Homeschooling for His Glory

It is 2016 and a new year has started. A year of new beginnings and new resolutions. Among these new resolutions is reading more books. So for this second post of the year I will share with you my list of must read for this year. I will aim at 2 books/month. Homeschooling and housewife related: January : Love the Journey (finish) - Marcia Sommerville February:  Age of Opportunity (finish) - Paul Tripp March:  Simply Homeschool  - Karen Debeus April: When a Woman Inspires her Husband -  Cindi McMenamin May: Marriage Matters - Winston Smith June:  Homeschooling at the speed of Life  July-August: How to Homeschool 9th and 10th - Lee Binz September: Choosing Gratitude - Nancy Leigh DeMoss Christian living and theology related: January - February: Awe - Paul Tripp March - April : Ordinary - Michael Horton May - June: Fool's Talk - Os Guiness July-August: Counter Culture - David Platt Sept...

Are you studying the Reformation? Do you love Historical Fictions? Do you love reading about the heros of the faith? Then read on... As a homeschooler I always encourage my fellow homeschoolers to include Historical fictions in their study of History as it helps students really enter the time period that they are studying and get a better picture of how people lived and what they felt. I recently had the privilege of reading a historical fiction titled When Lightning Struck: The Story of Martin Luther . If you have never heard of Martin Luther or read anything about him, you are missing out and here is your chance to learn who he was and what he did in an enjoyable way. When Lightning Struck is written for Middle and High schooler, but I could not put it down. If you love reading you will devourer this book. It would also work really well as a read-aloud for upper-elementary kids. It contains 23 chapters of average length that will keep you wanting to know more. When Lightni...

I am really excited about Danika's new book on Martin Luther: When Lightning Struck: The Story of Martin Luther. If you do not know Danika, she is the author and creator of the Bible curriculum I often mention on my blog, called Bible Road Trip . I love Danika because she loves the Lord and is a very thoughtful and theologically sound writer. Her new book, intended for Middle and High Schooler, is due to release in less than a week. So, in anticipation I thought I would share with you her answers to some questions you may have for her. Here we go:  1. What inspired you to write  When Lightning Struck ? I absolutely love Christian history. I think that understanding our family history is vital to understanding the way God works in history, and to being able to understand the current trends in theology--the same heresies that the Apostles addressed have plagued the Church throughout the last two millennia. As the "Father of the Reformation", Martin Luther is a...

We are approaching October 31, which is an important date for all protestants. This date commemorates Martin Luther’s nailing of his ninety-five theses to a church door on October 31, 1517 in Wittenburg, Germany, which in turn provoked a debate that resulted in what we now call the Protestant Reformation. As the “Father of the Reformation”, Martin Luther is a vital figure in Church History. His sacrifice and willingness to wage battle against the spiritual, religious, and political powers of his medieval world allowed Christians throughout time to embrace the following truths: salvation by grace alone , through faith alone,  and in Christ alone, along with the supremacy of Scripture, referred to as  Scripture alone, and all of it for God's Glory Alone. These being commonly called the Five Solas of the Reformation.  Danika Cooley, author and creator of the Bible curriculum Bible Road Trip ,  has recently written a book for young people recounting Luther's sto...

Back at the beginning of the summer I wrote a post on top reading books for middle schooler s. Since then my boys have discovered some books that they are really enjoying, so I thought I would share them with you. The Penderwicks   and the other two in the series, though the first and the second are liked better. The Mysterious Benedict Society The Indian in the Cupboard and the next two in the series The Brotherband Chronicles series (5 in total)   Rangers Apprentices  Series (12 in total)

Summer is here and kids usually have more time for reading. My boys do not mind reading but like a lot of kids, Wii, TV, computer games compete for their time. We have instituted a rule to the effect that their technology time will be allotted to a ratio of 1.5 to 1 of  reading time to technology. But, what will they read? The middle grades ( Anywhere between 9 and 11 to 14) are transitional grades. It can be hard to figure out what to choose. A lot depends on the child's reading level, which can be above or below their age range.  Both my boys read above grade level, the issue then becomes content and maturity. We are classical homeschoolers, so classics have a big place in our reading list, but some more modern books make it to the list too. Here is a list of top 10 books they have enjoyed, and that I am putting on their current reading list (in no particular order): 1 . Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn 2. Kingdom series books (more upper elementary but good for...

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