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Christmas in Perspective
The gospel is the news that Jesus Christ has received us into his life. We don’t make Jesus part of our world; he has made us part of his, part of his life and relationship with his Father, part of his anointing in the Spirit, part of his relationship with his creation. It is this reality that summons us to faith and repentance…
1 comment | ContinuedGreek vs Hebrew Thought
What we now consider “The Church” is almost nothing like the Early New Testament Church. Think of an archeologist digging through layers to find out what life was like in ancient times.
To understand the Early Church we must dig through layers of a mountain of man’s influences shoveling off and discarding man’s traditions, theories, interpretations, [...]
What Homeschoolers Should Know About Learning Styles
Studies show that seventy percent of children do NOT learn well in the way the schools teach-lecture/ textbook/ test–most students need more.
Learning styles researchers state there are 4 identifiable learners. The four-step lesson cycle is a way to teach to all four learning styles. It does not isolate one type of learning but, instead, teaches [...]
A Harvest of Thanksgiving
Our cat, Shiloh, relaxing in the middle of my dining room sidebar. She will need to find a new napping place tomorrow.
A Harvest of Thanksgiving
Be present at our table, Lord;
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies bless, and grant that we
May feast in fellowship with thee.
- A Table Grace
Steamy hot dishes, traditional and new recipes, laughter, [...]
God So Loved the World
Every religion has a distant god far away from lowly humans. The human’s goal in life is to earn a place near him/her/them. But nothing they do is ever enough.
Christianity is different. God came to us. The faithful and dearly loved Son entered into this fallen world and went to the cross to bring us [...]
One Week to Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Ideas and Links for Christian Educators
Click for the Thanksgiving Preparation Countdown Check List
What a great time of year to teach! Take a walk with a leaf identification guide, visit an apple orchard (we provide the lesson plan!).
Go on a Nature Walk: Take the Leaf Identification Guide and see how many leaves you can identify. [...]
Heart of Wisdom Fall Newsletter
If you didn’t get the newsletter in an email you can view it online. Click on the image to read the Newsletter.
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Thanksgiving: A Time To Remember
Reading this book and listening to the audio book each year is a super family tradition! Perfect for long car rides or family reading time.
Thanksgiving: A Time To Remember
Thanksgiving is both distinctly Christian and exclusively American—a holiday for celebrating faith, family, and freedom. But all too often the true purpose of this special day is [...]
Keeping Up With Several Blogs
Keeping Up With Several Blogs
Do you try to keep up with more than one blog? I browse over 300. I enjoy several blogs, but I don’t have the time to jump around to all of them. Almost every blog I read is listed in Homeschool Blog Awards. With a reader I browse the titles (like [...]
Why Homeschoolers Should Have an MP3 Player!
Why Homeschoolers Should Have an mp3 Player
Free Books: Overdrive and NetLibrary offer free books online. These are simply the best resources I’ve seen in twenty years of homeschooling! All you need is a library card number and computer to open the door to the world of classics. But to really take advantage you should have [...]
9 comments | ContinuedDownload FREE Audio and Ebooks
In a previous post I explained where you can download books in audio and ebook format online. Below is a sampling of the available titles from Overdrive. Browse the site for thousands more.
Listen to audio books from your computer or burn to a CD, MP3 player or Kindle (See using Kindle as an MP3 Player) [...]
Erev Yom Kippur
Tonight at dusk is the beginning of Yom Kippur. The proper greeting for this holiday is, “May you have an easy fast.” Today is known as Erev Yom Kippur, representing a person’s last opportunity to seek forgiveness from other people before Yom Kippur begins.
In the Bible, Yom Kippur bears three names: the Day of Atonement, [...]
Free Audiobooks and MP3 Downloads
Thousands of audio books and ebooks are available to download FREE!
Play from your computer or download to a CD or MP3 player. If you want young children to become readers, it is important to instill a love of listening to good stories. Take advantage of these free audio books.
Overdrive and Netlibrary are public library resources [...]
Spiritual Roots of Diseases (Fear)
Last week I went to a conference on the spiritual roots of diseases. It should be no surprise that there are spiritual roots to many diseases. Christians have same statistics in the areas of cancer, heart disease, depression, divorce, diabetes, etc. as unbelievers. Diseases are choking the church!
I mentioned I would write about the theories [...]
Taking Every Though Captive
Fruit of the Spirit Friday
In an earlier post titled Think on These Things: I addressed thoughts. We should be focusing on whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—excellent and praiseworthy things.
How do you think good and praiseworthy things in the midst of turmoil, when you have [...]
Think on These Things
Fruit of the Spirit Friday: Loving Others
The other night Precious (one of our Great Pyrenees) tore up my laundry room. She ate through a wicker basket, left a pound of sand on the floor (from the dried mud after the rain), ate a shoe, tore open a package of paper plates, ripped an Amazon packing [...]
9 comments | ContinuedGo With the Strength You Have
The angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” Gideon replied in doubt and in an accusatory tone with questions:
“But sir,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our fathers told [...]
Darwin or Design? The Privileged Planet
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Darwin or Design?
The Privileged Planet explores a startling connection between our capacity to survive and our ability to observe and understand the universe. Is this correlation merely a coincidence? Or does it point to a deeper truth about purpose and intelligent design within the cosmos?
The Privileged Planet (Book)
Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez and philosopher/theologian Jay [...]
Is Your Yoke Pleasant?
Room of Good Intentions
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Have you ever felt no matter how much you strive to please God that you consistently fail? No matter how hard you try you feel like you are running in place? There are many tired, cynical, well-intended Christians wearing masks determined to work on their sin to achieve an [...]
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