Maybe I’ll even take some to the fair.

Taken from The World From Our Window by Ken Fields …Perspective is often God’s gift to his children when they are called to enter the valley of the shadow of death. In other words, the trials God ordains for us are rarely as bad as we initially make them out to be…. Perspective reminds us […]

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Taken from OPC.org Question: I frequently hear people praying about something until they had “peace about it” and also “God opens and closes doors.” Are these statements biblically incorrect? Answer: Your question indicates that you are not willing to just go along with everything that sounds spiritual, and with that concern I would certainly agree. […]

ON FAILING By Dr. Michael A. Halleen They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. (John 21:3) Jesus’ disciples knew how to fish. They did it well and expected to be successful. But that night “they caught *nothing*.” They failed. We know the feeling. Behind all of us lie […]

1 Kings 3:16-28 16 Now two women who were harlots [or possibly innkeepers] came to the king, and stood before him. 17 And one woman said, “O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth while she was in the house. 18 Then it happened, the third day […]

Thanks to Kathy S. for sharing this with me: I was out walking with my Grandson. He picked something up off of the ground and started to put it in his mouth. I took the item away from him, and I asked him not to do that. “Why?” my Grandson asked. “Because it’s been on […]

What’s in your toolbox? A writer’s toolbox would be incomplete without a variety of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices were first examined by the rhetoricians of ancient Greece. Writers and speakers have been honing these devices ever since in their search for clarity and beauty in language. Discover these tools for yourself in thirty short, enjoyable […]

My husband and I are seeking to implement your homeschooling ideas (classical education) with our children who are currently 9, 6, 4, and 1. Since I tend to function best with structure and also do not feel confident enough to pull this together on my own, I would like to find a curriculum to use. […]