Here is the watershed of human history where the misery of the race is transformed into grandeur. Here the kerygma, the proclamation of the early church, was born with the cry “He is risen.” We can view this event as a symbol, a lovely tale of hope. We can reduce it to a moralism that…
Read about the heart of the problem in Part I. Guarding Your Heart Since the condition of our heart determines our life, it is imperative that we carefully guard our hearts. How? By carefully giving it to the right people. Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me thine heart.” Who wrote that, anyway? It was…
Mom, are you bogged down? Burned out? Do you have a worn-out spirit? Don’t care anymore? Can’t face another day? Does the daily grind now supersede your once high-held vision of educating your own children? You’re not alone. Many have faced burnout. In fact, educators in general are one of the highest classes of people…
Proverbs 23:26 gives us this plea: “My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.” This concise statement contains one of the greatest truths pertaining to family relationships found anywhere in the Bible. In fact, it is probably impossible to violate this truth and not live to regret it. But why…
Have a child who is going astray? Having a child who is not headed in the right direction is a serious, serious matter. If not corrected it will remain one of life’s greatest griefs. Finding that a child shows signs of going awry in one’s own home is “high alert” material and demands everything we…
Question A mom asked, “Am I expecting too much of a six (almost 7) year old to work on an academic assignment without dawdling? Soooo frustrating. Any input?” Response Internal Discipline Comes from External Discipline Yes, strangely it is too much to ask. You see, that is what immaturity is. A child learns INTERNAL discipline only…
Free Webinar Recording: Raising Your Children to Be Leaders. In this exciting first edition of the 2013 Christian Heritage Webinar Series, Dr. Martin demonstrated, through the lives of biblical men and women, how young men and women can live with a view toward eternity – teaching them the significance of one person’s life before the Lord. Covering the themes of…
In case you missed it, you can read the phenomenal first part here. Secret 3: Learn from the Best What is the greatest dilemma of being a young entrepreneur? You know very little; but, even worse, you don’t know what you don’t know! It’s called unconscious incompetency. As hard as it is, we must look…
I wasn’t your ideal homeschool kid. Believe me. In fact, you’ve probably heard the breathtaking stories of amazingly disciplined 10-year-old “wonder children” who wake up every morning eagerly waiting to propose their top 5 goals for the day, listed with A, B, C, D and E priorities. Unfortunately for my mother, that wasn’t me. Nevertheless,…
I sit here in the car driving home from the office. My twelve year old son sits next to me and I think back on the years in which our relationship developed into what it is today. Small Beginnings When the doctors pulled that little guy out of the womb (by C-section) almost thirteen years…