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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...

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”  2 Corinthians 9:8 Are We Wasting Time? God has good plans for our futures, but sometimes I fear that I’ve wasted precious time. There is time...

“…and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.”  Deuteronomy 7:2 Every Canaanite was to be killed by this command. It seems so unlike the God we worship today. Why was...

“For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.”  Hebrews 13:14 Work Here Prepares Us for Eternity Often, we may feel as if our time has come and gone, as if we missed the boat, and life sails on without us. This is far...

“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.” Mark 16:9 A Shocking Discovery It was early Sunday morning, and the women disciples went to finish the job of preparing Jesus’ body for proper burial practices. Can you imagine...

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1 Is Faith Experience or Opinion? There is a great misunderstanding of what makes someone have faith. Many people think it is purely a choice based on personal experience or opinion. But what separates a justified belief...

“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’…” Psalm 14:1 The Hypocrisy of Evolution and Naturalism  Skeptics often claim that there’s no evidence God exists. They think science has shown there’s no need for God to have created everything: evolution explains it all. However, evolution is still a ‘theory’. For example, there is...

Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. (Habakkuk 1:5) How Long, Oh Lord? Have you ever prayed for months or even years for a personal breakthrough or solution to a problem? After days of feeling like...

“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7) Who is God? Do you know Him? Do you know all about Him? Is this even possible? Incomprehensible God God is incomprehensible – this is putting it bluntly; the fact is that God is greater than anything you...

“…but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” John 20:31 No other historical book has more evidence of reliability than the New Testament documents. It’s surprising how many people don’t know this. Matter of...