Strength

I don't know about you, but sometimes I draw way to much strength from the praises of man.  It is great to encourage, and it is great to be an encourager.  But what do we do when there is no encouragement to be found?  The easiest thing to do would be just to withdraw.  But sometimes we are called to keep on serving even when we feel invisible to those around us. When we feel unappreciated.  This song encourages me in times like these.  I hope it will bless you too.

We still wrestle with our own flesh now and with feelings of inadequacy, but there is the hope that there will be a day when our Father in heaven will look at us and say:  "Well done My child."

A Great Resource for Christian Kids in Public Schools

While at an Answers in Genesis conference last week, I stumbled across a set of books that looked fascinating.  They were titled: Evolution Exposed and one covered the topic of earth science and the other covered biology. I didn't give the books a super close look, but simply purchased them based on their titles.  When I got home and started to look through them I noticed that, while they have some great information, they are really geared more toward the Christian child in the public or private school setting.  The author of this series has taken the three most-used textbooks from the schools, and systematically charted evolutionary ideas and matched them with articles from the Answers in Genesis website that discuss each idea from a Biblical worldview.  Each chapter includes a detailed chart of the ideas, the pages numbers that they are found in their respective texts, and links to a corresponding web article from AiG.  What a great idea!

The book begins by discussing why it is important to recognize bad reasoning.  This is particularly important as our Christian culture has assimilated many of these teachings into our thought processes and accepted them as fact without taking the time to get all of the facts, or really think through the matter logically.  It then goes on to explain how the Christian can lovingly confront those ideas by asking pointed questions with respect and humility, both important virtues for evangelism.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/PublicStore/product/Evolution-Exposed-POWER-PACK-The,5714,263.aspx

Above is a link to the "power pack" that contains both of the books.   I highly recommend these resources!

Convention Time!

If you are new to home schooling, or you have never attended a home school convention, I encourage you to give it a try.  They are loaded with great speakers, and the exhibit halls are loaded with hands-on chances to evaluate curriculum!  There are a few conventions coming up in our area:

Indiana State Home School Convention

Indiana's convention has shrunk through the years.  I am not sure why.  So far, the list of speakers this year is short, but if you are looking for an unintimidating experience you might opt for this.

Cincinnati Home School Convention

Here is a bigger convention with over 300 exhibitors!  The list of speakers is impressive too, including Mike Huckabee, Chuck Colson, Jay Wile, and more.

Illinois Home School Convention

I understand that this is a pretty good one too.