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Teaching the Creeds to Our Children
Have you ever considered including the historic creeds of the Christian church in your morning time, personal devotions, or family worship? If you’ve felt ill-equipped to teach them to your children, or have wondered why they even matter, come walk beside me as we explore the reasons to memorize the creeds with our children. What is a creed, and Why do we need them? The word “creed” comes from the Latin word “credo,” meaning “I believe.” Many church traditions even have the pastor ask the congregation, “Christian, what do you believe?” prior to a corporate recitation of one of these confessions of faith. Learning and reciting the historically espoused creeds…
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Ordinary Homeschool Planning: sometimes crazy, often simple, still beautiful
Planning for next year’s curriculum and schedule looks a lot like piles of books and papers scattered in semi-organized chaos across the corner of my bedroom. My intention was, eventually, to craft a beautiful and photogenic display. I’m an (accidental) homeschool blogger, after all. I think that’s part of the job description. Yeah. Um. That won’t be happening. I’ll just be happy if all those books and papers get to the proper shelves before we officially go back to a regular school routine in a couple weeks. This is a semi-metaphor for the way homeschooling often goes around here. Life is sometimes hard, and often surprising. I didn’t think my…
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Homeschool Conventions, Teaching, and Repentance
We go to homeschool conventions for encouragement and inspiration. But sometimes we end up discouraged and overwhelmed. How can we leave with joy and not fear?
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Simple Advent Ideas for Families
Looking for simple advent activities the whole family can enjoy? Here are 3 easy projects and 6 advent books for all ages to enjoy!
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Beginner’s Guide to Church History
For many modern protestants, church history (if they think about it at all) begins with those famous theses being nailed to a door, as if the 1500 previous years of Christianity don’t really count. If you have desired to learn more about church history or if you have longed to feel connected to the church throughout the ages, this post is for you! If you have felt overwhelmed at the thought of where to start your own studies, let alone how to pass on a delight-filled understanding of their place in church history to your children, I hope this post provides a helpful place to start.
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“According to the flesh”- Romans 8:1-4
What do you typically associate with walking “according to the flesh”? Do you primarily think of external sin and temptation? Fleshly desires? Bad theology? Morally corrupt allurements? Sins that “other people” commit? How might you be thinking according to the flesh in your daily life?
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Is the Bible Good for Women? by Wendy Alsup: Book Review
In her book, Alsup communicates intelligently, logically, humbly, emphasizing throughout a robust theology of Scripture. She seeks to answer this question: Is the Bible Good for Women?
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They also serve who only stand and wait
On His Blindness, by John Milton, is an exquisite sonnet that speaks patience and hope on the days we're anxiously desperate to please God through our works.
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He said/She said: a Dad’s and Mom’s Perspectives on Homeschooling
What if you asked a Dad and a Mom the same series of questions about their homeschooling? Would their perspectives be similar or different? And what do they wish they'd known before they started?
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Acts: an Introduction
The point of Acts is not the actions and work of individuals or even the church as a whole; the point of the book is the continuing actions of God Himself as the gospel expands.
