this season for God’s glory and our families’ good. Holidays provide us, [...]
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What Were You Doing New Year’s Eve?
On December 31, 2011, I attended a concert with my new bride. Mary and I counted down the final seconds of the year in chorus with a few thousand other concertgoers before we all erupted into a celebration of a new year new beginnings. Hundreds of millions of people around the world partied in a [...]
‘Tis the Season to Pause
Much has been written about the seasons of life. Childhood is often compared to spring, young adulthood to summer, middle age to fall, and old age to winter. Marriage and parenthood also have their seasons. In her book Seasons of a Mother’s Heart, Sally Clarkson refers to spring, summer, fall, and winter as the seasons [...]
Tis The Season To Pause
Much has been written about the seasons of life. Childhood is often compared to spring, young adulthood to summer, middle age to fall, and old age to winter. Marriage and parenthood also have their seasons. In her book Seasons of a Mother’s Heart, Sally Clarkson refers to spring, summer, fall, and winter as the seasons of [...]
December: A Month of Healers
Even though historians are fairly certain Jesus was not born in the month of December, most Christians will celebrate His birth on the 25 th . Regardless of when or how, we should celebrate the birth of Christ. Without His birth, His death could never have occurred, and without His death, people would be forever separated from [...]
Homeschooling and the Holidays
By Zan Tyler The kids and I were doing research for one of our many Thanksgiving plays. We duly noted that in 1608 the Pilgrims left their beloved homeland of England to settle in Holland because of severe religious persecution. Then I discovered something I didn't know. Even though the pilgrims had religious freedom in [...]











