Are You Prepared for the Second Coming?
By Davis CarmanThis is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. (Matthew 24:44) Matthew 24:42-25:30 Are You Prepared for the Second Coming? In chapters 24–25 of the gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches us about the last days and how we must remain vigilant and...Read More
5 Must-Knows BEFORE Selecting Homeschool Curriculum
By Rachael CarmanIt can be daunting to attend a homeschool convention and start to select homeschool curriculum. The first time I walked into a homeschool conference, I gasped and said, “I don’t know where to start!” It can be very intimidating. I want to share five key things you need to know before you begin to select...Read More
Devotional: The Cups of Communion
By Davis CarmanThe Cups of Communion “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood that establishes the covenant; it is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:27–28) Passover In Matthew 26:17–30, we find Jesus and the disciples celebrating the Passover meal together like the Jewish people had been doing since their...Read More
7 Must-Knows for Grading a Writing Assignment
By Sharon WatsonYou scheduled the writing assignment. They whined. You cajoled, suggested ideas for topics, and drove them to the library for their research. They rejected your clever ideas and drove you crazy. And then, the impossible happened. They actually handed in their papers. In shock, you asked yourself, “Now what?” You are more than capable of...Read More
Devotional – Prayer Puzzles
By Davis CarmanCall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3) Puzzles Are Great Fun Until They Become Challenging Ten-year-old Cecily loves puzzles. With great enthusiasm, she opens a box containing a thousand jigsaw-shaped parts, places the box cover where she can use it as...Read More
Devotional: Rooted in Christ
By Davis CarmanI pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love. (Ephesians 3:17–18) Roots Provide Nourishment & Stability Roots provide nourishment for a tree by drawing water and nutrients from the soil and delivering...Read More
Baptized in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
By Davis CarmanGo, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19) Our church recently enjoyed a baptism service where people of all ages confessed with their mouths what they believe in their hearts—that Jesus Christ is the Son of...Read More
Filling Our Empty Cisterns
By Rachael CarmanAnswering the Call to Homeschool Choosing to educate our kids at home is a radical, out-of-the-box, and arguably strange decision. It’s a decision most of us have made with more than a little fear and trepidation. We thought about it, prayed about it, fought it, denied it, avoided it, put it off, researched it, defended...Read More