Encouragement & Inspiration

Join with the team at Apologia for a homeschooling prayer, or two, or three. We challenge you to pray for homeschooling as it continues to rise across the country. During the summer of 2020, the Apologia team committed to praying every day from June 19 through September 7. Our motivation was the fact that tens...

Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. (Matthew 12:25) When I attended public elementary school in the late 1960s, we started each school day by saying the pledge of allegiance. As I progressed through junior high and into high school during the ’70s, reciting...

What school choice are parents making as schools open back up following lock downs? Let’s take a look! COVID-19 changed everything about education in 2020. In the past year, I’ve written several articles (including this one) about how COVID-19 has dramatically affected K–12 education. I discussed several surveys from last spring indicating that numerous parents...

Imagine a world where you could truly rest because all was at peace. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? I think it would have to include God Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth. God is eternal, but we live in time. The contrast is stark. And the seven-day week? That’s also a creation of God, with...

My Personal Four-Phase Plan for Post-COVID-19 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. (2 Corinthians 4:17) In March, April, and May of 2020, we all got to experience loss. Shelter-at-home orders resulted in all kinds of cancellations. Everyone stayed home and away from school buildings,...

So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (James 2:17) If you’ve ever been to a wedding or are addicted to the Hallmark Channel, you’re probably familiar with this phrase: “I now pronounce you husband and wife.” Equally well known is the line that follows: “You may kiss the bride.”...

Still, fears abound. As a result, many people will be seeking God for answers. Philippians 4 reminds us Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice

The devotional below was written by Davis Carman, president of Apologia and a long-time homeschooling dad. We pray it brings you an encouraging time of meditating on His Word, finding rest, and being confident in your role He gifted you as a homeschool parent. “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in...

When our first child was born thirty years ago, homeschooling was nowhere on my personal radar screen. Then in 1996, Rachael and I reluctantly began our journey down this path. Four years into it we were sold on the lifestyle and made a personal commitment for the long haul, even with high school looming in...