How does a culture rooted in the discipline of Christianity devolve into one that embraces relativism and the autonomy of the individual? Slowing and patiently. In America, it has taken a multi-pronged campaign of capturing the educational system along with the major media outlets that portray nice people who embrace worthy causes, and who incidentally …
My adult son and I like to exchange audio books with each other. Each of us spends a lot of time driving and these are good ways to redeem that time. Lately I have been listening to one he shared about George Washington. My son knows more about Washington than most people, having made him …
As we face the self-destruction of humanism, our task is to be prepared, and to prepare our children, to lead in terms of the Kingdom of God. This must include evaluating all subject areas, occupations, political decisions, and family and community life according to God’s law-word, and do so deliberately and self-consciously. If we fail …
A popular radio program hosted by Art Linkletter had a regular segment called “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Linkletter began interviewing children to get their unvarnished comments, some of which were hilarious. Most parents will agree, children can say things that surprise us. The other day, my son told me that while he and his …
“To control the future requires the control of education and of the child. Hence, for Christians to tolerate statist education, or to allow their children to be trained thereby, means to renounce power in society, to renounce their children, and to deny Christ’s Lordship over all of life.” ~ R. J. Rushdoony As the school …
It’s mid-August and the back to school ads and displays have been going strong for well over a month. In the state where I live, schools are already in session, so the “back to school” bombardment is winding down. It is always a bit sad when the daytime hours are devoid of children. There is …
In years past, I remember asserting that I would never pursue a career as a teacher. I had good teachers over the years, but I thought my life would go in a different direction. When the call came to homeschool, I decided that, in order to be a better teacher, I should always put myself …
A Kingdom-driven family is one with parents who teach their children that the Bible applies to every area of life and thought. Just as in the parable of the sower, seed sown on fertile ground brings an increase in the lives of young people. One mother of such a family sent me an email that …
When a child is brutally raped and murdered, our society is outraged. Well, sometimes. When women are trafficked for profit in the sex industry, there are those who in outrage call for immediate action. Well, sometimes. You see the outrage depends upon whether or not the perpetrators are a protected class shielded by the mainstream …
Although I hate to admit it, I succumbed to the lure of an infomercial, with its promised money back guarantee. I purchased something that, when it arrived, I realized wouldn’t work as the ad presented it. I went about the not-so-simple process of returning the item. I learned from the fine print that the shipping …
The Kingdom-Driven Family 