Even the most avid homeschool family stops periodically and asks, “Are we teaching our children the right things?”  Heavily swayed by outside pressures and our own influence by the state’s …

Ah, math. It’s a subject we worship, we hate, we love or we just tolerate. Because, well, we have to. Everyone knows we have to teach our kids higher math …

“I don’t really get into ‘theology’ or ‘doctrine.’ I mean, I love Jesus. That’s really all that matters.” Have you heard this? Have you said it? The opposition to theology …

I have been reading about possibly one of the most amazing women who ever lived: Sarah Edwards (better known as wife to Jonathan Edwards). What made her so amazing? Was …

“A wise woman builds her house; but a foolish one pulls it down with her hands.” Prov. 14:1 This verse is so convicting to me…how often do I contribute to …

When you’ve written at the same spot for 11 years, sometimes you think you’ve said all the things. But then again, unless people are digging into the archives, some things …

I think deep down, we all really know: we (collectively, as a culture) are hurting our children with the notion that the teen years are nothing but a time to …

If you’re a young mother just starting out, forgive me in advance. When I was a young mother, and held those first few babies in my arms, I had no …

  The Answer to Finding Real Joy We Have it All. Or Do We? We are living in probably the greatest time of irony. On average, we have more money, …

  Faith is an oddly phenomenal thing. I remember reading the biography of George Mueller as a child, and wishing deeply, I could have that kind of faith. Faith believes …

Several hundred years ago, Galileo was not only the laughing stock of mainstream society, he was tortured and imprisoned (for the duration of his life) because he believed that the …

What if the best thing I can do for my children, is not another lecture… another frown… another privilege removed… another forced apology… What if the best thing I can …

For those of you in Southern IL, I’ll be speaking this Saturday at the ICHE (Illinois Christian Home Educators) Conference and I sure would love to meet you! They have …

I have a big beef with a large majority of Christian thinking and every now and then, the hornet’s nest gets kicked again and so, here we are. First, let …