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Plan Your Homeschool Year with These 5 Questions

By Apologia MarketingPlan your homeschool … if that thought just sent you into a panic, take a deep breath and relax. You don’t need to immediately start hammering out weekly lesson plans quite yet. The best way to start preparing a plan for your homeschool is by taking time to reflect on the past school year. Here’s what you...Read More

What Clothes Are You Wearing?

By Davis CarmanJosiah may have been young when he became king of Judah, but he was known for doing what was right in the eyes of God (2 Kings 22:2). Eighteen years into Josiah’s reign, a priest stumbled upon a copy of the Law of Moses, which had been largely forgotten by God’s people. King Josiah was so...Read More

My Graduation Speech

By Davis CarmanI had the honor of delivering the following graduation speech on June 4, 2016, at the North Carolinians for Home Education commencement service held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. One of my daughters, Molly Caroline Carman, participated in the ceremony, becoming the fourth of our seven children to graduate. In this article, I...Read More

Sound Reasons to Sing

By Davis CarmanI cannot sing well. Some would say I can’t carry a note in a bucket. As a matter of fact, I have three notes in my repertoire, and it probably does sound like I carry those in a pail. . . . addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making...Read More

Science and Faith

By Rachael YunisWe can glimpse God’s signature by using science to understand his Creation. It’s spring, and flowers are blooming in a rainbow of colors. What appeared to be cold, dead earth is coming to life, and landscapers are planting seeds and seedlings. Likewise, this is a good time to grab your kids and plant the seeds...Read More

Repentance: Rend Your Heart, Not Your Garments

By Davis Carman“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. (Joel 2:12-13) Joel may be a minor prophet...Read More

4 Action Items to Help Your Homeschool Last More Than 4 Years

By Davis CarmanDavis Carman provides an action item for years one through four of your homeschooling to help you make it through the graduation of your last homeschool student. A man plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. — Proverbs 16:9 The great castles of old are . . . well, old. Most have been...Read More

A String of Beads, a Family Devotional

By Davis CarmanBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) According to Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Many songs and silly sentences have been created through the...Read More

The Top C. S. Lewis Quotes on the Resurrection

By Kyle McManamyThe secret ingredient of C. S. Lewis’ writing is his wordsmithing. He possessed a rare gift of communicating profound realities in simple terms and, to help us all reflect and celebrate Easter, we’ve collected some of his top quotes on the Resurrection. As we remember the sacrifice of our Savior and His triumph over the...Read More

The Trees Who Wanted a King – A Parable from Judges

By Davis Carman“The trees once went out to anoint a king over them…” (Judges 9:8) The following is my paraphrase of an Old Testament parable that appears in Judges 9:7-15. Scripture is meant to be enlightening and thought-provoking, and this passage is something of a hidden treasure. Perhaps this story will make for some good bedtime reading...Read More