Teach Your Kids the Bible and Christian History
When my kids were young, they loved pretending to put on the full armor of God. We’d talk about how important it is to suit up and be ready to serve the Lord. We also talked a lot about how the battle is already won, and how the battle belongs to the Lord (2 Chronicles 20:15, 1 Samuel 17:47). He… View Post
When I began searching for a Bible curriculum to teach my kids the Bible, I thought it would be simple to find a curriculum that met my most important qualification. It had to use the Bible as its spine text. That seemed to me to be very important in a Bible curriculum. Hey! There’s a HUGE Homeschool Giveaway in this… View Post
There are two things about the armor of God we must teach our kids. Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV) says: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the… View Post
When my boys were little, we used to practice putting on the armor of God every morning before school. My boys loved their little Armor of God Bible study. Really, what boy doesn’t love imagining themselves as a knight or a soldier? It was something they enjoyed, and it gave us an opportunity to talk about spiritual warfare. It was… View Post
As a trained artist, it’s important to me that my kids know how to express themselves through artwork. Art is a wonderful way for kids to develop the right-hand side of their brain, and for them to develop fine motor skills. You can check out some of the art projects we’ve done in our home as a family. It’s important… View Post
God created friendship. He mentions friendship a number of times in His inspired, inerrant, infallible word. I think that’s pretty cool. Here in America, we tend to live pretty solitary lives sometimes. We still have that independent, pioneering spirit… but God created us to live in community. We learn to be friends to others, don’t we? It’s not a skill… View Post
Christian dating for teens. That’s kind of a scary subject, isn’t it? We want our children to navigate the teen years well, and the topic of approaching relationships (dating or otherwise) from a biblical point of view is a huge concern. This is an area where the stakes are high and the potential for error is high. I have a… View Post