How well do we love other home-educating mothers? We are on the same team after all. The more families who give their children a true Christian education in the home, the greater the benefit to the children, the church and the nation. As I watch my five girls grow up together, I often reflect on …
I would not be living at any other time in history. As schools grow spiritually darker and the content children are taught becomes increasingly incoherent and ungodly, the Lord has provided a means by which UK parents can teach their children the gospel, “when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, …
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Home Education: Taking Stock of the ‘Off-Key’ Days For the newbie home educator, an off-key day is simply confirmation that home education is a bad idea. What could be a clearer sign that our children belong in the school system than a day (or two) where children cry over their lessons, the house …
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There is a reason that Sunday has been set apart as a special day unto the Lord. Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week and the Holy Spirit was given to the church on the first day of the week (John 20:1, 19 Acts 2:1-4). If we take Sunday (the …
Some time ago I stumbled across the writings of the Puritans and for several years their work formed the staple of my reading. Centuries after they put pen to paper, their insights into human nature struck a chord with me and changed the way I understood sin and the grace of God forever. Of course, …
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One of the biggest mistakes a home educator can make is to believe that home education converts our children. This line of thought leads to panic parenting – panic that all is lost if we do not use exactly the right curriculum, panic if we miss family devotions twice in row, panic if our children …
