My Scripture of the Year for 2014 The passage of scripture that I find myself thinking about and meditating on more than any other this year is found in the 5th chapter of Romans. I have been so encouraged reading the 4th and 5th…
The Culmination of the 40 Day Challenge I have already begun hearing from some of you about your experience meeting together as a family for the past 40 days. Here is what one family shared: “Praise God we were able to complete all…
Above All, Put On Love Throughout this year, God has been steadily, and persistently, encouraging me to spend time with Him each day, before “doing”. He has been having me focus on “being still” and “waiting on Him”. I find myself reveling…
New 2014 Labor Day Family Worship Contest Many of you reading this letter have just signed up to receive the newsletter in 2014. This new contest is to encourage those who are just beginning to have regular times of family worship. We…
As Christians we have three enemies, the world, the flesh, and the devil. I find that the most subtle foe and the hardest to discern, is the world. The most succinct description of the “world” is found in 1 John 2. …
Bible Contest For those who have been keeping track of your Family Worship Times and your Individual Bible Readings from January 1 to June 30, log into the website and enter your tallies. I think we have the bugs worked out. If you…
Bible Contest For those who are keeping track of how many days you have read the bible in 2014, either as families or individually, we are having trouble fixing the website for you to log in your numbers. At the end of…
I just returned from a homeschool conference. The travel was arduous, the bed was different, and I am tired from standing on a concrete floor for 8-10 hours a day. But deep down I feel rich and blessed beyond words. I just had…
Paul says that we are to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 What does it mean to bear someone’s burden? After two newsletters about being real, open, and vulnerable about our needs, how…
Spring is Sprung, the Grass is Green, We’re publishing a new book, A New Website can be Seen. I’m not a poet, but my feet sure show it, they are long fellows. 🙂 (size 14) In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the first…
When I write a newsletter, I pray and ask God for direction and content. Then I pass it to my son who distributes it to you. I often wonder how people respond to what is written and if they were encouraged, convicted, or…
This is not a New Year’s Resolution, you may relax. But it is an exhortation. I have recently spoken to people who have been through a difficult season in their life. I noticed they didn’t reach out for help when they were most needy….