Christian Home Educators in the UK have their own set of challenges (besides the many blessings!). At this point in time we are a growing minority and as others begin to consider what we do, it is important to be able to give biblical responses to the many strawmen arguments, as well as to encourage one another in the particular course we are taking. I hope these articles will be a blessing to you.
God Will Test Our Children (So We Don’t Have To)
I wonder how many of us have come across the idea that children who profess to be Christians should be placed in the state education
Christians: God has Placed Unconverted Children in our Families
There is a line of thought that says the children of believing parents should be placed in the school system in order to reach out
The Sufficiency of Scripture and the Education Bill
Have you ever had a conversation with a believer about home education whereby they are completely stunned (and disapproving) that we do not have the
An Encouragement to the COVID-19 Home Educator
I think most parents of school children could be forgiven for having a minor/major panic last Monday when they learned at 8 o’clock pm, that
An Encouragement to the Flagging Home Educating Mother
I love reading the biographies of missionaries and my faith is always bolstered as a result. Last year I thoroughly enjoyed reading the life stories
Parents: Pick up a Book
A few years ago, I discovered the ‘Challies Christian Reading Challenge’. It inspired me to make reading whole books more of a priority, and to
Mothers: An Encouragement to Stay Home
‘Older women…train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands,
Laying Aside Every Weight As We Home Educate
The Lord sets his children a race. At this point in time, the race for many of us is to educate our children at home.
Home Education, Sanctification and Three Reasons for Hope
I am not sure whether I am alone in finding the academic side of home educating life the easy part. I cannot compare how much
Conflict in the Home: Managing Squabbles
The only parents who never have a problem with squabbling children are the parents of one child. There, do you feel better already?! If our
Parenting by Pragmatism
God is interested in the means. What do I mean by that? I mean that just because a good result is achieved does not mean
How to Ignore Original Sin
I remember being a very excited first-time expectant mum. I read all the pregnancy booklets from start to finish. I tracked the growth of my
An Encouragement at Bedtime
Does anybody else find bedtime the hardest part of the day with little children? Mothers often struggle during the 5-7pm time slot. Whilst we are
Home Education is for Freedom
There is a strong suspicion that Christians who take the step to educate their children at home do so out of fear. I sometimes wonder
Fruit for the Mother: The Blessings of Home Education
I have never met a mother (in real life) who regrets home educating her children. Whatever the caricatures of the world, here is my mental
