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Leaving the Classroom Scratching Their Heads

Do your students ever leave the classroom with more questions than they came in with? Do they ever seem perplexed by what they have just experienced? (No, I am not...

Intellectual Faithfulness in Christian Education

As preparation for my seminar “Engaging Active Minds in the Learning Process,” I’ve been reading some really inspiring and challenging books and articles, which have led me to believe that...

What Our Children and Youth Can Learn from Jerr...

It was with mingled sadness and joy that I learned of Jerry Bridges' passing at age 86. One of the great legacies he leaves behind that I have personally benefited...

Children Need a Robust Doctrine of God

Imagine a preschool Sunday school curriculum that presents 64 chronological Bible stories from the Old Testament…all of them focusing on the character of God. Is there something wrong with this?...

The Home: Inward and Outward

What characteristics mark your home life? Do the rhythms of family life reflect a healthy and biblical understanding of your immediate family, the church, and the world? In a recent...

Diamonds, or Rock Candy?

A while back, our family visited the National Gem Collection in Washington, D.C. It contains an amazing display of some of the world’s most beautiful gems—diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and...