I recently came across a copy of a homeschool magazine that contained a series of articles about homeschooling very young children (ages three to five). The articles all centered around one big question—at what age do you start homeschooling? That is a big question, especially if you’ve never homeschooled before and your oldest child is three, […]
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How to Apply Deuteronomy 6
In a six-part series, we explored family devotions—the importance of it as well as ways to structure the time, to overcome obstacles, and to keep the gospel central. A regular family devotions time enables us to systematically disciple our children in “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27 NKJV). But God’s Word should so permeate our […]
Family Devotions (Part 6)
As we teach our children the Scripture during family devotions, we must not miss the main point, which is the gospel, the good news of God’s redeeming plan through Christ. The Bible isn’t merely a book of character-building stories to orient a child’s moral compass; rather, it uncovers our spiritual bankruptcy before a holy God […]
Family Devotions (Part 5)
Here are my previous posts in this series on family devotions: The Case for Family Devotions The Structure of Family Devotions The Structure of Family Devotions (continued) Overcoming Obstacles to Family Devotions Let’s look at some additional obstacles to having regular family worship and consider ways to overcome them. Bad Attitudes Set an example of […]
Family Devotions (Part 4)
“What a delicious feast you made us, Mommy!” “Yes, thank you very much, Mom. I’ll help wash the dishes, but first, Dad, can we do our family worship time?” “Yes, can we? I love family devotions!” Sorry, but that’s not my family. Our Bible time rarely goes without at least one child complaining, interrupting, or […]
Family Devotions (Part 3)
In Part 1, we looked at why family worship is important. In Part 2, we introduced three elements you may want to include in your devotions—reading, praying, and singing. Since we covered reading Scripture in Part 2, let’s look into the other two aspects of devotions today. Praying Prayer time is an opportunity for our children to see […]
Family Devotions (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of family devotions. Now we will consider how you can implement family worship in your home. My husband and I picked up some ideas last year at a family worship workshop at our church, and this encouragement and instruction reignited our own time of family devotions. Each family […]