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Homeschooling. For Now

Thursday, 27 September 2018 by TOSBlog

“So…where do your kids go to school?” “Oh! We are homeschooling for now.” …for now. For now. Back in 1997, when Bill Clinton was committing to another four years in office, the Hale-Bopp comet was doing a fly by, and The Lion King opened on Broadway, our little family of four embarked on the

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Where His Heart Now Shudders: The Liberating Pen of John Newton – Part Two

Thursday, 27 September 2018 by TOSBlog

The words…they seemed so hollow. What power would they have to lesson one less stripe of the lash that his ships – his slave ships – had condemned innocent men and women to? What life could it bring back from being snuffed out through abuse and hard labor in what, at the most, was

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Where His Heart Now Shudders: The Liberating Pen of John Newton – Part One

Wednesday, 26 September 2018 by TOSBlog

By the end of the 18th century, hundreds of thousands of Africans had been forcibly sold into slavery to North America and European nations. During this same period, God was raising up a remnant in England that would be mightily used to liberate their fellowman. Of this band, several fought the battle with their

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Where Sight No Longer Matters

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 by TOSBlog

The Sea of Galilee is a peaceful place. Tiny swells lap against the shore while rugged peaks rise above the plains. Gulls and other birds soar overhead, riding the winds in a sky so achingly beautiful. Blue upon blue. Wildflowers releasing their fragrance. Children laughing and skipping along the water’s edge, as fishermen mend