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Happy is that Christian
Our Lord has . . . many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet He bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren....
This is how you can wean your child off of too much screen time
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain -- Neuroimaging research shows excessive screen time damages the brain “Taken together, [studies show] internet addiction...
Part 9 Pilgrim’s Progress — Formalist and Hypocrisy
Part 9 -- Formalist and Hypocrisy by John Bunyan audio Formalist and Hypocrisy by John Bunyan read-along text And as he was troubled about this — he spotted two men come tumbling over the wall on the left side of the narrow way. They soon caught up to Christian, and...
Part 8 Pilgrim’s Progress — Simple, Sloth, and Presumption
Part 8 -- Simple, Sloth, and Presumption by John Bunyan audio Simple, Sloth, and Presumption by John Bunyan read-along text Then I saw in my dream, that Christian went on thus, until he came to a valley, where he saw, a little out of the way — three men fast asleep,...
Part 7 Pilgrim’s Progress — The Cross
Part 7 -- The Cross by John Bunyan audio The Cross by John Bunyan read-along Now I saw in my dream, that the highway up which Christian was to go, was fenced on both sides with a wall, and that wall was called 'SALVATION'. Up this way, therefore, burdened Christian...
Part 6 Pilgrim’s Progress — The House of the Interpreter
Part 6 -- The House of the Interpreter by John Bunyan audio The House of the Interpreter by John Bunyan read-along text Then Christian began to prepare himself for his journey. Good-will told him that when he had traveled some distance from the Gate — he would come to...
Part 4 Pilgrim’s Progress — Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Part 4 -- Mr. Worldly Wiseman by John Bunyan audio Mr. Worldly Wiseman by John Bunyan read-along text Now as Christian was walking by himself — he spotted someone afar off, traveling over the field — and they happened to meet just as they were crossing each other's...
The Power of God
Sickness and pain, and especially nausea, have always caused me anxiety, but this summer I experienced the power of God. It truly is miraculous that the Lord has kept me in a state of thankfulness and peace throughout the surgeries and six rounds of chemo....
Part 2 Pilgrim’s Progress — Obstinate and Pliable
Part 2 -- Obstinate and Pliable by John Bunyan audio Obstinate and Pliable by John Bunyan read-along text The neighbors also came out to see him run. As he ran — some mocked, others threatened, and some cried after him to return. Among those who did so, were two who...
Part 1 Pilgrim’s Progress — The City of Destruction
Part 1 -- The City of Destruction by John Bunyan audio The City of Destruction by John Bunyan read-along text As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I came upon a certain place, where there was a den — and I laid down in that place to sleep. And as I slept,...
Lois Lenski — Best Read-Alouds Ever
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Strawberry Girl The Little Fire Engine Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Flood Friday Houseboat Girl Judy's Journey Prairie School Now It's Fall The Little Sailboat...
Pilgrim’s Progress for Children
Best children's version of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress
The Breedlove Papers — John Bunyan’s Trial — a man’s religious views, or lack of them, are matters between his conscience and his God, and are not the business of the Crown, the Parliament, or even of this Court
The Breedlove Papers by Howard V. Pendley III, pastor of the Bedford Baptist Church in Bedford, Virginia One of the most significant finds related to the legal history of England in the years immediately following the Commonwealth Period was the discovery, among the...
Part 5 Pilgrim’s Progress — The Narrow Gate
Part 5 -- The Narrow Gate by John Bunyan audio The Narrow Gate by John Bunyan read-along text So, in process of time, Christian arrived at the narrow-gate. Now, over the gate there was written, "Knock, and it shall be opened unto you." He knocked, therefore, several...
Part 3 Pilgrim’s Progress — The Swamp of Despond
Part 3 -- The Swamp of Despond by John Bunyan audio The Swamp of Despond by John Bunyan read-along text Now I saw in my dream, that just as they had ended this talk, they drew near to a very miry swamp, which was in the midst of the plain; and they, not paying...
The Ron Paul Curriculum has two different phonics courses
The Ron Paul Curriculum has two different phonics courses. 1. Kindergarten Introduction to Phonics taught by Cheryl Page This free kindergarten phonics program is an introduction to phonics curriculum. It's not a complete phonics curriculum. Each lesson is...
The Scottish Chiefs and a Battle Against Nation-Building
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Here we have a thirteenth-century Scotland overrun by tyrants — English soldiers doing the bidding of their King Edward who was bent on nation-building and greed. Here we...
Don’t Overwhelm the Young Ones
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Don't Overwhelm the Young Ones by Ron Paul Here is a great article on The Homeschool Mom site. It warns against this: "Too Much, Too Fast, and for Too Long." It was written...
Homeschool Basics Ebook Free Plus Ebook of Your Choice
Homeschool Basics: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style FREE for 3 Days This 43-page ebook is an excerpt from the book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn The ebook lays out a suggested course of...
Apply logic to history — Critical Thinking in United States History
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. The 4-Volume Critical Thinking in United States History Series teaches students how to apply logic to history by analyzing and evaluating primary sources and questioning how...
Words to brighten up your September
• adumbrate = to give an incomplete or faint outline or indication of something; to give a vague indication or warning of something to come • allegation = an assertion, especially relating to wrongdoing or misconduct on somebody's part, that has yet to be proved or...
Economics, United States History, and Government for your high school student
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. A Basic History of the United States, 6 Volumes by Clarence B. Carson, first published 1983-2004 by American Textbook Committee, now published by Boundary Stone For your...
Even a cricket can be a friend
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. A Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca Caudill (illustrated by Evaline Ness) is my new favorite children's read-aloud. On his way home with the cows one evening, six-year-old Jay...
A Communication Time-Bomb
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Taken from Your Family, God's Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack. Here is a recipe for a communication disaster — four ingredients: 1....
Define Your Terms
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. “If you wish to converse with me,” said Voltaire, “define your terms.” How many a debate would have been deflated into a paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their...
Make it your habit to silently admit mysteries in the conduct of Providence towards you, which you are not able to comprehend
The Crook in the Lot:The Sovereignty of God in the Trials, Tribulations & Troubles of This Life by Thomas Boston "...Make it your habit to silently admit mysteries in the conduct of Providence towards you, which you are not able to comprehend, but will adore. "O the...
The Muck-raker in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and Teddy Roosevelt
Excerpts from a speech delivered by Theodore Roosevelt on April 14, 1906 The Man with the Muck-rake In Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck Rake, the man who could look no way but downward, with the muck rake in his...
Louis Rhead Illustrations of The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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The cookbook I used to raise my kids
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. This is the cookbook I used to feed my kids. More-With-Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre is a Mennonite cookbook, first published in 1976. The book advocates that...
The wound religion receives from hypocrites
The wound religion receives from hypocrites is far more dangerous and incurable than that inflicted on it by the open and scandalous sinner. For religion is never brought into question by the enormous vices of an infamous person; all see and all abhor his sin. But...