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 system in order to test out their faith? On first glance, perhaps there is the appearance of a certain type of logic: we think our child is saved, we want …
God Will Test Our Children (So We Don’t Have To) Read More »
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 to unbelievers. I am all for evangelism and it is easy to see where this thinking comes from. Government schools are full of unbelieving, desperately lost children and the idea …
Christians: God has Placed Unconverted Children in our Families Read More »
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 government regularly checking up on us? I am stunned that they are stunned and things quickly spiral into an awkward silence before we switch to a different subject! Somewhere along …
The Sufficiency of Scripture and the Education Bill Read More »
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 school was to be cancelled for the foreseeable future and that twelve hours later they would be sitting down to a day of home education. I don’t think I would …
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 of Elisabeth Elliot, Amy Carmichael and Hudson Taylor (both alone and with my children). This week I am re-reading ‘Amazing Grace’, the biography of William Wilberforce. I am so thankful …
An Encouragement to the Flagging Home Educating Mother Read More »
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 my amazement I discovered that, depending on the events of the year, I could comfortably read a minimum of twenty books, and sometimes quite a few more. It is so …
‘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, that the word of God may not be reviled.’ (Titus 2:3-5) A mother’s greatest duty and responsibility is to her home and household. I realise this is a controversial …
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. The good athlete is always looking to improve his game and I believe that in the same manner, home educating mothers have the responsibility to strive for excellence, ensuring that …
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 my children know with those who are in the school system. However, I am positive they are making progress and I am sure they enjoy learning (the frequency that I …
Home Education, Sanctification and Three Reasons for Hope Read More »
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 children squabble then they are in good company; think Cain and Abel, think Joseph and his brothers ‘Do not quarrel on the way’ (Gen 45:24). All siblings squabble, but a …
