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Remembering Christ as the Reason for the Season and Your Family’s Salvation

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by Shari McMinn He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A...

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Not So Complicated After All

Feb 14 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

By guest author Megan Burgos When God was first calling me to homeschool, I questioned my abilities. “Where am I going...

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Dec 13 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

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Slacking in Follow Through

Oct 11 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

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How to Successfully Lead Your Children

Oct 4 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

By Ashley Vaughan Parenting is hard, I get it. You are just living your life … and then you wake up one day, look at...

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Vicarious Living

Vicarious Living

Sep 13 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By guest author Cindy Puhek What picture comes to mind when I say “stage mother?” Most of us think of a parent of a...

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Family Discipleship and the New Commandment

Family Discipleship and the New Commandment

Jul 5 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

By guest author Steve Demme In a past newsletter (click here to read), I wrote about how being a father led me to...

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Raising Your Children to Become Future Leaders

Raising Your Children to Become Future Leaders

Nov 16 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Family Discipleship, Homeschool High School, Homeschool Stages, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool

By guest author Yvonne Strachan You may be thinking that a leader is defined as one who holds a formal authoritative...

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A Heart of Rebellion

Oct 19 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Family Discipleship, Homeschool High School

By guest author Chuck Black In 1998 BT (Before Teens) I held to the ideological view that if we as parents immersed...

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Hope in the Grief

Hope in the Grief

Feb 10 | Blog, Family Discipleship

By Guest Author Kristen Fundenberger Have you ever experienced something that made you question God’s sovereignty or...

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by guest author S.M. Davis My wife and I were visiting a church in Georgia. A father with a rebellious 17-year-old...

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Oct 3 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by guest author Pastor Jason Parker Q. What does it mean to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind? A. When...

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Jan 10 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

Do you ever feel like your parenting is all correction with little time for positive affirmation? In this video, Andie...

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Mar 24 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

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