Dear Friends, It was Saturday morning of the Family Relationships & Parenting Conference in Ocean Shores, WA, and I had just sat down to listen to Pastor Dwight Cover’s keynote session, “Why Your Family Matters in the Advance of God’s Kingdom.” In a matter of minutes into Dwight’s talk, I jumped out of my chair, walked over to my…
Dr. Thomas Lamar, of Christian Heritage OnAir goes “Man on the Street” with attendees and speakers at the 2014 Family Relationships & Parenting Conference. Here is a 2-minute review of our wonderful weekend together! [powerpress]
“So where do you go to study homeschooling from start to finish?” Good question! I’ve been asked it many times. And I wondered that, too. About 30 years ago, at the dawn of modern homeschooling, I was a committed but anxious Christian mama. My husband and I wanted to faithfully train up our growing family…
“The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” ~Psalm 119:72 Parenting that honors God must be consistent with what God says about Himself in Scripture. Your appreciation and awe for God and His Son must increase, not decrease. In any relationship, if you begin…
8:00 AM: We arrive at Overlake Christian Church and gape at the size of the parking lot, the building–everything! The minute we walk in, we’re greeted by smiling people who get us registered and explain just how everything works. Excitement for the day runs high! 8:15 AM: With some time before the first General Session,…
Though it didn’t look like it would go that way, it turned out to be a good conversation. Concerned about some attitude problems, my dear wife and I sat down with our three biggest to express those concerns, to encourage repentance, to wash them with the Word. From our perspective the children were falling into…
You’ve heard about family–based education (commonly called homeschooling or home discipleship). Many families have seen the disintegration of family relationships over the last few decades and responded by integrating relationship and character into their home and their children’s lives. But what about the 80% or more of real life not directly connected to classroom learning?…
We bring you this article today by R.C. Sproul, Jr., one of the featured speakers at the Family Economics and Mentorship Conference. There’s still limited space available for you and your family to hear from R.C. on topics such as “The Least of These: The Heart of the Family Economy,” “Giving Thanks When the Sky…
Who owes me a job? The quick answer is: No one! I think this is a common fallacy that is trained into us from infancy. See, from your earliest memories, people have been providing for you. You just arrived at the dinner table and there was the food. You had a birthday and people gave you presents…
If the following article by Kevin Swanson inspires you to take economics back to the family, then make sure you register for the Family Economics and Mentorship Conference! You’ll be challenged by Kevin Swanson and many others to think biblically about Biblical economics! The family has disintegrated in the 21st century. This is the…