Discover more on Encouragement in media types.
As the planet rides toward perihelion (the day of nearest approach to the sun, approximately January 3), I am thinking about cycles. Our lives have countless cycles. They come in different frequencies—some are singular arcs (such as from childhood to the second childhood of old age), some last a...
Read the Full Article
God or no God? It all basically boils down to this question. Many worldviews exist and many philosophies pervade our culture, but they can all be reduced to this single question. Aristotle, the “Father of Logic,” a product of a pantheistic culture and a skeptic of Greek gods, reasoned...
Read the Full Article
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: December 11, 2012 In Luke 1:30–33 (NIV), the angel speaks to Mary: “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive...
Read the Full Article
In the midst of failure, it is not always easy to see God’s purposes. About seven years ago, I was in a set routine. I had already experienced life as an engineer for a Fortune 500 company, as well as life as a high school math teacher for everything...
Read the Full Article
Recently, during my seven-year-old’s annual checkup at the pediatrician’s office, the nurse was asking him to answer a list of prescribed questions prior to the doctor coming in. It went something like this: Nurse: “What’s the name of your school?” My son: *blank stare* Somewhat impatiently, the nurse repeats: “The...
Read the Full Article
A virgin conceived. A carpenter believed. Shepherds dutifully tended their flocks and angels joyfully followed their orders. God’s messengers made announcements from high in the heavens while a young couple made preparations in a lowly stable. A baby was born—rather the baby was born. The King of Kings left his throne...
Read the Full Article
The Peacemaker Monthly Part Two – Get the Log Out of Your Eye The Peace Instruction Manual by Cara McLauchlan “When we overlook the wrongs of others, we are imitating God’s extraordinary forgiveness towards us.” – The Peacemaker, page 82 With the holiday season in full swing, there is nothing like...
Read the Full Article
Our lives are full of entertainment. One can scarcely imagine a day without music, YouTube, Facebook, movies, Netflix, NFL, 19 Kids and Counting, video games, and iPods. It seems as though all our time is caught up with some form of entertainment. In the old days, entertainment consisted of...
Read the Full Article
Yes, I am reading yet another book on productivity. With six children, an aging father-in-law, a self-employed husband, and an irrepressible desire to do something more, I just may have an excuse. I know I have many kindred spirits in the classical homeschooling family. I have already shared some excellent...
Read the Full Article
We belong to a very small subset of the population. We live on one income, we have more than two children (in fact, at last count, there were five), we homeschool, and two of our children have disabilities. Those last two facts are the ones about which I receive...
Read the Full Article
The Peacemaker Monthly Part One – Glorify God Falling Off the Rock by Cara McLauchlan “…if you believe that God is sovereign and good, you will be able to trust him and obey him, even in the midst of difficult circumstances.” – The Peacemaker, page 70 Recently, my son and...
Read the Full Article
Fear is the constant companion of parents, is it not? When our children are sick or sickly, or have disorders, disabilities, and diagnoses that are known by an alphabet soup of acronyms, fear mounts quickly. I have faced my share of fear. Our daughter was known to have some...
Read the Full Article