Five Ways To Be A Better Dad

By Renee

In case you hadn't noticed, Father's Day is just around the corner. If you're like my seven-year-old son, you can't wait to give the perfect card and coolest gift to dad. But for some of you, Father's Day is going to be a difficult day. Memories of a broken relationship or the death of your father aren't really what you want to celebrate. In fact, you'd just rather skip the day altogether.

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Where to Find Facts

Updated on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 3:32PM by MAD21

By Alan

Many people talk about being able to find "the truth." They embark on great journeys of discovery across geographic distances. Many talk about the climb of Mount Everest to be a journey for truth. Often it's an attempt to find out about themselves, not about the world around them.

Answers aren't always the same as truth. And, facts aren't always enough of the truth. Anyone who has witnessed courtroom hearings or even viewed fictional court drama know it's possible to use facts selectively to mislead through innuendo, tone of voice, and even ridicule to generate a larger lie.

Where do you look to check on facts? How do you know if a fact you currently hold in your possession is actually true?

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God Has A Plan

By MH, Age 14

Many of you know about cutting. When people get emotional or stressed they cut their arms, legs, etc. The pain relieves stress and that anger you had building up inside you. It is like this giant burden you carry around with you. You have these marks that might stay or might go away. You live your whole life like this and not knowing that there are better options.

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The Highest Calling

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster & Parent

Training Our Children to Love and Follow Christ

Last week, I had one of the scariest moments of my life. Nothing dangerous or extraordinary happened, but I had a moment of insight that shook me deeply. The batteries had died in one of my son's toy cars. I took a screwdriver and replaced the batteries and gave the car back to him. Five minutes later, I saw him sitting on the living room floor, car in hand. Was he playing joyfully with his newly restored favorite car? No. He had picked up my screwdriver and was "fixing" the car, just like Daddy.

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Approaches To Homeschooling: The Classical Style

By Sandra

The Classical Style of homeschooling engages children developmentally in three stages. This is known as the Trivium, and is comprised of memorization, argumentation, and self-expression (The Well-Trained Mind, by Susan Wise Bauer). Classical Style uses language and history to develop a child’s curiosity. It steers away from the use of video curriculum.

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