What if your best history moments are not buried in textbooks but in your hometown? Knowing what others have done before us shapes our beliefs about today, and what we leave behind tomorrow. Nothing makes history more personal than stories hidden where we live, work, and sleep. That’s all history is, anyway: stories about
Please refer to part one for the previous section. Point To God’s Purpose: Once He laid the foundation in Scripture, Jesus then brings out God’s purpose. God designed marriage to be a union where two become one. To apply this to the sacredness of human life, we know from Scripture God designed man in His
“If I treated my friends like they were my family, would I still have friends?” The question jolted Lisa. She was blessed to have godly friendships, including two close friends where encouragement and delight ran both ways. Yet, when it came to her own family, an uncomfortable inconsistency was present. While none of the
Krissa rubbed her thumb along the thin page of her Bible, fear gnawing at her soul. She had always believed its words, never doubting its record of God’s Son becoming flesh to dwell among us. But shortly after her sixteenth birthday, questions slipped more and more frequently into her thoughts. How could her heart
As the largest Christian-themed attractions in the world, Answers in Genesis’s (AiG) twin sites the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter, offer many benefits to homeschooling families. But one aspect that is easy to miss is the workshops offered at both sites. In case you’re tempted to skip these, let me share why you—and especially
How do we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? Part One displayed how young George Muller went to Scripture to establish his personal finances; likewise, his pattern for ministry would be no exception. Scriptures For Ministry: During the same time our young pastor did away with his salary, George
How can we teach children to have a biblical and balanced view of money? More importantly, how do we teach them to open God’s Word for themselves, hiding those biblical precepts in their hearts? How does our God, Who knows our needs before we even ask Him (Matthew 6), view material resources that make
Do your children love the lost? We soon will be celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus and the rich salvation we have in Him. But what about those who will not be celebrating? Will we even think about them? More importantly, do our children think about them, or even realize not everyone knows
To prepare for a life-mission furthering the Great Commission, God’s Word is our one infallible teacher. When it comes to practical application, history is brimming with examples of the teaching Word and the human student in action, one of which is missionary George Muller. Almost 220 years after his birth, the German-born pastor is
Whatever and wherever a believer in Christ labors, his greatest desire is to see others reconciled to God. Many teens take that pivotal step, wondering how they can prepare for such a great mission. By mission, we mean seeing life as a missionary does, whether we are one professionally or not. It means recognizing
Fretting. That gnawing sensation in the pit of our stomach, often found escorting doubts that either we aren’t enough, or our actions are all for nothing. How do we overcome it? Especially when it reaches the all-consuming stage, defining who we are and parading our worst fears before our eyes. In His great love,