Character Development


Teaching Our Children to Love

There are so many possible achievements and honors in life. If you could encourage your child in only one, what would it be? The Pulitzer Prize? A national sports championship? A doctoral degree? An ambassadorship? An Oscar? Our 18-year-old recently filled my heart with more joy than if she had won all these honors . . . READ ARTICLE

Homeschooling: A Training Ground for Ministry

When Jesus Christ began His public ministry, He invited men to be with Him and follow Him. These men were not merely shadows everywhere He went . . . READ ARTICLE

Hearing the "Well Done" - Discovering and Developing Your Child's Talents

Stewardship versus ownership. Perhaps at first glance these words seem similar. Upon looking deeper, however, a vast difference opens up . . . . . . READ ARTICLE

The Essence of Christian Parenting

Until we, as parents, understand and actualize God's precepts in our own hearts, we will not be able to successfully encourage spiritual health and growth in our children. Yet it seems that, by default, we fall into the habit of being child-focused in our approach to parenthood . . . READ ARTICLE

What Matters Most

As a father, I had witnessed the awesome miracle of birth five times. What an honor to see life emerge into the world and watch each child take his and her first breaths. No human words can describe that sacred moment when God manifests His glorious powers of creation to your mortal eyes . . . READ ARTICLE

I Don't Want my Kids to be Normal!

"You're going to homeschool your children?! Aren't you afraid they won't grow up to be normal?" This question has been posed to most prospective homeschoolers by well-meaning family and friends. When I was confronted with this question as a young mother of preschoolers, I was very much afraid that, by keeping them home all day, I would create abnormal children who did not fit into society . . . READ ARTICLE