20 Postmodern Parenting Tips
on Jul 6, 2009 in Ethics Biblical Ethics Biblical Parenting Contradictory Parenting Homeschooling Postmodern Parenting Postmodernism Public Schooling 1.  Always point your children to Scripture when you correct them. (Isaiah 8:20)  It does no good to simply tell them not to do something.  Identify the sin behind their actions, and pray with them to repent of it, to mortify the flesh, and overco...

Biblical Productivity II – Jesus Condemns Quitters
on Jul 6, 2009 in home business Biblical Productivity Lot's Wife Luke 9:62 Matthew 28:20 work This article is a second in a series on biblical productivity.  You can read the first one here.  In these early articles we’re going back to the basics.   First, we talked about God’s commands to work and to remember the Sabbath.  N...

Another Take On Student Loans
on Jul 4, 2009 in Debt Discernment (Crown, Ramsey & More) College Loans Education Bubble Home School Mark C. Taylor NY Times I wanted to add some more thoughts to the discussion on college loans we’ve been having. Not only is it good advice to NOT take out a loan for a university degree, the evidence is now piling up that it might be better to avoid college all together...

John Calvin and Independence Day
on Jul 4, 2009 in Christian Issues Who is John Calvin and what’s he got to do with Independence Day?  Arguably, it’s the work of  God in and through John Calvin that resulted in the birth of America.  John Calvin is the true founding father of this nation.  Yet, many o...

The 50+ Years of Marriage Challenge
on Jul 3, 2009 in Husbands 50 years marriage challenge Bible blessing challenge children christians God Found a very nice story on a TV station in the lower 48.  It’s about a family of siblings, 11 in all.  Each one of the brothers and sisters has been married to their spouse for at least 50 years.  The shot of the group of them praying is a p...

Unequally Yoked: Your Tithes and Your 501c3 Church
on Jul 3, 2009 in Giving Discernment 501c3 Christ christians church matthew 6:24. ephesians 5:23 tax exempt Tax Exemption taxes tithes Before you pay your tithes this Sunday consider this: Should you pay your tithes to a 501c3 Church? A 501c3 church “simply” means that a church is organized as a tax exempt organization.  Here’s a post on HushMoney that explains...

Why I Told My Brother NOT to Get Student Loans
on Jul 2, 2009 in Debt Discernment (Crown, Ramsey & More) Bible brother christian debt home business James 4 James 4:14-17 student loans My brother called and asked whether I thought it would be wise to take out student loans for his first year of college.  Well, you know my response based on the post title, but let me give some background information and biblical support. I was the...

Jobless Rate Climbs, Moms You Can Help
on Jul 2, 2009 in Debt Discernment (Crown, Ramsey & More) associated press christian moms Ecclessiates 3:1-2 home business jobless jobless rates moms Proverbs 31 work at home The Associated Press reported this today, “employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.”  The story goes on to say that economists predict the jobless rates...

Jobless Rates Climbs, Moms You Can Help
on Jul 2, 2009 in Debt Discernment (Crown, Ramsey & More) associated press christian moms Ecclessiates 3:1-2 home business jobless jobless rates moms Proverbs 31 work at home The Associated Press reported this today, “employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.”  The story goes on to say that economists predict the jobless rates...

How to Start a Home Based Writing Business
on Jul 1, 2009 in home business It’s very hard for me to recommend business books because they often promote new age or secular humanist principles.   That’s why I’m so happy that I discovered How to Start a Home-Based Writing Business by Lucy V Parker. I recom...