Laurie, 
Well, I just want to thank you for taking time out of your busy day and giving me this article Ten Things to Do Before Age Ten!! I feel so much better. To be honest, this is very close to what I have been doing with my son already. I’m not too sure on [...]

Taken from John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides, an autobiography edited by James Paton (published by The Banner of Truth Trust, 1994, Carlisle, PA). This passage describes John’s departure for Glasgow to begin his missionary internship. My dear father walked with me the first six miles of the way. His counsels and tears [...]

This excerpt was taken from Your Family God’s Way: Developing & Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack. In an article entitled “How We Send Emotional Messages,” Ernst Beier graphically illustrates how easily we can mistake the messages people are conveying nonverbally. We asked several people to act out six different moods on [...]

I have faced some opposition to homeschooling from two close friends, as well as from my parents. Do you mind sharing a bit on this topic? Of course, the main objection that my friends and family have to homeschooling is the infamous socialization factor. For instance, my friend and I had lunch on Monday. Our [...]

John Calvin Commentary: Ephesians 6:1-4 1. Children, obey. Why does the apostle use the word obey instead of honor, which has a greater extent of meaning? It is because Obedience is the evidence of that honor which children owe to their parents, and is therefore more earnestly enforced. It is likewise more difficult; for the [...]

What if you had an adult child who was addicted to cocaine. What specific things would you do in order to show/practice love to that child? What specific things would you NOT do in order to show/practice love to that child? Mark 10:21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One [...]

Taken from the book Your Family God’s Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack Level 1 This is the level of clichés and impersonal, automatic statements. Level 1 communication consists of conversation starters. “Good morning.” “Hello, how are you?” This type of communication is a smooth, pleasant, cheerful, efficient, and [...]

What does this painting say to you?

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — John 10:1 The following is a modernization and updating of a selection from: Of Domestical Duties, Fifth Treatise, Duties of Children, by William Gouge, [...]

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — John 10:1 The following is a modernization and updating of a selection from: Of Domestical Duties, Fifth Treatise, Duties of Children, by William Gouge, [...]